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'King' at Ladysmith.
The little Andrew Barclay is dwarfed by the plant in the background
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'Victoria' at Whitehaven Harbour.
'Victoria' was owned by the Harbour Commissioners but was often hired to the NCB. Built by Peckett works number 2028 of 1942
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'Carr' at Ladysmith.
Carr was a sister engine to Hudswell Clark 1814 at Harrington one of a batch supplied to collieries in the area. Carr was built in 1948 works number 1812
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Marchon Chemical's Peckett at Ladysmith.
The replacement 'Sentinel' diesel can be seen in the background
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Whitehaven Harbour
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn 0-4-0 saddle works 7049 tank pulls coal hoppers round the harbour
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Derelict locomotives at Ladysmith
Ladysmith destroyed/wore out most of the locos it received!This group comprises, left to right, Hawthorn Leslie 'Spider', two Yorkshire Engine Company 0-4-0 saddle tanks and Andrew Barclay works number...
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'Charles' at the top of the incline from Whitehaven Harbour.
Life was hard at Ladysmith and 'Charles' ,Hudswell Clark 1778 of 1944, has clearly suffered a mishap but soldiers on.
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'Revenge' at the incline head at Ladysmith
The close proximity of the cliffs and the sea to this location eventually led to it's premature closure as there was a landslip that severed the line.
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'Amazon' at Harrington locoshed
Amazon was built at Vulcan foundry in 1945 works number 5297
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This is 'Revenge', HE3699 of 1950. I had a cab ride up the grade the morning I took this shot.
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Marchon Chemical's Peckett at Ladysmith
This loco was owned by the chemical works next to the NCB plant. It was occasionally hired to help out when there was a shortageof NCB locos but was clearly out of use when this photo was taken.
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Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn 0-4-0 saddle tank at Whitehaven Harbour
Based at William Pit loco shed at the harbour this loco is works number 7049 of 1942
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Harrington Coal Preparation Plant
Hudswell Clark 0-4-0 saddle tank ex Solway colliery at work at work
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Hudswell Clark 0-4-0 saddle tank at Harrington
Perched on top of the cliffs this part of the harrington system was quite dramatic. Here Hudswell Clark works number 1812 of 1942 marshalls wagons
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Harrington Loco Shed, Lowca.
Harrington had a coal preparation plant and at this time,1970, the working locos were 'Amazon' and a Hudswell Clark 0-4-0 saddle tank
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'Unity' at Harrington.
'Unity' was a Hudswell Clark built 0-6-0 side tank works number 1587 of 1927. It was tranferred up to Cumbria from Weston Rhyn in Shropshire along with 'Spider' which went to Ladysmith. Neither worked...
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Andrew Barclay 0-6-0 saddle tank out of use at Ladysmith
This is works number 2271 of 1949
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'Spider' at Ladysmith
'Spider' came from the other end of the North West Area originally being based at Ifton Colliery in Shropshire. She never worked at Ladysmith as far as I know
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'Askham Hall' - Avonside Engine Co built in 1917.
'Askham Hall is in the shed at William Pit. Although William Pit itself had closed soem years before the shed serviced the locos working on the harbour lines
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Harrington Coal Preparation Plant
A flagman controls traffic as Hudswell Clark 1812 crosses the road to enter the plant
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