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Hi John I got in touch with a Geordie chap who I know who was a driver at Greensfield shed Gateshead and this was his reply.
Alan Locojoe.
In regard to the disruption at Newcastle owing to a derailment of a
hopper wagon on the King Edward bridge I dont know why the trains
where
terminated at Newcastle going south and Darlington coming North as On
looking at where the derailment occured it was on the North end of
the
Bridge on the Newcastle side. And as you Know Alan newcastle is
served
by two bridges the other one being the High Level bridge, So why did
the trains not use the High Level bridge Coming North to Newcastle
via
the old Greensfield depot as the connecting line is still in place
anand is used all the time likewise the trains coming North doing the
same over the High Level into Newcastle and then on thier journey
North.
I saw the television reports and the derailed train was nearly into
Newcastle when it went off the line so it could not have affected the
other route out of Newcastle via High Level junction and bridge via
Greensfield and onto the East coast mainline South and North.
So as I say my mind boggles as to why all the people had to be bused
from newcastle to darlington and visa versa?????.
But I will try to find out why that other route was not used or if
the
derailed wagon came off at the Bensham curve on its approach to
Newcastle and the King Edward bridge damaging the line before the
King Edward Bridge Junction.
As you will know by your coming up to Newcastle when you were a
fireman
Alan there is two routes from the East Coast Mainline into Newcastle.
This is another argument for the Leamside Branch to be Opened again.
Another thing why did they not send the HSTs and Virgin diesal
services
Via the Sunderland and Hartlepool branch to Darlington??
Or was it just to easy for them to hire buses and let the paying
public down yet again??
John.
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