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Some photos from a quick trip to Beamish today - wasn't aware trains from Rowley were running, so was surprised when walking towards the town to see NCB 22 shunting a tanker at the other end of town, luckily got the station in time to see it do some more shunting including pulling Y7 985 out before starting services









Seaham Harbour coal drops awaiting reassembly





1949 built Barclay NCB 22 from the Bowes Railway, where it worked from new









Pulling Y7 985 out to gain access to the carriage





985 and NER Birdcage brakevan



Locomotive coaling and watering stage taking shape, will make a good photo backdrop when in use



985 now faces west, to equal out tyre wear (the demonstration line is mostly straight with a right hand curve at the end)

A few more;



Number 18 'Lewin' in the colliery engine shed



Line up outside - 'Newcastle', a 1901 Manning Wardle, 'Malleable No 5', Stockton Ironworks of unknown age, and Number 17 Head Wrightson 'coffee pot' from Seaham Harbour (formerly on display at Darlington Railway Museum)



Seaham Harbour engine shed circa 1930?

Rlangham wrote:Some photos from a quick trip to Beamish today - wasn't aware trains from Rowley were running, so was surprised when walking towards the town to see NCB 22 shunting a tanker at the other end of town, luckily got the station in time to see it do some more shunting including pulling Y7 985 out before starting services



Seaham Harbour coal drops awaiting reassembly

As they have been for about 40 years since I first saw them as a teenager!
Nice to see Beamish pulling their fingers out and finally running some trains.

It's definitely good to see them running at the 1913 town, it's just a shame the J21 is in such poor condition at Shildon, but at least now undercover. There's some interesting posts on the Drops on the Beamish transport blog here;

http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/201 ... oal-drops/ - general information

http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/201 ... ft-part-1/ - moving them to their current position

Beamish also have an excellent series of photos of the Lambton Staithes in Sunderland here http://www.flickr.com/photos/beamishmus ... otostream/ click on the right hand thumbnails for more.