Lakeshore Railroad 50th Anniversary

The Lakeshore Railroad recently celebrated its 50th anniversary

The Lakeshore Railroad at South Shields is a local miniature (9.5" gauge) contemporary of Tanfield Railway.   Its history is quite interesting.   Surviving the covid years with a flow of volunteers indicates it's on a good site & popular with the public.   Trains run every weekend throughout the year & every day in the summer, weather permitting.   (Tommy - it's midway between the Colman's chippies.)

The photos below are courtesy of John Colquhoun, who visited the railroad on 3 July:

Preparing locos outside the sheds at the South Marine Park

Three steamers & a diesel taking a train around the boating lake

The blue loco is visiting from the Downs Light Railway, also on the unusual 9.5" gauge

The quadruple header threading its way between the cafe & sheds

A steam outline atlantic visiting from Arbroath's 10.25" KMR

There are two platforms, effectively a passing loop 

The pacific in the foreground is based at the railroad, and I think most commonly used

The photos above are courtesy of John Colquhoun, who visited the railroad on 3 July