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Tyne Commission Quay, North Shields in the 1970s
Morning and evening views of railway activity in the spring and summer of 1970 at the Tyne Improvement Commission site at North Shields. Includes the unloading of items from timber and mail boats. The original 8mm cine film was created by DavidChampion who worked in the traffic office at the complex.
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eastgate trip 27 10 2015 outgoing
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A journey on 27th October 2015 from Stanhope to Eastgate on the Weardale Railway using a Wickham Trolley and by foot over the last few hundred yards to the site of the former cement works. Bridges and crossing points are identified.
Wolsingham to Bishop Auckland West in 3m 40s
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A 10 times speeded up journey on the Weardale Railway from Wolsingham to Bishop Auckland West on a fine October 2010 day including the closing of the Witton le Wear crossing gates to road traffic. The locomotive used was 141113 but it is not shown.
Stanhope to Wolsingham by rail in 1m 20s
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It's Friday the 14th May, 2010 and you are taken on a near 6 mile journey from Stanhope to Wolsingham in Weardale, County Durham in a time compressed (1min 20secs) commuter service trip on the scenic Weardale Railway.
Wolsingham to Stanhope by rail in 1m 30s
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It's Friday the 14th May, 2010 and you are taken on a near 6 mile journey from Wolsingham to Stanhope in Weardale, County Durham in a time compressed (1min 30secs) commuter service trip on the scenic Weardale Railway. It would have been quicker if it hadn't been for the stray sheep on the track at Holebeck No. 3 crossing!
Coal by Rail to Oxwell Mains in 1976
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Ken Hedley, as second man in a class 37 diesel from Blyth motive power depot used his Super8 cine camera to film a substantial part of the journey to Oxwell Mains, Dunbar with laden coal wagons. His commentary was added in 2006 along with sound effects.
Last steam Loco from South Blyth Shed, Sept. 1967
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A Super8 cine film taken by Ken Hedley showing the departure of the last steam loco from South Blyth Shed, Northumberland in September 1967. There is a glimpse of an old snowplough that had been used on the Morpeth to Rothbury Branch. The roofless loco shed can be seen in the background. The roof was removed as a solution to the problem reported by loco crew of the shed always being too full of...
1964 Steam Loco Cab Ride on the Wannie Line, Morpeth, Northumberland
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The fireman on a J27 NER loco, Ken Hedley, filmed in Super8 cine parts of the loco's journey from Morpeth to West Woodburn, Northumberland 2 years before closure of the line. A North British signal, crossing gate being opened and shunting operation are featured. The sound effects are not original but Ken's 2006 recorded commentary guides us along the way.
Superb piece of history
Great piece of histoty.
My playground as a young lad would have been 12 when this was made.
Ken, Bob and Ray. Three proper railwaymen and real gentlemen. All missed.
This is absolutely fantastic, thanks for sharing 😍 I'm a Byker lass living in Howdon, Wallsend now😍
Very many thanks for this, and the music too. The line beyond Stanhope doesn't look to be in bad nick considering the length of time since regular cement trains ended. Is it too much to expect the eventual return of trains to Wearhead? Not in my lifetime I fear, but what a cracking journey that would be behind a NER G5 from Bishop Auckland. All the best..
George Milburn’s my father in law and he often reminisces about these days! Tells us all about his shunting days and times on the trains! Thanks for a great video!
Is the missing rail due to metal thieves? That was my first suspicion, but you could have removed it officially to do repairs elsewhere. I was going to ask how far you could take a light locomotive & brake-van. It seems you could get to Eastgate. Is that right?
So sad to see line like that. I can remember cement trains using it. Wish it could be brought into use again
The video was uploaded 12 years ago. A joy to watch.
Fascinating, we live where the timber storage yards were. Looking on old maps a siding runs diagonally through what is now our back garden
He says it's a class 31 is not it's a class 24
It's a travesty that this beautiful and scenic stretch of line is being allowed to decay.
I was pleased to see Ayton station and yard which I used to visit occasionally back in the 1970/1980s and well remember penmanshiel tunnel collapsing in which 2 local lads died. Interesting to see the old cement works at Oxwell mains prior to it being modernised. I used to wonder how anyone could live in the local cottages there as they were permanently under a grey cement dust and not so good for the lungs. Thanks for sharing video appreciate it.
