An excellent day out today on The Branch Line Society and 125 Group’s special Virgin HST Charter Train that went round the Ashington Blyth & Tyne Line en route to Edinburgh. All the Virgin crew on board the train were working voluntarily and over £50,000 was raised for The Railway Children, a Charity supporting street children worldwide. We also particularly appreciated Virgin East Coast MD David Horne’s positive words about SENRUG’s campaigning efforts in the official charter programme and route guide.
Below left: The train running alongside Barrington Lane, between Bedlington and Choppington (Geoff Stainthorpe); below right: The train crosses the River Blyth north of Bebside (John Brierley)
