BLS North East Weekend, 24th & 25th February 2018
The Branch Line Society organised a weekend based in Newcastle on 24th & 25th February 2018. Saturday was a safety training day for stewards held on the North Tyneside Railway (Stephenson Railway Museum) and conducted by Green Dragon Rail and was a highly informative and valuable day. On the Sunday the "Metro Meanderer" tour was run in conjunction with Tyne & Wear Metro and Nexus Rail, raising funds for the charities Mind and St. John Ambulance, as well as the North Tyneside Railway. The weekend also included a "micro-tour" on the Tanfield Railway on the Sunday evening, taking in the rare (for passengers) curve from the main line to Sunniside into the yard at Marley Hill. All in all, a great weekend that was most enjoyable. As usual a few shots to start with, more to add as time permits.
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Metrocar 4002, Gosforth Depot, 25th February 2018
One of the two prototype Tyne & Wear Metro units, No. 4002, pokes its nose out of the depot building at Gosforth on Road No. 8. Together with No. 4001 it was built by Metropolitan Cammell Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd. in 1975 and rebuilt by Hunslet during 1984 - 1987. These two units, plus unrefurbished Nos. 4040 & 4083, now form a reserve fleet. 07:48½, Sunday 25th February 2018. The cab unit from No. 4000 is on display at the nearby Stephenson Railway Museum. Digital Image No. IGMP34033.
