RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 Any route to/from Consett. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 13 hours ago, great northern said: Unfortunately, as my body constantly reminds me, I am definitely eleven years older. The grunts and groans as I duck under the baseboards get louder every year. As you say though, just keep soldiering on. I first read that as just keep soldering on. But I guess that's TW..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted February 28, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 minute ago, 2750Papyrus said: I first read that as just keep soldering on. But I guess that's TW..... Actually, that's what I typed first, but I spotted it, shuddered, and corrected it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 I can vote for the same line twice. "The boarder counties railway from Hexham to Riccarton Junction. Mainly because it had a station with the anglicised version of my surname, just on the right side of the boarder." 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) NE of England, eh? Wow, there are a lot to choose from, which is rather indicative of an area decimated by loss of rail routes. Several routes in contention in my mind, but I'm going to plump for: The Stainmore route, ie from Darlington via Barnard Castle to Kirkby Stephen East. Of course, you can these days do that journey very efficiently using 'Route 66' (A66 from Scotch corner) so does that make the closure of the Stainmore route 'stupid and short-sighted'? Certainly the road carries a lot of traffic that the railway once did - and probably at a much greater speed. The Stainmore railway was never noted for high speeds! But - hey - we're just having a bit of fun and another route I would have loved to travel on. Close seconds? Wensleydale railway throughout (ie through Aysgarth and Hawes to Garsdale) and also the coastal railway north of Scarborough through Ravenscar and Robin Hood's Bay) Lucky enough to be living in this part of the world these days so an exploration of the mortal remains of the railway over Stainmore is only an hour's drive away. Little explanation needed - 'Route 66' over on the right hand side The view just a mile further on. Line now dropping steeply towards the west. Beyond the road over-bridge in the mid-distance lies Bleath Gill, the site of THAT infamous snow film. Belah, minus viaduct. What a fantastic location. Steam and the railway lives on at Kirkby Stephen East. Quite what might ultimately become of this preservation scheme in anybody's guess. Edited February 28, 2021 by LNER4479 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbridge Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 hour ago, LNER4479 said: NE of England, eh? Wow, there are a lot to choose from, which is rather indicative of an area decimated by loss of rail routes. Several routes in contention in my mind, but I'm going to plump for: The Stainmore route, ie from Darlington via Barnard Castle to Kirkby Stephen East. Of course, you can these days do that journey very efficiently using 'Route 66' (A66 from Scotch corner) so does that make the closure of the Stainmore route 'stupid and short-sighted'? Certainly the road carries a lot of traffic that the railway once did - and probably at a much greater speed. The Stainmore railway was never noted for high speeds! But - hey - we're just having a bit of fun and another route I would have loved to travel on. Close seconds? Wensleydale railway throughout (ie through Aysgarth and Hawes to Garsdale) and also the coastal railway north of Scarborough through Ravenscar and Robin Hood's Bay) Lucky enough to be living in this part of the world these days so an exploration of the mortal remains of the railway over Stainmore is only an hour's drive away. Little explanation needed - 'Route 66' over on the right hand side The view just a mile further on. Line now dropping steeply towards the west. Beyond the road over-bridge in the mid-distance lies Bleath Gill, the site of THAT infamous snow film. Belah, minus viaduct. What a fantastic location. Steam and the railway lives on at Kirkby Stephen East. Quite what might ultimately become of this preservation scheme in anybody's guess. Doesnt the Wensleydale line still exist as a still expanding line with hopes to rebuild in its entirety? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2021 I’m going with the remarkable Stainmore route too. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Denbridge said: Doesnt the Wensleydale line still exist as a still expanding line with hopes to rebuild in its entirety? Only as far as Redmire (just as the scenery starts to open out). It's the missing link from there to Garsdale I was referring to. In 1955, my late stepfather went on a MLS/SLS railtour which went out over Stainmore (routed out via Hellifield-Ingleton-Low Gill-Tebay) and returned via Wenselydale route to Garsdale and S&C. For the 5 miles from Hawes-Garsdale, it was a Compound and a D20 double-heading. What a grand day out that must have been! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbridge Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, LNER4479 said: Only as far as Redmire (just as the scenery starts to open out). It's the missing link from there to Garsdale I was referring to. In 1955, my late stepfather went on a MLS/SLS railtour which went out over Stainmore (routed out via Hellifield-Ingleton-Low Gill-Tebay) and returned via Wenselydale route to Garsdale and S&C. For the 5 miles from Hawes-Garsdale, it was a Compound and a D20 double-heading. What a grand day out that must have been! Ah right. I understood their intention was to re-instate the entire route. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Denbridge said: Ah right. I understood their intention was to re-instate the entire route. Aysgarth (Falls) is a destination and then Hawes is a tourist honey pot. Then to connect up with S&C at Garsdale - wow, that WOULD be something. All sorts of travel and railtour permutations open up then. One day ... maybe ... hopefully? 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 The Robin Hood Bay line for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted February 28, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 Three consecutive days of sunshine mean that the image store is well stocked again, so here is the afternoon KX Goods-Doncaster ECS, booked to stand here for 33 minutes. Well cleaned KX V2 60854 will have a rest while the pilot gets busy with removing and adding stock. Strange light when this was taken, and despite all my efforts I haven't really got the balance as I would like it. 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Robin Hoods Bay line is a good shout, I know that one so gets my vote. I've been there. Martyn 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 Hmm. Toss up between the Wensleydale route and the Stainmore route. I think as part of the Wensleydale is still there (and hopefully more to come) and almost all of it is south of Northallerton, then I'll plump for the Stainmore. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 2 hours ago, great northern said: Three consecutive days of sunshine mean that the image store is well stocked again, so here is the afternoon KX Goods-Doncaster ECS, booked to stand here for 33 minutes. Well cleaned KX V2 60854 will have a rest while the pilot gets busy with removing and adding stock. Strange light when this was taken, and despite all my efforts I haven't really got the balance as I would like it. That's a very nice V2, though, may I ask th type of model? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 G'Day Folks The Coastal route, via Robin Hoods bay. manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 Oh such a hard one for a north-easterner, but, eventually, after much chewing of fat - Stainmore. Close though, for Robin Hoods Bay. And Wensleydale. And....oh can it, Neil! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted February 28, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 hour ago, robmcg said: That's a very nice V2, though, may I ask th type of model? Scratchbuilt by Mike Edge, and painted by Ian Rathbone. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted February 28, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 3.00pm, and so B1 61023 sets off for Grimsby. The first image was taken on that bad light day. and it shows. The next one though was taken a day or two later, duting which time nothing had moved, so we had better light, and a better result. However, it was zoomed, which put the poles in the background way out of focus, so they look pretty horrid. It is not often I manage to get a complete train in shot though, so I didn't want to crop it any further. 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2021 I'd like to say Morpeth/Hexham to Riccarton Junction, but it really was a lost cause. So I'll go for the Stainmore line. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 Newcastle to Ashington & Blyth. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon4470 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 The coastal route through Robin Hoods Bay for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted February 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2021 My vote goes to the Stainmore route - though it was a hard choice as the coast route north from Scarborough through Robin Hoods Bay to Whitby and points north is a close second, as was the Malton to Grosmont and Whitby route - although a large part of the later is running again as the NYMR. Regards Chris H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Scarborough to Whitby for me. Andrew 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 1, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2021 The Elizabethan now appears, but 60012 is running a little late. It is timed to come through just before the Grimsby leaves. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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