Accrington Brick & Tile

[Mike 84C]

I found a photo of Nori some time ago but cannot find the photo again. Any ideas? I believe Nori was an 0-4-0 saddle tank maybe built by Neilsons or Barclay. I know it shunted at the Whinney hill works because I went for rides on it as a 10yr old! about 1957.  My grandfather worked in the weigh bridge for a couple of years after retiring .Was it the only loco they had?

[Ruston]

The ILS show only one Nori in their list of named industrial steam locomotives and that was an Andrew Barclay, w/n 748.

 

Presumably the locomotive was named after a trade name for the bricks?

[Ruston]

This is Nori, AB 748 At Accrington Brick & Tile.

 

https://rcts.zenfolio.com/industrial-and-light/industrial-steam/other/hA87CD051#ha87cd051

 

And at NCB Huncoat

https://rcts.zenfolio.com/industrial-and-light/industrial-steam/other/hA88A19C0#ha88a19c0

Edited March 20, 2021 by Ruston

[Royal42]

Thanks for posting those photo's Dave.  I was born in Accrington and my dad worked at the Huncoat mine.  My mum worked at the Brickworks.

 

Mike

[Mike 84C]

Thanks also from me Dave. Nori=Iron spelt backwards. Trade name due to the strength of the bricks . I believe its all gone now? I was born in Clayton-le- Moors one lot of grandparents lived there and the other in Oswaldtwistle.

  Mick