DRS Class 37s Nos. 37604 & 37601 - Seaton to Sellafield Flasks - Monkwearmouth 4th Nov 2016
Monkwearmouth station opened in 1848 and was closed to passenger traffic in 1967. The station building shown at the beginning of the video now houses a Museum with an Edwardian Ticket Hall, display areas and a Wagon Shed.
The line is used by the Tyne & Wear Metro from Newcastle Airport to South Hylton with a Station now at St. Peters just a few yards further down the line. The line also serves the National Rail Network to Teesside and Newcastle and beyond and occasional freight services for Coal, Biomas, Cement and Nuclear Flasks traffic.
A video shows DRS Class 37 diesel locomotives 37604 and 37601 passing Monkwearmouth Station in Sunderland, which is now closed to passenger traffic. The locos are hauling weekly freight services carrying nuclear flasks from Seaton-on-Tees to Sellafield. Other locations mentioned include Newcastle, South Hylton, Chester-le-Street, and Sunderland. The Tyne & Wear Metro operates on the line between Newcastle Airport and South Hylton, while the route also serves National Rail services to Teesside and Newcastle.
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