In the recent Jarvis/Fastline auctions Northumbria Rail Ltd purchased MPP10188, Bance Serial No. 2SBAC 098/00 from the Darlington Small Plant depot. This vehicle was complete and even came with some of the test gear. The batteries were charged, so after replacing the key switch with a simple switch (there was no key available) the trolley has had a few trips along the storage line at Longhoughton.
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Northumbria Rail purchases a Bance UTC
HCT022 goes on loan…
Our overhead line inspection vehicle, HCT 022, left Longhoughton Goods Yard and was transported to Bo’ness to begin a period on loan to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society.
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323 674-2 movements
Work has been undertaken on 323 674-2 in recent months to return it to working order after head issues were discovered following the move to Longhoughton from Wooler. Minor work is still required however this loco can now move under it’s own power again. A video is available…
BLS Railtour to Blyth & Tyne
The branch line society sent 66101 and 66232 onto the Blyth and Tyne Railway, and as far as we know the first passenger train since the end of steam passed through Cambois on the way to North Blyth.
Longhoughton work day - 22/03/08
Baz and Dave moved some sleepers. Kay did some work on the MK 2 TSO. Ken did
some work on the GVB. And Network Rail popped in for quarter of an hour to
check the ECML was still where it should be. And throughout the day it
snowed.
60009 Union of South Africa at Morpeth
60009 pictured on 1Z26 - The Heart of Midlothian at Morpeth 1/2 hour late. Sorry for the blurred pictures, but it was almost dark.
56303 on Blyth and Tyne
56303 on 1Z54 - The Choppington Changer crosses the river Blyth on the B&T heading South towards Newsham, just having left Bedlington Station 13:55 15/3/08.
8/3/08 Longhoughton
Today we moved some scrap railYork A4 Gathering[Show as slideshow]