Steam tour arriving at Stockton station. Photograph courtesy of Eric Collins 
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
Steam tour arriving at Stockton station. Photograph courtesy of Eric Collins
Not sure of date but it was pre-December 1978 as the roof was being removed at that time (shown elsewhere on this site). By the picture it must have been close to 1978 date as the rain on the platform shows that the glass panels had already been removed from the roof ready for ‘deconstruction’ ready for the development of the WORLD CLASS facility you now have for Stockton Station. It was surely an offence to destroy icons of history such as Stockton, Thornaby and Middlesbrough Stations plus the High Street in Stockton. I feel sad whenever we visit Stockton and see what has happened over the last 40 years.
Boulby Flyer train was diesel hauled throughout due to ‘fire risk’ – hard to believe in October and particularly as it was damp throughout the day – but the trip was enjoyable, and it was good to see how many people got on at Middlesbrough and Saltburn for the journeys to Boulby Mine. Would still like to see any photos from the day, thanks!
25 years on, I shall be travelling on The Boulby Flyer this Sunday, 2nd October 2011, organised as part of the Saltburn 150 celebrations. The train will be hauled by 8F 48151 and a diesel. Times are Eaglescliffe – 10.31 and 19.30, Thornaby – 10.38 and Stockton (for reversal) at 19.10 – 19.20. I would love to see any trackside or platform photos on this site, please!
On 17th August 1986, K1 62005 headed a train from Newcastle to Saltburn and return in connection with the 125th anniversary of the railway in Saltburn. It was reportedly organised by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group, owners of 62005 and Langbaurgh Council.
Can anyone put a date on this picture please? In August 1986, I travelled on a special hauled by 2005, from Newcastle to Saltburn via Stockton, in connection with the Saltburn 125 celebrations. The ‘Moorlander’ train name that 2005 is carrying in the picture suggests that this was not the train that I was on, but the carriage in the other platform suggests that it could have been around this time. My claim to fame on the Saltburn special came at the end of the journey when I found that I had won the on-board raffle. A choice of a signed railway book or a footplate ride on the North Yorks Moors Railway. Ask the question if you like, but by more than coincidence, my one and only footplate ride came the following year on the NYMR’s standard tank, 80135!