Other places · North East England
Blyth Cambois TMD
In or near Cambois.
Blyth Cambois TMD in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bedlington · 3.0 km
About
Blyth Cambois TMD is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Blyth Cambois TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Blyth, Northumberland, England. The depot was situated on the west side of the branch line from Bedlington Junction to Blyth Docks. The depot code, under TOPS, was BL.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Coal had been exported from the south side of the River Blyth since before the arrival of the railways in 1845, and had reached over 6,000,000 tonne per year by 1963. The pattern of trains feeding the coal staithes at Blyth from around the North East required many steam locomotives to enable this operation to happen. A diesel depot was built and opened in Blyth in 1968; it replaced earlier facilities at Percy Main, North Blyth and South Blyth, which were all traditional steam sheds. Although diesel locomotives had been around since the late 1950s/early 1960s, with the run-down of steam power on British Railways the steam sheds were closed in favour of a new shed, Cambois (pronounced…
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- Coordinates
- 55.1513, -1.5255
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- East Bedlington
- Postcode
- NE24 1RQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Established
- 1968
- Nearest railway station
- Bedlington — 3 km
- Official site
- www.therailwaycentre.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q28405812 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blyth Cambois TMD (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blyth Cambois TMD?
- Blyth Cambois TMD is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE24 1RQ), in the parish of East Bedlington.
- What is Blyth Cambois TMD?
- Blyth Cambois TMD in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Blyth Cambois TMD?
- The nearest railway station is Bedlington, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE24 1RQ.
- When was Blyth Cambois TMD built?
- Built or established in 1968.
- Who owns Blyth Cambois TMD?
- Blyth Cambois TMD is owned by British Rail.
- Is Blyth Cambois TMD a protected site?
- Yes — Blyth Cambois TMD is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Blyth Cambois TMD?
- The nearest railway station is Bedlington, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE24 1RQ.