Exciting news!

NELPG (The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group) are running a trip round the Ashington Blyth and Tyne on May 8th.

This is an advance on earlier tours in that the engine, K1 class 2-6-0 no.62005, actually worked on the old Blyth and Tyne and was shedded at Blyth.

The train is scheduled to visit North Blyth, and then will go on up to Ashington hauled by diesel, and possibly to Lynemouth.

Tickets are £60 from Skipton, but I do not know whether they will be available from Newcastle – further details on the NELPG website.