Darlington Saltburn branch

[52D]

Pinza there appears to have been a map at Marylebone as well. When this was first mentioned much debate took place.

[PinzaC55]

Well if there was one at Marylebone that was a well photographed station so I'm guessing it must show up somewhere? The station was also used in "The Thirty Nine Steps" but that was in 1978 so the map certainly wasn't there - I would have seen it - but it was also used in the 1962 movie "The Day Of The Triffids".

[mr B]

The serpent benches were painted the same cream colour at Stockton station when the roof was demolished - see my photo

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/350 ... cfe5_b.jpg

Re "Get Carter" I always thought it was done at Dawdon Blast but I've been told it was actually Blackhall Colliery.

According to Ken Hoole's book "Railway Stations Of The North East" Thornaby was rebuilt and opened in 1882 at a cost of £11,482 and was renamed from "SOUTH STOCKTON" to Thornaby 10 years later. I seem to remember reading that Ken got the tile map when it was demolished but no idea where it went to.

Stockton was always a wind tunnel, been built east / west in this respect was almost litter free!

Moving back to the Saltburn branch I found this in my scrap book its the miniature railway in the recreation ground at South Bank ( Trunk Road, Teesville) , running up untill the late 1950's untill the yobs burnt it down, the society then moved to Albert Park , Middlesbrough and the yobs turned up again, after a few years the Teesside Small Gauge Society now run their stock at Preston Park Museum Near Stockton-on-Tees. This has also been a victim of our local yob culture however this has been rebuilt and is running to date.

mr B

[Bryan]

Who would have thought it?

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teess ... -27701966/

[mr B]

found this, old post card on Redcar beach, it is not in use any more, some accident or other some years ( 1980's?) ago and a child was injured, however having done some research on the subject it it still alive, under wraps tucked away in the owner's (next of kin) garage in Redcar.

mr B ... more to come

[mr B]

came across this post card and it was to good to miss, Redcar Central Special Platform

mr B more to come

[StoneRoad]

@ Mr B

That Redcar Beach Train is "cute" in a strange sort of way!

Given my trend towards restoration of the unusual.. ..

Would you be kind enough, please! - to put me in contact with the current owner?
(Would a PM be best?)

Thanks for sharing the postcard(s)

StoneRoad

[mr B]

StoneRoad, I think a change of ownership would be out of the question, as it took me a lot of asking and finding out about the subject and it would loose a lot of credabillity between myself and the source of information. After the incident on the beach a big enquirey was held and to bring the said train to meet board of trade rules was going (at the time) to cost thousands of £s.

mr B

[mr B]

heres another oddie' now have these gangers just layed Redcar Central station car park/taxi rank or are they about to re-lay station road ?

mr B

[StoneRoad]

I'm not sure that I want to buy it as such, Mr B, just making sure that it gets any extra TLC that may be required!

[mr B]

I'll look into it StoneRoad, just found another gem on fleebay...

went for £8 not to me -got more sence!

mr B
ps.. a friend sugested that the roller (above Picture) could have been bought new by the local Borough of Redcar council to lay Zetland, Borough, Lock and Lilly parks 1920's and been delivered via the horse box siding.

[mr B]

seasons greetings to all...for those that know the line will spot one of the best in the area....

not the loco its just a visitor from 51C, its Grestys fishing tackle shop.

mr B ... more to come

[James Brodie]

Sirs or modom as the case may be, Thanks for the memory.
I used to drive the 5" gauge Granlee a GNR Atlantic owned by Jim Hawkes in the early days of this railway which comprised 5" and 7 1/4". One of my regular tasks was setting the valves on the 5" Manns Pacific a lovely engine to drive but you had to remembe the regulator would 'over shut'!!! Mr Hawkes took me under his wing at the TSSME track in Albert Park Middlesbrough when I was fourteen and I was the driver on his Granlee. I was supposed to have inhereted this engine but that's another story, the lad who got it sold it on. Would love to know of it's whereabouts? There was another little 5" 0-4-0T called Bella this engne got stolen.
Sometimes the lads from Rowlands Gill came with their 7 1/4"engines, one of which was called Rainhill this was fanatastic to drive although I got my lugs chewed off by Jim for going too fast yet to me she was riding beautiful but to the observers she was like a bucking bronco!

[mr B]

Another lost piece of modern history from the Heritage Line, known to the locals as "green giants" , used for the movement of potash from Boulby mine, however with the wagons used for the convayance of rock salt for the nations roads they simply rotted away, Shildon works built them and have repaired them on several occations all have since been scrapped, several of the newer mk 2 wagons still roam the rails. All types of hoppers have been tried even Tigers have turned up, the present fleet of Nacco hoppers is stating to show salt contamination.

class 20's round Huntcliffe at Saltburn with Cleveland Potash Ltd hoppers

mr B

[Greedy Boards]

Fine shot of freight wagons coming round Warsett Hill on their approach to Carlin How & Loftus. Can recommend a trip to the Cleveland Ironstone Museum at Skinningrove after Easter, when the drift mine usually opens for visitors. The volunteer staff are very helpful, and the Loftus Mine's history spans 1847 - 1958, withe sea trade to the Tyne initially, and then feeding Skinningrove Iron Works upto closure. Believe that steel items are still produced at Skinningrove, so I guess that it is probably one of the UK's longest serving industrial branch-lines to date.

Regards

Greedy Boards