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Miniature railway

Posted by peter cook on 30/1/2025, 7:02 am

Miniature railway at South Shields in August 1950. Photographer was Turners, Newcastle.

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Re: Miniature railway

Posted by John Shearer on 30/1/2025, 1:48 pm, in reply to "Miniature railway"

I remember the Miniature railway much later date, but not in that location or that train.

Re: Miniature railway

Posted by Geordieboy ns on 30/1/2025, 11:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Miniature railway"

Thank you fot the picture Peter.John Shearer,the miniature train I rode on was based near the shed for the boat rides on the Marine Park Pond. The miniature steam locomotive was different than the one in the picture, the track run round the pond.

Re: Miniature railway

Posted by Mac C on 31/1/2025, 8:17 am, in reply to "Miniature railway"

I remember that as more a "ride" at the fairground.
As G'boy says the miniature railway ran around the boating pond but it didn't open until 1972 and I was never on it.....

Re: Miniature railway

Posted by Geordieboy ns on 1/2/2025, 1:45 am, in reply to "Re: Miniature railway"

The locomotive for the miniature rail way was a, perhaps still is, super replica of a full size steam engine even had an engineer who also operated it. I couldn't resist having a ride on it with a lot of excited children.

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