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
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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 |