6771 brings a train of bogie bolsters loaded with steel from Consett downhill past South Pelaw Junction heading for Tyne Yard on 28 June 1971. In the foreground are the rusting rails of the former direct route to Tyne Dock via Washington.
Location: South Pelaw Junction (former)
Original line: Stanhope and Tyne Railroad
Photographer: Bill Jamieson
Contact photographer: Bill Jamieson
Date: 28/06/1971
Image number: 30183