The Metro Meanderer - 25th February 2018

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Marked up tour map by Martyn Brailsford.	km table	A Rowntree's freight train with 37126 at Fawdon in 1986<br>[© Phil Logie 1986]	A Rowntree's freight train with 37126 at Fawdon in 1986.<br>[© Phil Logie 1986]	A very positive review in ASLEF's journal	From the centre of Gosforth Depot (which is enormous); the ECS before the tour; the middle unit has 'Manors' as its destination and the far one 'Regent Centre'.<br>[&copy; Geoff Plumb 2018]	In the other direction.<br>[&copy; Geoff Plumb 2018]
Preparing the unit for the tour, part of the raffle flyer (71 prizes is not a Society record but did mean that there was a high chance of winning one on this tour). The flyers are compiled by Tim Wallis.<br>[&copy; Geoff Plumb 2018]	Mark Haggas affixing a Jim Sellens window decal. As well as being a keen steward Mark is also a Society Committee member, updates website fixtures and archives, documents and sends out e-BLN.<br>[&copy; Geoff Plumb 2018]	Prototype unit 4002 at Gosforth Depot.<br>[&copy; Geoff Plumb 2018]	Familiar faces at South Gosforth waiting to join the tour. The Airport line goes off to the left and right is the route via Benton to the Coast.<br>[&copy; Geoff Plumb 2018]	Reversal in Stoneyhurst Road Siding, South Gosforth - taken by authorised T&W staff.	Stoddart Street Siding No4 with a lovely sunny day - taken by authorised T&W staff.	St James P2 overrun buffer stop (Mr Adlam looks pleased) - taken by authorised T&W staff.
The driver's cab.<br>[&copy; Geoff Plumb 2018]