North East steam workings from 52G Sunderland shed

8mm cine film shot by me between December 1965 and the end of BR steam in the North East on 9th September 1967.
This video features locomotives from Sunderland employed on coal traffic between the pits and the docks and to power stations on Tyneside and Teesside.
Sunderland shed employed ex NER 0-6-0 and 0-8-0 goods engines right up to the end of steam but WD 2-8-0s and K1s were also regularly seen particularly on the longer routes.
Locations filmed include Ryhope colliery, Hall Dene ( for Vane Tempest colliery), Seaton Bank (for South Hetton colliery), Pelaw, (for the Tyne), Silksworth colliery branch and the Hilton colliery branch near Monkwearmouth (now the Stadium of light football ground).
There are also scenes on Sunderland shed.
The video has an authentic soundtrack recorded by me mostly at the time of filming.
This is the last of my series of archive cine films with soundtrack and I would like to thank all of you who have given positive comments, it is much appreciated.
Also I a big thank you to the many subscribers to my channel.
I hope my films will continue to interest and give pleasure to all who view them.
Best wishes,
Peter.

[@philipashbourn1538]

In the last days of Sunderland steam I left Manchester in the early hours on my Lambretta 150 to have a day photographing the mainly coal trains at several locations. I got home tired but not tired enough to miss a wonderful of jazz at the Sports Guild.

[@johndrew3202]

Wonderful to see those sights of 60 years ago. we know where most of the engines went, but what changes have occurred to our landscape! Superb in every department, thank you.

[@richardskelton5119]

Wonderful video, great to see how it once was.

[@mral3694]

A beautiful film! You’ve caught so much of the atmosphere of coal workings and everyday happenings! Light engine, engine and brake van, tender first, assistance by diesel, pinning down brakes, level crossing gates closing after train has passed…..wonderful!

[@rodsmith3911]

I see the two NER preserved locos in their latter days of BR ownership doing what they always did: hauling coal! They are now better cared for but mainly haul passengers. It was so good to see the real thing again. Thanks for the memories of Silksworth in particular. Some lovely shots that bring back to mind all the emotions felt at the time when watching the trains hauling coal and coal empties to and from the pits. In a couple of months the last coal fired power station will close down for ever. The very thing that caused the birth of Railways here in the North East will be gone and an Era ended. So even more important that films like this are there to remind us of the past glories of our Railways for the enlightenment of future generations. Even Newcastle Broon Ale is not what it was! Or so it seems to me.....

[@cedarcam]

More great video from your Archive. The sight of those long trains with the locomotive on full regulator must of been incredible in real

[@nigeltout5375]

Excellent, shows the railway scene long gone. Superb quality, so good I would have guessed that it was 16mm. The sound is excellent, as is the photography at the locations and there is none of that mind-numbing zooming that many people do when videoing nowadays.

[@JintySteam1]

Its nice to have just the sounds of the engines without commentary sometimes.

[@user-ug2wk7db2g]

Absolutely superb evocative footage

[@christhompson2126]

Will definitely have to dig-out my tape recordings from those days... One shot above was definitely at Bowesfield Junction - very close to where I worked in what I still regard as my "misguided youth" on B.R. - the Area Civil Engineer's Office on Thornaby station. (Incredibly, some years ago I met this engineer near Colchester.) Anyway, every inward working to Tees Yard had to come out again - right past the door of the office. The Q6s of course made the biggest racket!

[@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv]

Hello Chris, If you have not seen it I have a shot of a Q6 at Thornaby on my West Hartlepool workings video. I also made sound recordings before I began filming and Thornaby was as good location as locomotives from Darlington, West Hartlepool, and Sunderland South Dock sheds worked through there. Happy days Peter.

[@christhompson2126]

Hi Peter, Well I'd guess that we both made a fair few sound recordings on our portable reel-to-reel machines... Some trips we made together, instance Normanton? Incidentally I changed my name to Chris/Kris some decades ago, soon after gaining promotion to Colchester as 'Area Technical Officer' in 1971 (a really fantastic job involving track levelling and supervising 'Traxcavators' on Saturday night relaying work "under the wire"... Do you still have your old tapes??? Best,

[@KarenCahill-cc9sv]

I'm saving this it's so good ❤

[@jeffreyhodge5564]

Spent so many hours at the junction from Sunderland down to the docks between 1964 to 1967,J27 ,Q6 ,K1,WD and even the odd Pacific running light from Gateshead to take out lengthy Mail order parcels trains :happy days ,

[@richardjoyce3612]

Another brilliant vid.... many thanks for this, I look forwards to other ones....

[@updistant]

Outstanding content and quality.

[@alangrange8918]

Tremendous! I miss those sights and sounds - thanks for filming for posterity!

[@thestocktonflyer4059]

Yet another amazing video 😊

[@northernblue1093]

Very interesting and well-produced video.

[@KarenCahill-cc9sv]

Steem those days i missed lovely🚂🚂🚂🚂❤it thanks

[@AllenORourke1954]

Yet another gem Peter, what was the blue star on the locomotive all about, I'm guessing something to do with Newckie Broon, on the Sunderland system, sacrilege .... Shared to north east railway groups on Facebook...

[@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv]

Hello Allen, You are correct in assuming that the blue star is that of Newcastle breweries. I believe the star represented the five sites operated by the company at that time, the products of which were enjoyed by railwaymen and enthusiasts alike !. It is being carried by the J27 65894 working the last steam operated trips on the Silksworth colliery branch. The branch left the coast route at Ryhope south of Sunderland and climbed at a gradient of 1 in 60 to the colliery giving the engine and crew plenty of work to do. Glad you enjoyed my film. Peter.

[@bjornshigg7687]

I could identify all the locations bar one, 4.14-4.37 ,where is that curve?

[@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv]

Hello, In response to your question the J27 65833 hauling a coal train was filmed at Bowesfield Junction Stockton. It is coming round the curve from Hartburn and heading towards Thornaby and Tees Yard. The lines in the foreground lead to Eaglescliffe. Peter.

[@philipeldridge7346]

Great video. Was wondering where the location is in the scene with the WD coming onto a main line by a level crossing and signal box.

[@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv]

Hello Philip In answer to your question the WD is leaving the short branch from Vane Tempest colliery north of Seaham at Hall Dene level crossing and heading off along the coastal line towards Sunderland. Peter.

[@philipeldridge7346]

Thank you Peter. ​@@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv

[@philipeldridge7346]

​@@PeterHutchinson-jc6wvjust looked on Google earth and you can still see traces of the the trackbed to the colliery. Thanks again Peter!

[@jeffreyhodge5564]

Ryhope Grange Junction