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    BR (NE) Steam in the 1950's
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    BR Blue in the North East 1980's
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  1. 08886 has been hired to the colliery as both the Class 14's require repairs and the Austerity is undergoing a boiler wash out. The sidings are also looking empty, hopefully work will pick up soon😀
  2. The National Union of Seamen have called a nation wide strike and as a result there are no coal shipments from the West Staiths at Blyth or on the Tyne as around the country. As a result Cambois & Gateshead Depots are struggling to stable the locos used on the coal traffic. Cambois has sent four of its Class 56's (56076,56077, 56116 & 56135) to Hirst Sidings to ease the pressure at the depot. Today also sees an unusual loco on the daily 'Cripple Wagon' turn (Maybe due to amount of locos stabled at Gateshead it was the easiest to get to?) 47007 brings into the sidings a defective HBA & a Alumnia Hopper. 08886 has been hired to the colliery as both the Class 14's require repairs and the Austerity is undergoing a boiler wash out. The sidings are also looking empty, hopefully work will pick up soon😀
  3. Hi Andy, Glad your following it. When you had the layout it was one of my favourites to watch. I couldn't resist it when Peter put it up for sale. I might need to pick your brains reference the electrics for the points as Peter wasn't sure which wires were which. Unfortunately I don't have space at the other side of my garage for another layout, it would have been nice to. Regards Chris
  4. Hi Jim, There will be a few subtle changes at first - 1) The platform & signal box will go to allow a road access & bothy for the wagon repair crew to operate from. 2) Also remove some of the buildings in the middle and either replace them with more NE based buildings or not - Not decided yet. 3) Also remove the crossing gates as most NCB crossings in the NE were ungated, Long term - 1) Look at installing semaphore signals and repositioned signal box. 2) Replace road bridge with a concrete based bridge similar to one near where the layout is supposed to be based. 3) Longer fiddle yards if space permits.
  5. These photos show a Saturday scene with various locos stabled in the sidings as an overflow from Cambois Depot as well as various wagons waiting repair and empty coal hoppers waiting for a trip down the NCB branch to Hirst Colliery.
  6. Hirst Sidings is located on the Blyth & Tyne Railway between Winning Junction & Cambois Depot. Set in the 1980's when BR Blue & Large Logo liveries reined supreme and we thought it would never end. lots of Class 08's, 37's & 56's will feature as well as plenty of visiting locos. It's home to a BR wagon repair yard, overflow storage area for Cambois Depot and run round facility for the nearby Bitumen Plant & Steel Fabrication Yard. The other half of the sidings belong to Hirst Colliery exchange sidings and the spur leading to the colliery. Ex-BR Class 14 locos are still in service with the NCB as well as a solitary ex-austerity steam loco which is on its last legs. Hirst Sidings was previously Seven Mills created by Andy Peters who then sold it onto Peter Cheshire and a change of location to N Wales before finding its way to the North East. It's only took 39 years since I last had a layout up in the house, but at last Hirst Sidings main boards are erected in the garage. Work will now commence on making a frame work for the two fiddle yard traversers. In the meantime I couldn't resist in having a little play Photos show 56116 coming in to the yard to run round it's train of bitumen tanks prior to taking them to bitumen plant back down the branch. Other photos show a Saturday scene with various locos stabled in the sidings as an overflow from Cambois Depot as well as various wagons waiting repair and empty coal hoppers waiting for a trip down the NCB branch to Hirst Colliery. Haven't quite figured out the wiring for points control panel yet but I'll figure it out unless I blow it up🤣
  7. Hi Paul, It will be as well sign posted as last year. Also the back of the poster has a map of the Nissan area as well as the 'What Three Words' location. Regards Chris
  8. As Paul has already mentioned there is an alternative O Gauge show in the North East - NEOG (North East O Gauge). Located at the Nissan Sports & Social Club on the 28th & 29th September 2024. Layouts 1) Ladeside Diesel Depot – BR(SC) 1960s 2) Templegate Wagon Works – BR 1970s 3) Ulverton – BR(SC) 1970/80’s 4) Bankgate Sidings – LNER 1940s 5) Falcon Road – BR(E) 1960s 6) High Grange – BR(NE) 1950/60s 7) Selby Bridge – LNER 1920/30’s 8) Aston – GWR 9) Invermire – BR(SC) 1980s 10) Falstone – LNER 1920’s 11) Donegal – Irish Narrow Gauge 12) Dalnottar Riverside – BR(SC) 1970/80s 13) Test Track Demonstrations 1) Dave Dunn - Railway Photographic Slide Show 2) Garry Lane – Wagon Building 3) Andrew Proctor - Weathering 4) Lee Edmondson – DCC fitting 5) Paul Moore – Painting & Lining 6) Gauge O Guild & Soldering Demo Traders 1) Northumbrian Painting Services 2) Squires Tools 3) Durham trains of Stanley 4) Connoisseur Models 5) GM Transport Books 6) Durham Locomotive Preservation Group 7) Skytrex 8) Greenwood & Duncan Models 9) White Rose Baseboards 10) 1039 Models 11) PRMRP 12) Trainsporters 13) Ian Kirk
  9. It's official we are organising the 3rd NEOG show. Full details will appear later.
  10. That's a wrap folks. Thank you to everyone who contributed & visited the 2nd NEOG - North East O Gauge Show . Keep tuned for future announcements😀
  11. Thank you to all the above kind comments, its much appreciated. A selection of images from the first day of NEOG - North East O Gauge Show at Nissan Sports & Leisure Club.
  12. Well, that's us set up for this year's NEOG show at Nissan Sports and Social Club, Sunderland on the 30th September/1st October. Hope to see you all there.
  13. Further layout & trade support details for the 2nd NEOG - North East O Gauge Show - Brafferton – BR(NE) 1950’s Skytrex - https://skytrex.com/collections/o-gauge Primo Models - https://primomodels.co.uk/ Durham Locomotive Preservation Group - https://durhamlocogroup.com/
  14. Details of two more layouts and trade support attending the 2nd NEOG - North East O Gauge Show this weekend - Why O Why – LNER 1930’s Ceddesfeld Halt – GWR 1930/40’s GM Transport - https://gmtransportbooks.co.uk/ Connoisseur Models - http://www.jimmcgeown.com/
  15. Two further layouts & our two Sponsors attending the 2nd NEOG - North East O Gauge Show - Loch Dubh – BR(SC) 1980’s Dunchafrae – CR 1920’s Durham Trains of Stanley - http://durhamtrainsofstanley.co.uk/my_store/ Squires Tools - http://www.squirestools.com/
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