AGM Weekend Day 2, AV Dawson Railtour - 22nd November 2025

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Plinthed locomotive outside the Automotive Steel Storage Terminal.<br>[© David Walker 2025]	Taking steps for an interesting photo.<br>[&copy; Rebecca Gaskarth 2025]	Our AV Dawson tours started from the end of line in the Automotive Steel Warehouse.<br>[&copy; Donald Stirling 2025]	Inside 'Molly' (named after Kev's dog and why not?), our standard gauge peripatetic riding vehicle a former British Rail mess van) during an AV Dawson railtour.<br>[&copy; David Walker 2025]	Another view inside 'Molly'.<br>[&copy; David Walker 2025]	Our second tour approaches the NR boundary.<br>[&copy; Andrew & Billy Dutton 2025]	In the other direction, at the NR boundary with five tracks ahead, looking southwest towards Tees Yard and Thornaby.<br>[&copy; Andrew & Billy Dutton 2025]
The train guard (who looks vaguely familiar!) gives a friendly wave.<br>[&copy; Andrew & Billy Dutton 2025]	Our second tour approaches the NR boundary on the other track.<br>[© Andrew & Billy Dutton 2025]	Loco on Cobra Salt Road alongside a mountain of (would you believe) rock salt <br>[&copy; David Walker 2025]	Photo taken from Molly when stationary, looking towards the Cobra terminal with piles of rock salt.<br>[&copy; David Walker 2025]	'Leonardo Da Vinci' from Napoli; the largest cable laying ship in the world - taken from Molly on the little used wharfside branch <br>[© David Walker 2025]	River Tees wharfside with Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (closed and at risk of collapse) behind.<br>[© David Walker 2025]	Martyn Brailsford (left) at Depot Road Level Crossing a rarely used part of the railway. The River Tees wharf is ahead. Our AGM was on the third floor of 'The Staiths' - left.<br>[© Andrew & Billy Dutton 2025]
Class 08 08410 leads our train across Depot Road Level Crossing.<br>[© Andrew & Billy Dutton 2025]	With Class 08 08774 on the rear of our train..<br>[© Andrew & Billy Dutton 2025]	Our beloved Fixtures Secretary, Kev Adlam, with Billy Dutton (future Steward and Committee potential there) who wrote this report, in the Steel Terminal. Kev is the one on the left.<br>[&copy; Andrew Dutton 2025]	That lorry is original and does run (but not very far), we didn't have it for haulage though.<br>[&copy; Rebecca Gaskarth 2025]	Riverside Park Roundabout in Middlesbrough - 08600.<br>[&copy; Andrew & Billy Dutton 2025]	Unveiling on 24 Sep 2025.<br>[&copy; AV Dawson 2025]	08600 during its Slade Green period. It was renumbered in the departmental series as 97800 and painted in departmental livery, though later reverted to its old number and was in Network SouthEast livery. This was Chart Leacon Open Day on 14 Aug 1982 (third rail not live!). The loco ran from Slade Green to Ashford and back under its own power, not by lorry, quite a journey at 15mph. Note the name and the daffodils!<br>[&copy; Greg Beecroft 2025]
Marked up track plan.<br>[&copy; Martyn Brailsford 2025]	Combined marked up track plan.<br>[&copy; Martyn Brailsford 2025]