doilum Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Jeremy C said: No. 59, which from other sources I see is VF 5300/1945 isn't listed in my 1976 Industrial Locomotives book at all, at least, not under NCB or Tyne and Wear, The pannier tank appears to be Kitson 2509/1883, NCB No 41, which was at Tanfield in 1976 and I think is now at the North Tyneside Steam Railway. My guess is that the photos are a decade out. I would not like to guess what the third locomotive is, although the cab and curved handrail look distinctive enough. ,RSH ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium drjcontroller Posted January 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2021 RSHN 7603 according to the original Flickr post. Douglas 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2021 Glass Houghton Coke Works 1975 19 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mol_PMB Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 10/01/2021 at 18:53, montyburns56 said: Great to see the unusual elliptical tar tanks in use! I might need one of those for my tar train in due course. This thread is full of wonderful inspiration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) On 30/01/2021 at 19:51, montyburns56 said: Glass Houghton Coke Works 1975 Excellent. I haven't seen these before. I guess that #3 had by then replaced the fireless loco with the high level cab. Is the additional pipe work to do with remote control of the coke hopper wagon. For those new to the industry, this wagon was drawn alongside the ovens and filled with the red hot coals before passing under the quenching tower. The steam given off by this process was quite acidic and, if the westerly winds strong enough, could leave holes in the washing half a mile away. The truly amazing thing is that these photos were taken from the public footpath that ran right through the plant. The loco is Coal Products #3, in the words of the late Ron Rockett, a name as imaginative as the light blue livery was practical! My IRS book lists her as Hawthorne Leslie 3575 from 1923 which eventually went to Tanfield for preservation. A birthday has brought David Monk Steel's book on industrial wagons. This confirms that the hopper car doors and tilt were air powered from a semi permanently connected loco. Edited February 19, 2021 by doilum Additional information 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) On 30/01/2021 at 19:56, montyburns56 said: Prince Of Wales Colliery, Pontefract 1971 Hudswell Clarke 1886 of 1955. Originally "Whitwood #8" ( a whole batch of eight were delivered new in 1951-6 to what was then the central work shop) it spent it's full working life at POW before being scrapped on site in 1972. Edited February 3, 2021 by doilum 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 21 hours ago, doilum said: Excellent. I haven't seen these before. I guess that #3 had by then replaced the fireless loco with the high level cab. Is the additional pipe work to do with remote control of the coke hopper wagon. For those new to the industry, this wagon was drawn alongside the ovens and filled with the red hot coals before passing under the quenching tower. The steam given off by this process was quite acidic and, if the westerly winds strong enough, could leave holes in the washing half a mile away. The truly amazing thing is that these photos were taken from the public footpath that ran right through the plant. The loco is Coal Products #3, in the words of the late Ron Rockett, a name as imaginative as the light blue livery was practical! My IRS book lists her as Hawthorne Leslie 3575 from 1923 which eventually went to Tanfield for preservation. Thanks for the info, as it was only after I'd posted the pictures that I started to wonder what all the pipework was for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 57 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Thanks for the info, as it was only after I'd posted the pictures that I started to wonder what all the pipework was for. It is my best guess. My younger daughter looks after the local history photo collection in Castleford library. She hadn't seen these before and thought they would be great additions if the copyright could be agreed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Water Haigh Colliery Date unknown Peckfield Colliery 1970 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Wheldale 1973 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Savile Colliery 1971 Wheldale 1970 Fryston 1970 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Wheldale 1973 I have Whitwood no 4 and Diana in the Frydale stud. To my surprise, I haven't got any photos of the Hudswell Clarkes or 15" engines on this tablet. A job for tomorrow! These are excellent pictures which I haven't quite seen before. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Savile Colliery 1971 Wheldale 1970 Fryston 1970 Whilst I have modelled Fryston #2, Parkhill and Mexborough have missed out. My third 15" (from the Judith Edge kit) ended up as Bawtry but could as easily been Wheeler or Coronation. Parkhill was one of the collieries where my late father in law worked and would be a strong favourite if I was tempted into a fifth austerity. The loco transferred to Fryston for the last year or so of it's working life. My maternal grandfather worked in the time office at Fryston and, strangely enough, my paternal grandfather did the same job at Whitwood. The models are as much a tribute to family as they are to a lost way of life. Just to round off the family connections, in 1970 dad was the head teacher at the tiny village school in Fryston. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 15 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Savile Colliery 1971 Wheldale 1970 Fryston 1970 Whilst I have modelled Fryston #2, Parkhill and Mexborough have missed out. My third 15" (from the Judith Edge kit) ended up as Bawtry but could as easily been Wheeler or Coronation. Parkhill was one of the collieries where my late father in law worked and would be a strong favourite if I was tempted into a fifth austerity. The loco transferred to Fryston for the last year or so of it's working life. My maternal grandfather worked in the time office at Fryston and, strangely enough, my paternal grandfather did the same job at Whitwood. The models are as much a tribute to family as they are to a lost way of life. Just to round off the family connections, in 1970 dad was the head teacher at the tiny village school in Fryston. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Sorry about the double post. I am not sure if this really belongs under the Frydale thread but I will include the details here. Whitwood no 4 was Hudswell Clarke 1844 (1951). It moved to Pontefract POW in 1971 and then , in kit form to the Nene Valley possibly as a parts project. Fryston no2 was HC 1883 (1955) and spent its entire working life there being scrapped in 1972. 1972 seems to have been a pivotal year for steam. There seems to have been an area wide policy change on rebuilding locos not helped by a year of on/ off industrial action and a miner's strike. It also saw the end of ponies underground. I will post the other pictures under Frydale in the industrial section. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) On 02/02/2021 at 19:54, montyburns56 said: Savile Colliery 1971 Wheldale 1970 Fryston 1970 I think that the Saville loco is HE 1956 (1939) Airedale no 2. Not to be confused with Airedale or Airedale no 1. It was scrapped on site in 1975. Edited February 3, 2021 by doilum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Ackton Hall Colliery 1970 1971 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 The LMS ore hoppers with greedy boards are crying out to have models made; rtr anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Ackton Hall Colliery 1970 1971 And that is the original Airedale. The first of the 15" standard class and now at Embsay. Edited February 5, 2021 by doilum 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Morrison Busty 1973 Wheldale 1971 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: Morrison Busty 1973 Wheldale 1971 Definitive. There are surprisingly few good pictures of Antwerp in the local books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 My scratch build based on the surplus tall bunker etch from the Mercian kit. It has as a random motor from a broken toy but runs smoothly. I love this photo almost enough to have another go! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Undoubtedly powered by a steam turbine driven power station so totally justified in this thread. *ahem* NCB Westoe Depot 1970 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2021 Even more OT, but wow what great pictures. British Oak Colliery Staithe 1973 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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