Coal Trains 16 / 17 May at Tanfield Railway

Coal trains out all weekend at the Tanfield Railway - on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 of May for Miners Heritage Weekend.

Austerity No. 49 on the hoppers all day both days for some hardcore NCB style action, first coal train 10.20 from Marley Hill. Renishaw Ironworks No. 6 on passengers alongside first departure from Andrews House 11.00.

We'll also be having displays of mining related items in the carriage shed including several local colliery banners. Vintate workshop in steam both days using our Lumby stationary boiler, forge displays Sunday at least... possibly saturday too labour depending.

It's a rare chance to catch a coal train on a Saturday which makes public transport so much easier... more info on public transport to and from Tanfield using Go North East at www.simplygo.com.

Full timetable will be posted here asap.

 

Sorry - struggling to get a timetable format that reproduces on here... it will be here asap or PM me for an xcel sheet.

 

• Miners Heritage Weekend Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th
  
  Train No C1 P1 C2 P2 C3 P3 C4 P4 C5 P5 C6
  Andrews House Dep … 11.00 11.35 12.15 … 1.30 2.05 2.45 3.20 4.00 …
  Marley Hill Platform Dep 10.20 … … … … … … … … … …
  Sunniside Arr … 11.06 11.41 12.21 … 1.36 2.11 2.51 3.26 4.06 …
  Dep … 11.12 11.47 12.27 … 1.42 2.17 2.57 3.32 4.12 …
  Marley Hill Terrace Junction $ Arr 10.22 … 11.52 … … … 2.22 … 3.37 … …
  Dep 10.24 … 11.55 … … … 2.25 … 3.40 … …
  Andrews House Pass/Dep 10.26 11.20 11.56 12.35 1.11 1.50 2.26 3.05 3.41 4.20 4.56
  Bobgins Crossing (Pass) 10.30 11.23 11.59 12.38 1.14 1.53 2.29 3.08 3.44 4.23 4.59
  Causey Arch Pass/Dep 10.34 11.28 12.02 12.43 1.17 1.58 2.32 3.13 3.47 4.28 5.02
  East Tanfield Arr 10.41 11.34 12.08 12.49 1.23 2.04 2.38 3.19 3.53 4.34 5.08
  Dep 11.00 11.40 12.14 12.55 1.29 2.10 2.44 3.25 3.59 4.40 5.20
  Causey Arch Pass/Dep 11.06 11.48 12.20 1.03 1.35 2.18 2.50 3.33 4.05 4.48 5.26
  Bobgins Crossing (Pass) 11.09 11.51 12.23 1.06 1.38 2.21 2.53 3.36 4.08 4.51 5.29
  Andrews House Arr 11.12 11.54 12.26 1.09 1.41 2.24 2.56 3.39 4.11 4.54 5.32
  Continues as Train No C2 P2 C3 P3 C4 P4 C5 P5 C6
  
  C1, C2 etc Coal Train- C1 will run Engine and Vans only from Marley Hill to East Tanfield to pick up coal train.
  C6 will leave coal train at East Tanfield and return to Marley Hill with Engine and Vans.
  
  P1, P2 etc Passenger Train
  
  $ NOTICE TO SIGNALMAN - Where there is a passing time, this train must be stopped, so that waggon breaks can be pinned down and check ready for the decent towards Causey Arch. The Driver and Guard of the Coal Train must confer regarding which waggon brakes to pin down