26th April 1986

C.J. Wolstenholmes
The Chevy Chase

DMU's Used 53162+59076+53195 & 51219+54056 & 53196+53252

Route :

DMU's Route
as listed Newcastle Central - Down Tynemouth Line - Benton Jns - Bedlington - West Sleekburn Jn - Blyth Cambois TMD
as listed Blyth Cambois TMD - West Sleekburn Jn - Bedlington
as listed Bedlington - Hepscott Jn - Morpeth North Jn
as listed Morpeth North Jn - Morpeth
as listed Morpeth - Hepscott Jn - Bedlington - Benton Jns - Up Tynemouth Line - Newcastle


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.

Sources : Paul Griffin (on the train throughout) & Andy Pullar

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Richard Hughes)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Newcastle Central 12.40d
0.14 Newcastle East Jn ?
0.46 Manors ?
0.65 to 0.70 Red Barns Tunnel ?
1.25 Riverside Jn ?
1.74 Heaton South Jn ?
? Heaton PSB 12/44
2.48 Heaton North Jn ?
4.20 Benton South Jn ?
4.24 = 0.00 Benton North Jn 12/48
4.26 Benton PSB ?
--- 0.64 double to single track ?
A Backworth 12/54
7.08 = 2.53 Earsdon 12/57
7.41 --- Holywell LC ?
9.06 Seghill North LC ?
11.12 Hartley LC ?
12.45 Newsham South LC 13/10
12.74 Newsham North Jn ?
13.16 Plessey Road LC ?
14.67 Bebside LC ?
15.60 Bedlington South LC ?
15.71 = 0.00 Bedlington North LC 13/16
0.00 = 0.78 West Sleekburn Jn 13/18
0.36 Winning LC 13/19
1.30 Freemans LC 13/21
2.10 Cambois LC 13.25a
(3.22 North Blyth GF) ?
?  photo-stop & reverse to 14.30d
? Bedlington Station - photo-stop & reverse 14.40a
A Bedlington Station 15.08d
15.71 Bedlington North LC ?
16.07 double to single track ?
17.06 Choppington LC ?
19.21 Hepscott LC 15/13
19.44 Hepscott Jn ?
20.40 = 16.63 Morpeth LC ?
20.46 Morpeth Jn ?
--- 16.50 Morpeth 15.15a
- Set Down (optional) and reverse -
A  16.78 Morpeth North LC ?
20.46 = 17.26 Morpeth Jn ?
20.32 --- single to double track ?
20.07 double to single track ?
19.44 Hepscott Jn (reverse) 19.44
? Morpeth Goods Yard (photo stop) ?
? Morpeth
(pick-up & reverse, return via B&T)		 16.00
? Hepscott 16/02
? Bedlington Station 16/09
? Newsham 16/15
? Earsdon 16/28
? Backworth 16/31
? Benton South Jn 16/37
? Heaton (via Up Tynemouth) 16/41
? Newcastle Central 16.45a

Timing sheet copied "as is" - not fully understood!!

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