The daily Middlesbrough-Newcastle parcels train; -on this day, a very lightweight affair. It could sometimes be much more substantial. The V1 No 67639 was ekeing out its last days before withdrawal in October 1962. In the distance a WD 2-8-0 approaches with a Thrislington dolomite train bound for West Hartlepool.

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