Industrial steam at South Hetton colliery Co. Durham.

8mm cine film shot by me in the early 1970s at what I believe to be the last NCB site in County Durham to use steam locomotives. (I stand to be corrected!)
Well turned out Austerity type 0-6-0 saddle tanks moved coal from collieries at South Hetton and Murton much of which was destined for export at Seaham Harbour where the loaded wagons arrived by way of Stony Cut and Swine Lodge rope inclines.
The video locations include the yards at South Hetton, crossing the newly constructed A19 dual carriageway, and at the top of the first incline .
The final shot has No 62 heading towards Hawthorn with a considerable rake of empties.
The video has an authentic soundtrack which I recorded at the time of filming.

[@oldoldbikebiker]

Thank you for the fantastic nostalgia! Particularly the sound - the clanking-squealing-squeaking of these trains is etched into my childhood memory ... although in my case it was from waay further west - Philadelphia - where my grand parents lived!

[@johnbill9201]

Brilliant video thanks for sharing John

[@dtrain1634]

Great video 😮 very good 👍 being born in the early 80’s this has all gone for good :(

[@adrianwalby5696]

Excellent

[@jeffreyhodge5564]

Wonderful ,lived in Grangetown Sunderland till 1967 ,evocative memories off all the rail system ,the sounds and smell come rolling back with a sadness of all that we have lost .

[@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv]

Hello Jeffrey, Thank you for your kind comments. I have recently posted a video containing steam workings from Sunderland South Dock shed which may also be of interest to you. Peter.

[@austinmetro6317]

Nice one😊

[@Pyrotrainthing]

Austerity Saddle Tanks doing what they do best: Working at industry & doing it well.

[@HighFell]

Ironically regularly cycle many of the old line routes across Co Durham and it’s fascinating to see how they were as working railway lines. Great way to see a beautiful county 😁

[@KarenCahill-cc9sv]

Got the train bug from my late father have all his memories love this

[@jonathanmarsh7561]

lovely bit of cine, brought it all back to me. I also did cine in the area.

[@tonyrobinson362]

If only we knew what was coming, I suppose we dont want to really, These are wonderful.

[@greghavers821]

nice!! thanks for this!!!!

[@user-wl5hj9sv6e]

Cool. That's what they do in coal mining.

[@MiLLwallpaul231258]

What if anything is left of this

[@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv]

I am afraid that this system and all of the collieries in County Durham have gone but some of the track beds have been repurposed as roads, footpaths and cycle routes.

[@tonyrobinson362]

The save the planet lot would have a meltdown! Who said track needs to be straight and level!