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


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