Looks like you had a great time up north. While looking at this, I recalled memories of my many trips to this part of the world. Newcastle Interchange is a bit different to the Wickham station that used to be there. "Creamy Kate" (the single railcar) looked like it was a turbocharged rabbit in that coverage around Hexham. Tighes Hill hasn't changed a great deal in 50 years other than new signals and no 50 class puffers towing non-air hoppers into Port Waratah (must dig out those old slides sometime). That bridge at Mayfield West (where the coal lines duck under the main) appears to be rather more busy than my experiences of many years ago. You did well with the zoom there. I had a little chuckle at those poor fans that got skunked by the coal train at Lochinvar( even up at the road overbridge the few up there had to take the head-on shot like yours. Greta is a tight spot but you did well from the station footbridge. I'm surprised that you avoided the 'hack' spots around Tarro, Thornton, Metford and East Maitland but perhaps you have that on a separate episode yet to come. What you have come up with however is well done. Thanks for the show.🙂🙂🙂
Great video mate! Great to see videos from trains over the border!
Looks like you had a great time up north. While looking at this, I recalled memories of my many trips to this part of the world.
Newcastle Interchange is a bit different to the Wickham station that used to be there. "Creamy Kate" (the single railcar) looked like it was a turbocharged rabbit in that coverage around Hexham. Tighes Hill hasn't changed a great deal in 50 years other than new signals and no 50 class puffers towing non-air hoppers into Port Waratah (must dig out those old slides sometime).
That bridge at Mayfield West (where the coal lines duck under the main) appears to be rather more busy than my experiences of many years ago. You did well with the zoom there.
I had a little chuckle at those poor fans that got skunked by the coal train at Lochinvar( even up at the road overbridge the few up there had to take the head-on shot like yours. Greta is a tight spot but you did well from the station footbridge.
I'm surprised that you avoided the 'hack' spots around Tarro, Thornton, Metford and East Maitland but perhaps you have that on a separate episode yet to come. What you have come up with however is well done. Thanks for the show.🙂🙂🙂
I saw myself at Newcastle intg at 5:58 I had that brown bag and white shirt