Noticing the 03 in the shunt neck at Berwick put shudders down my spine. Memories of ferrying 03s from Gateshead to Tweedmouth and Berwickback passenger in the1970s and return the next day. Usually when on 06:00 control orders.
I thought it was starting with the theme tune to Bonanza!
lose the music and give us a bit of commentary about weardale
5:05 did anyone bring a hrdge trimmer?
Thank you for the footage a place close to my heart.
What a fabulous video. Come on Weardale Railway it is time to restore the railway all the way to where the track runs out and then onwards to Westgate or Weardale itself.
is there one of north closing and the staithes?
Sorry, nothing of the North Depot or staithes was filmed by the late Ken Hedley.
Amazing look back at some of the old branch line. thank you for filming this for future enthusiasts....best wishes Tony
Excellent video.
no 8K UHD?? what crap is this!!
Superb, brilliant commentary.
That's begging to be turned into a preservation line
I believe it is, well it's on the the weardale railway but I don't think this section is in regular use on the railway most trains run from Stanhope to witton-le-wear not to eastgate. Please correct me if I am wrong on this.
Two bodies, a JCB and a dumper truck to be precise.
Lovely nostalgic film. It's a shame this branch, and a lot like it, have gone forever. And not forgetting the J27. Thanks for sharing it.
i did not know wickham trolleys could go that fast lol.
did u say that the dead bodies of two work men r still buried in the tunnel that collapsed???
Yes they are still there, they said it would be too dangerous to recover them It is now consecrated ground
is this u who is talking driving the train in the vid
lose the so called music that & the irratic film speed spoiled it completely
Hi Ken I wonder if you had any footage of my dad Frank Milburn who was a fireman at blyth,I also rode the wannie line on the footplate to west woodburn around my 9th birthday with my dad . I think it was august 11th 1966.a lot of people where taking film as I remember
Interesting to see this, but oh dear! The constant speeding up and slowing down was vertigo inducing and the least said about the speeded up handheld section the better.
that's pretty cool to see unthank road level crossing get opened for once, normally there's no train there cos the line is closed and trains only run up to stanhope
Gone but not forgotten..a great shame that all these rural country lines closed in the 60s by Beeching!
Ernest Marples.
What's the music used at the beginning please?
+wickham5864 It is 'Coronation Scot' by Vivian Ellis, Conducted by John Wilson
+MorpethGadgy Thank you
@@MorpethGadgy Was used for the 1950s radio serial Paul Temple.
I was going to ask the same question.
Nice vid are they planning on re-using this stretch of track?
+J Martin I am sure the Trust would like to reuse this stretch but more funds are needed so please get your friends and family to support the Trust's Class 122 'bubble car' train service by paying to travel on the picturesque 5+ mile Wolsingham to Stanhope stretch. Services are likely to re-commence at Easter. Look on their web site nearer the time for details- www.weardale-railway.org.uk/
don't think the station is no someone's house, and also it will cost millons just to sort the whole line out.
The money shouldn't be a problem, they can find 15 billion pounds for a brand new railway in London at the drop a hat (which will open 1 year later than it was ment to) So why not spend some money here and reopen as proper rail line? Oh silly me its money wasted on people who dont live in the south .
Great to hear a real Morpethian accent. As a native of the town, it's great to delve into it's past.
I'm guessing my dad may have known those lines Ian Wilson.
Kens a living legend!
absolute gem..............Cheers
Fabulous. I am publishing my Mother-in-law's memoirs of her childhood holidays in Woodburn. She was born in 1922 and grew up in Blyth. You can find the blog by searching for elaineleighton on Blogger.
Yay! Nice to hear an accent from home. Quite moving in a wistful kind of way. I did a school project at the start of my last year in junior school - it was about the last run of the Wansbeck Piper in October 66. It's nice to see a bit of film that shows the reality of the line, rather than the jam-packed last day when everyone, of course, somewhat late in the day, realised what they were about to lose.
Hoi I'm Scottish and I understood every word the gentleman was saying.
Great video!
Fantastic video! Thanks for putting it on UA-cam :) Hoggy
My Late Father Tommy Barlow Worked On These Lines With Ken Hedley
Great vid..but that was a class 25 on the ballast near ayton! Magic stuff!
Fantastic old footage.