6th September 1975

British Rail
Rail 150 Tour

DMU Used 3-car + 4-car DMU (50197+?????+????? & ?????+?????+?????+?????)

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Darlington – Ferryhill - Tursdale Jn – Fencehouses - Penshaw Jn - Washington South Jn - Pelaw – Gateshead East Jn - Newcastle
as listed Newcastle – King Edward Bridge - Tyne Yard – Ouston Jn - South Pelaw Jn - Annfield Plain Jn - Carr House - Consett East Jn - Consett North
as listed Consett North – Consett East Jn - Carr House - Annfield Plain Jn - South Pelaw Jn – Washington South Jn - Pelaw
as listed Pelaw – Sunderland – Hartlepool - Stockton – Eaglescliffe - Darlington – North Road - Shildon - Bishop Auckland
as listed Bishop Auckland – Shildon - North Road - Darlington

Notes :
(1) This trip was booked to run on Saturdays from 19th July to 27th September (except 2nd August) to mark the Rail 150 event (Stockton-Darlington 1825-1975). Passengers were not permitted to alight at any intermediate station except for Darlington North Road. Any passenger alighting there were instructed to use a service train to return to Darlington.

Source : Alan Osborn

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from
Alan Osborn)

Location Booked Actual
Darlington 11.35d 11.44
Ferryhill 11/51 11/58
Whitwell 11/59 12/07
Fencehouses 12/10 12/17
Penshaw 12/13 12/21
Washington 12/16 12/24
Pelaw 12/24 12/30
Gateshead East 12/29 12/37
Newcastle 12c32 ~ 12c36 12.39 ~ 12.43
King Edward Bridge 12/38 12/45
Tyne Yard 12/43 12/49
Ouston Jn 12/46 12/52
South Pelaw Jn 12/49 12/55
Annfield 13/07 13/09
Carr House West 13/14 ?
Consett East 13/17 ?
Consett North 13.19 ~ 13.24 13.24 ~ 13.31
Consett East 13/26 ?
Carr House West 13/29 ?
Annfield 13/37 13/46
South Pelaw 13/49 13/56
Washington 13/57 14/04
Pelaw 14c05 ~ 14c09 14.14 ~ 14.22
Sunderland 14/22 14/40
Easington 14/30 15/02
Hartlepool 14/42 15/12
Stockton 15/17 15/31
Eaglescliffe 15/23 15/36
Darlington 15.39 ~ 15.41 15.50 ~ 15.51
Heighington 15/51 16/00
Shildon 15.57a ~ 16.00d 16/04
Bishop Auckland 16.06 ~ 16.15 16.09 ~ 16.11
Shildon 16/20 16/20
Heighington 16/25 16/24
North Road 16.29a ~ 16.30d 16.31 ~ 16.32
Darlington 16.35a 16.37


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