Sunday, 29 October 2023
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Saturday, 14 October 2023
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| Flying Scotsman passes through Wylam |
On the 14th of October 2023, Flying Scotsman, the iconic preserved steam engine, travelled along the Tyne Valley railway from Carlisle to Newcastle.
Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at their Doncaster works, designed by the company's Chiel Engineer Nigel Gresley.
It would become the LNER's flagship loco on the rote from London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverly. Flying Scotsman was exhibited at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park in 1924 and 1925.
On the 1st May 1928 the LNER used Flying Scotsman on their inaugural non stop service between Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverly, a corridor tender being used to allow a change of crew during the 8 hour journey.
Flying Scotsman became the first locomotive to achieve an officially authenticated speed of 100 miles per hour on 30 November 1934.
In 1948 when railways were nationalised, Flying Scotsman came under the ownership of British Railways. It was retired from service in having travelled 2.08 million miles during it's operational service.
Flying Scotsman was preserved and came under the ownership of the National Railway museum in 2004.
Monday, 2 October 2023
NE Baseball League Final
The inaugural North East Baseball league final was held at the Gosforth Sports Association ground on 1st October 2023. It featured both of the Newcastle Nighthawks baseball teams, the Wings and the Talons.
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| NEBL Final 2023 Newcastle Nighthawks Wings and Talons |
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| NEBL Final 2023 IJ |
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| NEBL Final 2023 - the first Pitch |
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| NEBL Final 2023 Bull Pen and Pitching Mound |
The Wings opened with two runs, with the Talons responding with a run to trail 1-2. The Wings edged in to the lead with 5 runs, however, a grand slam gave the Talons the lead for the first time, the score at the end of the inning being 7-5 in the Talons favour. An inning that ended with a double play, catch at third base and a throw to second base putting two batters out in the same play.
The scores stayed within 1 run over the forthcoming innings, and it was the two final innings when the Talons secured the game 14-10.
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| NEBL Final 2023 - End of game |
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| NEBL Final 2023 Winners Newcastle Talons |
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That’s a wrap for 2023. The Talons win the inaugural NEBL final 14-10 against inter club rivals, Wings. The 3hr final was tightly contested.
— Newcastle Nighthawks (@NCLNighthawks) October 1, 2023
Jaryd Mercer was MVP for his grand slam in the bottom of the third inning which edged the Talons ahead for the first time. pic.twitter.com/p9rl6xcuvQ