DMU Operations: North Eastern Region
Newcastle - Hexham
South Gosforth then Heaton DMUs would operate these services at the eastern end of the Tyne Valley Line.
Sample Timetables
The services were included in the Tyne Valley timetable that also had the Alston Branch until closure and Newcastle - Carlisle. If you have any others that can be added here please get in touch.
13th June to 11th September 1960
This measured 4 1/2" x 6" when folded with the front and back being the same, opening to be a stapled booklet
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12th June to 10th September 1961
This measured 4 1/2" x 6" when folded with the front and back being the same, opening to be a stapled booklet
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10th September 1962 to 16th June 1963
This measured 4 1/2" x 6" when folded with the front and back being the same, opening to be a stapled booklet
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9th September 1963 to 14th June 1964
June 15 until September 6, 1964
September 6, 1964 until November 1, 1964
Images
21st May 1962
A two-car Met-Camm driver-trailer DMU set in Newcastle on 21 May 1962. Michael noted on the print "possibly the 12:30pm to Hexham". Michael Mensing.
3rd September 1975
A Class 101 DMU at Hexham, Northumberland, on 03/09/1975 after arrival with the 1010 Newcastle-Hexham. Graeme Phillips Collection.
3rd September 1975
A Class 101 DMU is seen at Hexham awaiting departure with 1102 Hexham-Newcastle, 03/09/1975 Graeme Phillips Collection.
20th September 1975
A Class 101 DMU waits to depart from Hexham with the 17:05 to Newcastle on 20 September 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.
18th November 1976
A Class 101 DMUs is seen in Hexham station after arrival of the 10:10 Newcastle - Hexham on a frosty November 18th, 1976. Graeme Phillips Collection.
4th March 1978
The 1010 Hexham-Newcastle departs from Wylam, Northumberland, on 04/03/1978, formed of a 105/101 hybrid DMU. Graeme Phillips Collection.
4th March 1978
On 04/03/1978, time 1435, a Class 101 departs from Stocksfield, Northumberland, with 1410 Newcastle-Hexham. Graeme Phillips Collection.
8th March 1978
A Class 105 / 101 DMU calls at Prudhoe, Northumberland, on 08/03/1978 with the 11:05 Newcastle - Hexham. Graeme Phillips Collection.
circa 1979
E56085 + E51221 stand in the Carlisle bay at Newcastle Central, probably about 1979. Simon Hadden.
4th August 1979
Saturday 04/08/1979 at Blaydon, Tyne & Wear, and a Class 101 DMU is seen departing from the station with a Hexham-Newcastle service. Graeme Phillips Collection.
1st April 1981
DTS(L) E56470 car awaits departure from west end bay platform 11 of Newcastle with a local service for Hexham, 1/4/81. Graeme Phillips Collection.
4th August 1981
The view from the Hexham station footbridge looking west on 4 August 1981. The dmu is a Cravens 2-car set of Class 105, made up of cars 56464/51279. From memory I think it has arrived on a service from Newcastle and is about set back over the crossover into the eastbound platform to form the 13.10 back to Newcastle Central. Note the wagons being filled with sand on the right of my pic, and Hexham signal box on the gantry in the background. The box is Grade II-listed and of NER origin. Lewis Bevan.
4th August 1981
The view from the Hexham station footbridge looking west on 4 August 1981. The dmu is a Cravens 2-car set of Class 105, made up of cars 56464/51279. From memory I think it has arrived on a service from Newcastle and is about set back over the crossover into the eastbound platform to form the 13.10 back to Newcastle Central. Lewis Bevan.
25th September 1982
E51204 + E56380 at Scotswood Bridge with a Hexham service on September 25, 1982. John Carter.
4th July 1984
A two-car class 101 unit waits to leave Newcastle with a Hexham service on July 4, 1984. Bruce Galloway.
20th August 1984
A two-car Class 101 DMU arrives at Hexham with a terminating service from Newcastle on 20 August 1984. George Woods.
9th March 1985
E53162 is at the front of the 12:18 Hexham - Newcastle service departing from Wylam station on March 9th, 1985. Another Met-Camm set can be seen in the distance departing in the opposite direction. Hamish Stevenson.
3rd June 1988
A Class 108 set (54243 + 53959) awaits departure from Newcastle platform 9 with the 17:33 Newcastle - Hexham, 03/06/1988. Graeme Phillips Collection.
circa 1989
A two-car Met-Camm DMU in Gateshead Metro Centre station circa 1989. Closest is 51203 still carrying a Norwich set number - it moved from there to Heaton in April 1987. Hexham is on the destination blind. Robert Forsythe.
23rd August 1989
54262 and 53955 awaiting departure at Newcastle with the 17:24 Newcastle - Hexham on Wednesday 23rd August 1989. The Heaton (HT) depot sticker, depicting the Tyne bridge, is clearly visible below the car number, which by this time has no regional prefix. This rush hour service was cancelled more often than not, probably due to lack of train unit, resulting in the 1715 Newcastle-Girvan (a ScotRail Class 156) being delayed to depart at 1724 and having to call at stations to Hexham. Graeme Phillips.