50. The S & C, Tyne Valley & Durham Coast-19 & 20.08.14

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For our summer trip this year Andy and I headed north to the fabled Settle & Carlisle. I had not surveyed the line since the 1980s so was keen to return to see how things had changed. Following this we headed east along the delightful Tyne Valley toward Newcastle and then returned down the Durham coast ending up at Darlington in the evening. Travelling in Andy's ageing automatic Nissan Micra we took an overnight stay at Haydon Bridge
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1. The S & C and Tyne Valley to Haydon Bridge-19.08.14 We made a ridiculously early start in absolutely foul weather. With time in hand Andy and I decided to nip off the M6 in Birmingham to 'do' Bescot Stadium station that had eluded us for a number of years. We then continued to Lancashire following the route of the Ribble Valley as far as Hellifield to then follow the entire route of the S & C to pick up the Tyne Valley at Wetheral. We spent the night in a hotel in Haydon Bridge partaking in a 'meal ordinaire' before returning to the station to take the evening air!
We made a ridiculously early start in absolutely foul weather. With time in hand Andy and I decided to nip off the M6 in Birmingham to 'do' Bescot Stadium station that had eluded us for a number of years. We then continued to Lancashire following the route of the Ribble Valley as far as Hellifield to then follow the entire route of the S & C to pick up the Tyne Valley at Wetheral. We spent the night in a hotel in Haydon Bridge partaking in a 'meal ordinaire' before returning to the station to take the evening air!
2. The Tyne Valley & Durham coast-20.08.14 After a reasonable breakfast at our hotel, Andy and I started out early on the second and final day of our trip. We started off heading west to capture a couple of things we passed by the previous evening as we were so late arriving. We then retraced our steps east along the Tyne Valley to Newcastle and then south following the former North Eastern’s Durham coastal line ending up at Teeside. Finally, after a stop at the delightful Teeside Airport station, we paused at Darlington before heading from home that was reached pretty late! Thanks to Andy for a great, diverse and pretty intensive two-day trip even if the overnight accommodation was not up to the usual standards!
After a reasonable breakfast at our hotel, Andy and I started out early on the second and final day of our trip. We started off heading west to capture a couple of things we passed by the previous evening as we were so late arriving. We then retraced our steps east along the Tyne Valley to Newcastle and then south following the former North Eastern’s Durham coastal line ending up at Teeside. Finally, after a stop at the delightful Teeside Airport station, we paused at Darlington before heading from home that was reached pretty late! Thanks to Andy for a great, diverse and pretty intensive two-day trip even if the overnight accommodation was not up to the usual standards!
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