Marsden Rail Volume 7 - County Durham

Look at the action between 1961 and 1966 of steam and diesel worked services throughout the county of Durham. County is well known for the many collieries and therefore utilised many NCB tank locomotives. Mainline locomotives predominantly feature LNER locomotives such as A1’s 60124 ‘Kenilworth’ and 60140 ‘Balmoral’. A3’s include 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ plus 60045 ‘Lemberg’, 60052 ‘Prince Palatine’, 60071 ‘Tranquil’, 60072 ‘Sunstar’, 60030 ‘Dick Turpin’ 60090 ‘Grande Parade’ and 60092 ‘Fairway’. A4 class 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’, 60010 ‘Dominion of Canada’ and 60024 ‘Kingfisher’. J77’s 65879 and 65882 plus J94’s 68010 and 68036. K1 Class 62005, 62008, 62012, 62017 and 62046. Q6’s 63346 and 63436 along with V2’s 60831 and 60983. British Railway locomotives shown are a standard class 4 76050 as well as WD class 90020 and 90132. Among the diesel locomotives were a class 17 D8598, class 25 D5111, class 37’s D6774, D6790, D6793, class 40 D342 and class 55 Deltic’s D9005 ‘Prince Of Wales Own Regiment Of Yorkshire’, D9007 ‘Pinza’, D9009 ‘Alycidon’, D9012 ‘Crepello’ and D9018 ‘Ballymoss’.