The first train of the day is a brake van ride hauled by T.I.C. No.35.
At Percy Main, the brake van ride ran straight through the platform and continued to the buffer stop at the bottom of the headshunt. Not only was this the first timetabled passenger train to ever traverse this section of the railway, but also provided an opportunity to ride behind No.35 a stone's throw away from its former stomping ground. The T.I.C. system began just on the other side of the road bridge beyond the buffer stop.
Ran round and ready to return to Middle Engine Lane.
The view from the balcony.
The next train was a rake of tankers hauled by 08915.
The brake van ready to be gravitated into Percy Main platform.
Marshalling the train in Percy Main loop.
At Middle Engine Lane, Nev and Paul completed the shunt release with 03078.
Passengers waiting for the first passenger train of the day, hauled by No.35...
...and 08915.
Unfortunately, No.10 failed on the Saturday afternoon and was relegated to footplate access in Middle Engine Lane yard...
No.35 and 03078 arrive into Middle Engine Lane with a double header.
The two demonstration freight trains in Middle Engine Lane yard.
03078 shunting coal hoppers...
...ready for an afternoon demonstration coal train.
03078 and No.35 running round at Percy Main...
...and hauling the train through Wallsend Road bridges.
Passengers gathering for the next departure...
...hauled by 03078 and 08915.
Passengers waiting on Middle Engine Lane platform for the last train of the day...
...another brake van ride to the buffer stops at Percy Main with No.35.
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