12CSVT Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi I just thought that I would share this photo of this roll wagon at Skinningrove which was taken in 1990 at the works. It might be of use to someone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Thanks for sharing Did you take any more photos when you were there? There are plenty of us on here who'd be interested! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
12CSVT Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 No problem, I have a couple more from the early 90s which I will scan later this week if I can find them, but here is one of a Sentinal outside of the works in the exchange sidings. I have a few from more resent times and will try and them posted later this week Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 12CSVT, that's fantastic! Thanks for posting it! For my planned layout I was considering a Sentinal in the work's fleet and this picture is just what I was looking Any further photos greatly received! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 A couple of very usefull and interesting photos. More please (especially of wagons)! As an aside RT Models produce a kit of a Skinningrove wagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
12CSVT Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Ah yes Thankyou. Here is a couple more photos of Internal user wagons for you, The first is of an ex BR bogie bolster wagon at Skinningrove exchange sidings in the early 90s and the other is an ex Skinningrove wagon at Boulby mine in 2005. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
12CSVT Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Here is another photo of no 2 in better condition for you James. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thank you so much for posting these Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Interesting to note that the Skinningrove Sentinals all had 4 cab doors rather that the usual 2 rear doors, for improved access. Any more photos? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted July 8, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2011 I hadn't noticed the doors before, perhaps we'll have to supply a kit with two cab backs and doors for this one. Michael Edge Judith Edge kits Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
12CSVT Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Here is another photo of No 2 s doors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
12CSVT Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Here are some rolls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 That first photo shows how complex the tuning of rolls can be. The second photo though, are they rolls? they've got very textured surfaces and seem to have a roller bearing race in the end? Difficult to be sure, they just look a bit odd. It was rolling expertise which gave Skinningrove a life as a specialised rolling centre in the early years of the BSC. As the second smallest integrated works, after Brymbo, it's future had long been questioned. They had pioneered the rolling of continuous rails in conjunction with the LNER in the 1930's. They also had particular experience of rolling bulb sections, sections with 'swollen' faces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Here's a photo of Skinningrove in 1967, the year it passed into the hands of the BSC. Single 22' hearth blast furnace top left. The tall chimney standing against the sea serves the sinter plant, just to it's left. To it's right I think that the dark outline is the Wellman Galusha gas producer plant. Open hearth plant with four chimneys for the four furnaces in front of that, soaking pits with chimneys to the right and rolling mills to the right and in front of the soaking pits. The buildings in the right forground are the Fabrication Plant and Colliery Arch rolling plant. A long gantry crane spans an extensive stockyard and the light building to the left edge is the basic slag fertiliser plant with slag tips behind it. Skiiningrove lost it's coke ovens in 1937, they stood where the sinter plant stands in the above photo. Running a single blast furnace without coke ovens causes problems of a lack of gas supply whenever the furnace is off blast. Not only is fuel for the plant lost but an explosive mixture of air and gas builds up in the mains, particularly if the furnace is taken off blast without warning. To overcome this Skinningrove installed a Wellman Galusha producer gas plant with sophisticated gas control system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 That first photo shows how complex the tuning of rolls can be. The second photo though, are they rolls? they've got very textured surfaces and seem to have a roller bearing race in the end? Difficult to be sure, they just look a bit odd. It was rolling expertise which gave Skinningrove a life as a specialised rolling centre in the early years of the BSC. As the second smallest integrated works, after Brymbo, it's future had long been questioned. They had pioneered the rolling of continuous rails in conjunction with the LNER in the 1930's. They also had particular experience of rolling bulb sections, sections with 'swollen' faces. Are they for Durbar plate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Very possibly Brian, they do seem to have a very deep 'texture' though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
12CSVT Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Here is a photo taken looking towards the cliff edge. If you look on Arthurs ariel shot and look where the Blast Furnce is the loco is in the position to the left of it although sadly the furnace has long since gone. The second photo is looking in the opposite direction with a Sentinal lurking too the far right. If you look on the photo again at the four melting shop chimneys in the centre of the photo the rake of BBAs are in the positon just behind and parralel to them. It is amazing how the melting shops fitted in such a small space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Nice to be able to relate the more modern photos with the older ones. It was a very compact works and that was one of the countries smallest open hearth melting shops, though it did have two large tilting furnaces, 200t and 300t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu105e Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I have uploaded some loco photos onto my flickr account, that have plenty shots of the locos, only from the last 2 years tho. if you have trouble viewing, i could repost them to here if you wish, just ask.... Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Stu, A link to your Flicker account would be appreciated. Gordon A Bristol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu105e Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 hi, sorry, here is the link to my flickr, general trains folder. The Skiningrove locos are in there, and also in the ''work past and present'' folder. there are locos from both Skinningrove, and Redcar works. Redcar use a much beefier GEC loco. May be some mainline stuff there too. http://www.flickr.com/photos/46120187@N08/sets/72157629623473067/ Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu105e Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'm not sure how I've uploaded a picture slideshow, but if you click onto it, the album can be viewed in its original form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJL Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Great set of Photos people thanks for sharing them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Interesting to see a couple of chain drive sentinels in there seeing as Hornby have one lined up for 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted January 1, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2013 Did someone mention Skinningrove? Here's my favourite photo of the place. Actually it's one of my all time favourites. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.