If I had the $ and room I'd model this intriguing rail facility, here in the US..I love the trackage, tunnel(s), and machinery, and even the sooty look to it..I'm a 'point to point' switchback guy, not a roundy-rounder. This is my style.. with lots of necessary moves to be made to run a RR realistically....
@sanddancer622 ай бұрын
My granddad used to work at westoe colliery and harton colliery untill he retired
@stephensmith44802 жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff. That system of letting the empty wagons run down a gradient and through a set of spring point, to run back in the opposite direction was used on the Coal Tips, at Garston when I worked there in the early 90`s.
@jkirk8883 жыл бұрын
A hidden gem this. Fascinating.
@majorpygge-phartt26432 жыл бұрын
Someone should make a working model layout of this old system, unless someone somewhere already has. And it should have live overhead working which would have plenty of arcing just like the real thing.
@aarontearle12 жыл бұрын
I live in South Shields and moved here long enough ago to see parts of the system in operation. It is sad to think there is no trace of the railway nor the colliery left. We in the North East seem very good at erasing our industrial heritage.
@majorpygge-phartt26432 жыл бұрын
Perhaps someone should show some of this old footage in the local schools, especially as some of the kids dads and granddads will have worked at the pits. Or perhaps it could be shown at a museum.
@andrewb1152 Жыл бұрын
I reckon the line, with its loop round to near the beach, should have been kept as an add-on to the metro, adding a couple of extra stations for the town.
@johnhenfrey5936 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, wish it could have lasted longer.
@Tom-Lahaye4 жыл бұрын
Model railways curves on a real size railway.
@captainboing3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking just that. You could model it realistically for a change 😂
@Beatlefan672 жыл бұрын
@@captainboing Absolutely - my railway is inspired by this line (not copied I hasten to add!)
@rickydowning21945 жыл бұрын
It’s mad to think that an industry that was king was completely wiped out in just 30years
@meme40134 жыл бұрын
@James Henderson why would that matter
@Beatlefan672 жыл бұрын
Great video - thanks for sharing.
@JintySteam13 жыл бұрын
What happened to the electric loco? Please tell me it got preserved.
@tgwrailwayvideos99163 жыл бұрын
No.10, No.9, No.4, No.2 and No.1 survived into preservation, however No.1 was scrapped at Bowes Bridge in 1979. None of the English Electric Locomotives (No.11 - No.15) survived and were scrapped between 1989 and 1992. No.10 and No.4 are in much better condition than the others, as No.4 can run on batteries, No.10 is reliveried into NCB Green. No.9 has started to be restored as well.
@JohnSmith-qv3ll3 жыл бұрын
Really don't know what to say, pure history wish I had visited when I was in Newcastle bored
@zuluwarrior16482 жыл бұрын
Hold on 1988 4 years ago????????
@Rob1Rich2 жыл бұрын
Great video. thank god most of this industry has gone.
@iancrown1242 жыл бұрын
yes great now we have to hope its windy , or our good friends in norway or qatar keep the energy on.