10th March 1990
S.W.S. Enterprises
The Tynesider
Metro Units Used | 4044+4051 |
Route :
Units Used | Route |
as listed |
Newcastle Central – Monument - South Gosforth |
as listed |
South Gosforth – Monument - Newcastle Central – Pelaw - Hebburn – Jarrow – South Shields - South Shields Sidings |
as listed |
Sidings South Shields - South Shields - Hebburn – (via refuge) - Pelaw – Newcastle Central - Monument - South Gosforth – Benton – Monkseaton – Wallsend – St James |
as listed |
St James – Manors – Stoddart Sidings |
as listed |
Stoddart Sidings – Manors – South Gosforth (1) – Benton Sidings |
as listed |
Benton Sidings – (via depot avoiding line) – Regent Centre |
as listed |
Regent Centre – (1) South Gosforth – Regent Centre – Bank Foot |
as listed |
Bank Foot – Regent Centre – South Gosforth – Newcastle Central |
Notes :
(1) There was an option to visit the Control Centre in lieu of riding the train
into Benton Carriage Sidings & run via the depot avoiding line to Regent Centre,
leaving and rejoining the tour at South Gosforth where indicated.
Sources : Martin Pettit (on the train throughout) & Alan
Osborn
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn & Dick Franklin)
Location | Booked | Actual |
Newcastle Central | ??.??d | ? |
South Gosforth | ??.?? ~ ??.?? | ? |
Newcastle Central | ??.??a ~ 12.59d | ??.?? ~ 13.16 |
Heworth | 13/06 | 13/22 |
Pelaw | 13/08 | 13/23 |
Hebburn | 13/10 | 13/26 |
Jarrow | 13/13 | 13/28 |
Bede | 13/15 | 13/30 |
South Shields | 13.24 ~ 13.25 | 13/35 |
South Shields Sidings | 13.26 ~ 13.36 | 13.38 ~ 13.56 |
South Shields | 13/37 | 13/57 |
Bede | 13/44 | 14.06 ~ 14.07 |
Jarrow | 13x46 ~ 13x48 | 14.09 ~ 14.10 |
Hebburn | 13/51 | 14/11 |
Pelaw | 13/54 | 14/18 |
Heworth | 13/56 | 14/19 |
Monument | 14/02 | 14/26 |
South Gosforth | 14/10 | 14/32 |
Benton | 14/15 | 14/37 |
Monkseaton | 14/23 | 14/44 |
North Shields | 14/30 | 14/52 |
Wallsend | 14/39 | 14/56 |
St James | 14.48 ~ 15.05 | 15.12 ~ 15.35 |
Manors | 15/07 | 15/37 |
Stoddart Street | 15.08 ~ 15.12 | 15.40 ~ 15.49 |
Manors | 15/13 | 15/51 |
South Gosforth | 15.20a ~ ??.??d | 15.58 ~ 15.59 |
Benton Sidings | 15.26 ~ 15.30 | 16.03½ ~ 16.04½ |
Depot Avoiding Line | 15.37 ~ 16.42 | 16.14 ~ 16.43 |
Regent Centre | 16.44 ~ 16.48 | 16.48 ~ 16.49 |
South Gosforth | 16.51a ~ | 16.51 ~ 16.51½ |
Shunt Neck | ??.?? ~ ??.?? | 16.51 ~ 16.51½ |
South Gosforth | ~ 16.57d | 16.52 ~ 16.56½ |
Regent Centre | 16/59 | 17.01 ~ 17.05 |
Bank Foot | 17.08 ~ 17.12 | 17.11 ~ 17.13 |
Regent Centre | 17/18 | 17/18 |
South Gosforth | 17/20 | 17.20 ~ 17.21 |
Monument | 17/28 | 17/27 |
Newcastle Central | 17.29a | 17.29 |