The Film Archive of Railway Signalling & People

Blyth & Tyne

The geographic location of the signal boxes can be seen on a current OS Map. The map will place Ashington at the centre of the map panel and other locations can then be selected by use of the Gazetteer or simply scrolling around. Roll the mouse over the icon(s) to reveal what they represent. Increase the scale using the scale selector on the left to separate closely positioned icons.

The FARSAP Project was given an opportunity to record the mechanical signalling on the Blyth & Tyne lines immediately prior to resignalling and reinstatement of a passenger service on what is being marketed as the Northumberland Line. There are three films in the series:

Part 1 covers the signalling between Newsham and Ashington.
Part 2 covers signalling at Lynemouth Power Station (natley impacted by the 2024 resignalling).
Part 3 covers the North Blyth Branch.
Part 4 covers the Ashington Workstation in the Tyneside ROC.

The four videos are intended for viewing at a maximum screen resolution of 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high. Please be aware that viewing at a larger size may result in a loss of clarity and a 'grainy' appearance.

Part 1

Since Part 1 was filmed, GBRF have taken over the contract to move alumina from North Blyth to Fort William. GBRF's trains are longer and run-round at Newsham with the consequence that Furnace Way sidings have been taken out of use.

Part 2

Part 3

Corrigenda: The signaller at Winning is Owen Thoms. Our apologies for the misspelling in the film.

Part 4 Video Credits

Filmed by:	Richard Pulleyn and Neil Mackay
Filmed in:	March 2024 and July 2024
Narrator:	Richard Pulleyn
Local Operations Managers:	Barry Errington, Paul Forster & Tony Hewitt
Escorting Signaller:	Tim Beadle
Fuel Handling Manager, Lynemouth Power Ltd:	Davey Wharrier
Video Editor:	Derek Young

Copyright Notice

FARSAP videos are the copyright © of the Friends of The National Railway Museum.
The material may be freely used except for sale or advertising purposes.

Can you help?

The project would love to hear from you, especially if you worked or still work in a signal box, and you are willing to provide reminiscences and / or pictures. Please contact the The Friends of the National Railway Museum. Contact information is at the bottom of that page.

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