2019

SJ9744 : Foxfield Railway - assaulting the bank

taken 5 years ago, near to Dilhorne, Staffordshire, England

Foxfield Railway - assaulting the bank
Foxfield Railway - assaulting the bank
Two locomotives (one leading and one banking) are hustling 9 mineral wagons and a brake van up the 1 in 19 out of the colliery site.

Both engines saw industrial work for the National Coal Board and this makes for a realistic scene. The lead engine is Whiston. Whiston was built in 1950 by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds as works No. 3694. It is an 0-6-0ST 'Austerity' design. It worked in the Lancashire coalfield. It is based at Foxfield and just returned from a period on loan to the Churnet Valley Railway.

At the back is Carron No. 14. This is Andrew Barclay No. 1245 0-6-0. This was visiting for the gala weekend. This was built in 1911 and used by the Carron Company and later the NCB. It is normally based at the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in the Lake District.

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SJ9744, 51 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 1 October, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9761 4474 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:59.9985N 2:2.2236W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9760 4482
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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