Porcy Mane Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Unfortunately, the triumvirate is collectively skint. You going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Planning on going on the Sunday albeit I'm not looking forward to the length of the drive. Never managed to get to one yet so figured it was about time I did... Is Blackgill making an appearance at Warley this year? John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Is Blackgill making an appearance at Warley this year? It is. Along with Crock Cock Cook Cooke Crook Crap Croft Depot. Operating two layouts at the same time. That'll be novel. Edited September 21, 2016 by Porcy Mane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I may have to put in an appearance and admire the chaos John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 chaos Some things never change. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 It is. Along with Crock Depot. Operating two layouts at the same time. That'll be novel. Crock? ...no wonder you keep getting lost... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Toucheeeeee... Not touché. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 37113 working hard on the 1 in 50 bank past Beamish box with empty steel bolsters for Consett steelworks on 20th June 1978. The gradient eased here to 1 in 264 for a short distance through the site of Beamish station before resuming at 1 in 50, with even a stretch of 1 in 35, as far as Annfield Plain where the climb became less taxing for the last few miles to Consett. Photo copyright Stephen McGahon John 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Hard to believe that 9Fs and Class 37s used to pound up here with iron ore trains for Consett - this is the climb from Birtley to South Pelaw Junction as it is today: John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 English Electric Type 4 D390 by Tony Lambert, on Flickr D390 banking a Consett Iron Ore Train on 17/09/66 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Some time ago in this thread I asked if anyone knew the number of the Class 40 that banked the final 9F iron ore train, the 'Tyne Docker'. Up till now, I've drawn a complete blank from everyone I've asked but, thanks to an article in this months Heritage Railway magazine I now know that it was D277 so I can finally make sure that I get the right loco for my model version of the train John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 An illustrated article entitled "NER 9F finale" 6 pages long is in Heritage Railway mag, issue 222 Nov 17 - Dec 14 2016. All Tyne Dock working photos. Free 2017 calendar too. Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 And a good article it is too albeit there is a captioining error on the photo at the top left of page 81 which states that Consett is 80' above sea level... John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) I think that should have read, 6' under snow level. Which set me thinking; where was the nearest trig point to the upper parts of the line? My guess is Pontop Pike but does anyone know any different? http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=414971&y=552833&z=3&dn=598&tl=TP5494+-+Pontop+Pike According to Trig pointing UK there was a Datum Bolt on the Eden Colliery headgear but thats long gone. P and to answer my own question: http://trigpointing.uk/trigs/view-trigs.php?q=1994230 Edited November 23, 2016 by Porcy Mane 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Are these of use? http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=54.8517&lon=-1.8418&layers=10&right=BingHyb http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=54.8517&lon=-1.8418&layers=6&right=BingHyb Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) Are these of use? Ta, I should have thought of looking there. The spot height off 539' behind the Fell Cokeworks on the more modern map looks a bit suspect taking into account the 837' spot mark opposite Temple Gardens on Knitsley Lane. That agrees almost spot on with the spot height on current OS maps. Maybe it was a printing error? Edited November 23, 2016 by Porcy Mane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmditch Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Are these of use? http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=54.8517&lon=-1.8418&layers=10&right=BingHyb http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=54.8517&lon=-1.8418&layers=6&right=BingHyb Brit15 Thank you. I've found the NLS site before, but not realised that it gave a side-by-side facility. I've just spent the last hour finding my missing railway (West Durham) - and a river bridge! That is as well as tracking most of the routes I now cycle on! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 The very detailed 25" - 1 mile maps are slowly being digitised - south to north. Be a while before they are far ooop north !! http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=8&lat=52.9865&lon=-1.2853&layers=176&b=1 Very usefull for us modellers. Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I've just come across this video of a number of photos of the line around Leadgate: John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 From Stephen McGahon, a shot of two Class 37s on an iron ore train in June 1980 rounding Brooms Curve outside Leadgate. This was only a couple of months before the closure of the steelworks at Consett. John 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) From Stephen McGahon, a shot of two Class 37s on an iron ore train in June 1980 rounding Brooms Curve outside Leadgate. This was only a couple of months before the closure of the steelworks at Consett. John I think you should put this pic, in the lines in the landscape thread of Photography as well. Edited December 25, 2016 by Ray M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 A superb, if somewhat depressing, photo from Stephen McGahon. On 27 May 1982, 31276 passes Carr House signal box with a train of scrap while 37163 is in the background loading rails. The building to the right of 37163 is the iron ore loading facility that came in to use in 1974. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 From Stephen McGahon once again we have a shot of 37062 leaving Consett with a train of scrap on 26 April 1982. Consett North signal box can just be seen on the left and note the modeller's cliche of a bus on the bridge... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted April 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2017 Two interesting 1966 views of South Pelaw, recently posted on this site. http://topticl.zenfolio.com/p175454229/h872BD595#h872bd347 http://topticl.zenfolio.com/p175454229/h872BD595#h872bd2fc 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Two interesting 1966 views of South Pelaw, recently posted on this site. http://topticl.zenfolio.com/p175454229/h872BD595#h872bd347 http://topticl.zenfolio.com/p175454229/h872BD595#h872bd2fc I've got a photo of the first image but it's the first time I've seen the second one anywhere... John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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