Weardale Railway Charter Train from NCL

[STEVIEBOY1]

Is anyone going on this coming Saturday's Steam charter from NCL to The Weardale Railway-Stanhope via the Blyth & Tyne lines north of NCL and Ferryhill etc, I am, it souds Like it will be a good day/interesting route?. (An excuse for a southerner like me to wear a Magpies Footer Jersey I was given when up there some time ago!)
l think the loco has been altered from the one that was orig planned. Just await to get the times from the steaminfo website.

Cheers.[/QUOTE]

 

[sprinterguy]

Yeah the loco has been changed, it was originally booked for 5690 "Leander", it'll now have 8F 48151 on the train instead.

 

[spoony]

Is anyone going on this coming Saturday's Steam charter from NCL to The Weardale Railway-Stanhope via the Blyth & Tyne lines north of NCL and Ferryhill etc, I am, it souds Like it will be a good day/interesting route?. (An excuse for a southerner like me to wear a Magpies Footer Jersey I was given when up there some time ago!)
l think the loco has been altered from the one that was orig planned. Just await to get the times from the steaminfo website.

Cheers.

[/QUOTE]

Remember to take it off when you visit Wearside:-x

 

[ainsworth74]

Remember to take it off when you visit Wearside

Or should you visit Teesside

 

[spoony]

Or should you visit Teesside

Nah, no great rivalry there

 

[142094]

Best place to wear one is Wearside and Teesside! Shows who has the most supporters...

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

Thanks for the replies....Saturday's Weardale special steam trip was very good, although there was a bit of hanging around in sidings & loops etc, it would of been good to have had a bit longer at Stanhope, but never mind good running and scenery on a interesting and unusual route. (PS. wore the Magpies Footer Jersey - No probs- (I did notice a loan guy wearing a Chelsea one at NCL Central Stn-thought he was taking a bit of a risk.)

 

[scotsman]

Weardale must be doing well from all these charters this year. I could have visited, but opted for 8 hours in York instead.

 

[142094]

Weardale must be doing well from all these charters this year. I could have visited, but opted for 8 hours in York instead.

Hopefully it will continue, although I don't think it will - the 'novelty' factor will wear off soon, especially when the Bathgate line opens. Good thing it has the passenger service and coal freight to keep it going as well.

 

[scotsman]

Hopefully it will continue, although I don't think it will - the 'novelty' factor will wear off soon, especially when the Bathgate line opens. Good thing it has the passenger service and coal freight to keep it going as well.

I know SRPS did well on the York-Stanhope mini-tour, an awful lot of folk were pouring off the train when I came back.