National Coal Board No.49 sits inside the engine shed at Marley Hill during the photographic evening at Tanfield Railway.

In a scene that would probably give any modern day Health & Safety inspectors a heart attack,the crew of "Kinsley No.9" go about repairs to the loco during a break in shunting movements.The loco,b... (more)

Many British Railways diesel types,upon withdrawal,found themselves employed in other industries.This gave many people a chance to see locomotive types that they would normally have missed by many... (more)

A photograph from a different world - and in many ways the world was different in those times.An 0-4-0 tank engine belonging to the National Coal Board goes about its daily routine at an unknown c... (more)

Ex-NCB Austerity saddle tank Repulse at the end of the day on the Lakside and Haverthwaite Railway in beautiful Cumbria.

This is a lost landscape from South Yorkshire. Steam had been eliminated from British Railways for a couple of years, but in 1970 it still lingered on in dozens of collieries throughout Britain. D... (more)

Ex-NCB Austerity, "Repulse" emerges from the rock tunnel at Haverthwaite as it runs round its train on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in beautiful Cumbria.

Ex National Coal Board austerity 0-6-0 saddle tank, "Repulse" is watered at Haverthwite station on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite railway, in lovely Cumbria.

Five years after steam on the 'big railway' had ended, scenes like this were also drawing to a close. St John's Colliery's No.102 'Cathryn' was a 1955 Leeds built 0-6-0 (Hudswell Clarke No.1844). ... (more)

Bold Colliery used steam until 1982 though rail traffic action was irregular. Austerity tank 'Robert' heads colourful 'HEA' coal hoppers towards the screens, for loading with coal bound for Irelan... (more)

Hunslet Saddletank No 7 performs at Wheldale Colliery. This engine was pressed into use for 3 weeks in 12/81 when severe weather froze this systems Sentinel diesels.

Hunslet Saddletank No 7 performs at Wheldale Colliery. This engine was pressed into use for 3 weeks in 12/82 when severe weather froze this systems Sentinel diesels, one of which is visble here.

Hunslet Saddletank No 7 performs at Wheldale Colliery. This engine was pressed into use for 3 weeks in 12/82 when severe weather froze this systems diesels. See EXIF data for full caption.

Hunslet Saddletank No 7 performs at Wheldale Colliery. This engine was pressed into use for 3 weeks in 12/82 when severe weather froze this systems diesels. In the foreground is stacked NG track p... (more)