North Tyneside Steam Railway

Coordinates: 55°00′29″N 1°29′06″W / 55.008°N 1.485°W / 55.008; -1.485

North Tyneside Steam Railway
North Tyneside Steam Railway  North Tyneside Steam Railway shown within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference	NZ330683
List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear

North Tyneside Steam Railway
Commercial operations
Original gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Preserved operations
Operated by	North Tyneside Steam Railway Association
Length	2 mi (3.2 km)
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Commercial history
Preservation history

The North Tyneside Steam Railway Association operates this 2-mile (3.2 km) standard gauge preserved railway between the Stephenson Railway Museum and near to Percy Main metro station in North Shields, North East England.

Formerly the Monkwearmouth Station Museum Association, the NTSRA was formed in the late 1980s at the Stephenson Railway Museum. The association is managed by a committee that meets quarterly and has an Annual General Meeting yearly. The association exists to provide a volunteer workforce to assist with the maintenance and conservation of locomotives and rolling stock. During the spring through to the autumn the volunteers operate the steam train service from Museum to Percy Main, approximately a 4-mile (6.4 km) round trip. Duties include Drivers for both steam and diesel locomotives, Fireman, Guard, Shunter and Operations Controller.

Steam locomotives

Operational

Peckett and Sons 0-6-0 Saddle Tank, ACC No.5 "Jackie Milburn."

Undergoing overhaul

On static display

• • Kitson & Co. 0-6-0PT No 5 built in 1883. Boiler ticket expired in 2006 and its overhaul will start once "Ashington" is running again.
  • Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns 0-6-0T No 1 built in 1951. In the works awaiting an overhaul, last worked in 1998.
  • Stephenson 0-4-0 Billy built in 1813. A stationary exhibit in the museum, the third oldest steam engine in the world.
  • Bagnall 0-6-0ST No 401 "Thomas Burt" built in 1953. Withdrawn, firebox condemned

Diesel and electric locomotives

• • British Rail Class 08 No. 08915 diesel electric shunter.
  • British Rail Class 03 No. 03078 diesel mechanical shunter.
  • Consett Number 10 diesel mechanical shunter.
  • Siemens electric locomotive E4.

Stock List

• • 3 British Railways Mark 1 coaches in Maroon
  • 2 British Railways Mark 1 coaches undergoing overhaul.
  • 2 British Railways Mark 2 coaches in the North Tyneside livery
  • 20 ton Dogfish ballast wagon
  • Ex-BR diesel crane and associated runner
  • 2 Flat wagons, one has been converted to carry batteries for E4
  • North Eastern Railway wooden brake van
  • GUV tool van which houses an electrical generator
  • Salmon rail carrier

The names "Dogfish" and "Salmon" are railway codes for types of wagon. See rolling stock.

External links

• "The Railway Association website". http://www.ntsra.org.uk/. Retrieved 2011 November 05. 

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