Trev52A Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 16 hours ago, Ben B said: There's a preserved surviving Austerity up at the Aln Valley Railway with one of these rounded cabs; saw it briefly the last time I was camping up that way... That's right, Ben. This must be ex-NCB No 60 (Hunslet Engine Co No 3686 of 1948) originally with the Lambton Railway and then at Dawdon Colliery (near Seaham Harbour). It first went to the Strathspey Railway for preservation. (It wasn't one of the ones which went to Derwenthaugh) Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 16 hours ago, montyburns56 said: If you search for Esholt Works on Flickr you'll find quite a few pictures of what remains on the site. Esholt Works 1973 That bridge has featured in a few ITV Yorkshire dramas; DCI Banks, for one. The Hunslet diesel in the last photo was named PRINCE OF WALES and ended up being the shunter at the Shipley scrapyard of Crossley's. I think it's still there, although out of use since rail traffic ceased. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Quote The Hunslet diesel in the last photo was named PRINCE OF WALES and ended up being the shunter at the Shipley scrapyard of Crossley's. I think it's still there, although out of use since rail traffic ceased. I can confirm it was still there, as of last Monday, though probably hasn't turned a wheel in a decade (thanks to the whole skulduggery with Network Rail trying to sell the site out from under CE, and the consequent end of rail traffic). "Venom", the ex-Longmoor shunter, a Sentinel, and the two ancient, battered, R&H 88DS shunters were still on site, all looking very faded and worse for wear. Surprisingly not scrapped though, the management, whilst not running rail-served traffic, must have a soft spot for the locomotives.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 21 hours ago, doilum said: Love the miniature Hudson tippers. I suspect that they are bigger than your average Hudson tipper! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: I suspect that they are bigger than your average Hudson tipper! But smaller than the NCB units! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted February 10, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2020 This shot just screams out to be turned into a diorama or a cakebox layout. St. John's Colliery Bothy 1972 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold highpeakman Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2020 57 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: This shot just screams out to be turned into a diorama or a cakebox layout. St. John's Colliery Bothy 1972 Glorious. Thanks for posting. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2020 Snowdown Colliery Open Day 1978 Date Unknown 1970 1972 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted February 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks for those, really interesting shots of locos of which (I think) all survive, even the Class 12 diesel (now the only one). Also the overhead wires in the exchange sidings, as used by Class 71s! I find these smaller coalfield areas particularly interesting; when the mainstream media talks about "former coal-mining areas" you know they've never considered places like Fife, Lancashire or Kent , all of which were active until after the 1984-85 strike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2020 Snowdown Colliery 1974 This picture says that Snowdown station is in the background so it would make for an interesting 1970s model with an industrial steam loco shed nearby. 1977 Open Day 1978 Would you like to see a 70s picture with a Bulleid Class 12 shunter, an electro diesel and a steam engine all in the same frame? Would you like to see a 70s picture with a Class 71 using the 750v overhead and steam loco in the same frame? A close up of the Class 12 showing the BFB wheels 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Moxy Posted February 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: Snowdown Colliery Open Day 1978 I love those slim line water tanks, presumably that narrow to fit in the site between the tracks and the road. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 21 hours ago, Moxy said: I love those slim line water tanks, presumably that narrow to fit in the site between the tracks and the road. I hadn't noticed them until you pointed them out. The odd thing is they don't look as if they would contain enough water to fill a single engine! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) More stunning photo's, full of detail and atmosphere, many thanks for posting Edited February 17, 2020 by sb67 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) I'm just posting this one as it looks slightly incongruous to have a steam engine pulling some old hopper style wagons with the modern British Steel logo on one of them. It does beg the question when was the logo introduced? Harrington Coal Preparation Plant, Lowca, Cumbria, 22nd June 1972. Edited February 23, 2020 by montyburns56 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium drjcontroller Posted February 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) Eccles Colliery, Backworth, 1973. Hunslet 2864 of 1943 takes water. Not very good quality I'm afraid, scanned from an Instamatic negative. Edited February 24, 2020 by drjcontroller 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 Shipley Scrap Yard 1983 20 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 These pictures don't show the steam loco that well, but I just thought that they were interesting with the juxtaposition with the Class 40. Bersham 1979 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Niddrie 1971 Eccles Colliery, Backworth, Northumberland on the 7th. of June 1973 1975 Brynlliw Colliery on 5th May 1975. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted June 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Not sure if I'm going to get away with this, BUT it's a British-built standard Hawthorn Leslie design at work in Turkey in 1976, it's just an awesome photo. Edited June 20, 2020 by Corbs 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted June 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20, 2020 I ended up buying the pic and tweaked the levels and saturation a little - here it is in its hi-res glory. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Port Of Par 1970 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Corrall Queen at Corralls Wharf 1971 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 More Corralls Wharf 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted June 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2020 A general question. Would the 16 tonner, in the last pic above, need to be swept out after this? Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 3 hours ago, SHMD said: A general question. Would the 16 tonner, in the last pic above, need to be swept out after this? Kev. It hasn't finished emptying yet; it'll take a little time for the conveyor to clear that lot. There won't be enough left in the wagon to require sweeping out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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