Great little film of a trip on a coal train

Even older tom · Great little film of a trip on a coal train

This is a smashing film. Filmed from the footplate as well as (and uniquely as far as I can remember) from the guards van of a coal train. You can almost smell the smoke.
I think the locos are ex-NCB 0-6-0 Hunsletts. Anyone know if that's correct?

http://www.therailwaychannel.com/...202008/Tanfield%20coal%20day.html

poliss

Very nice film. Thanks for the link.
I did a bit of searching and found that the loco is a Robert Stephenson 0-6-0ST, No. 49. http://www.steamtraingalleries.co.uk/pic_tanfield_003.html

TerryB

Hi Tom........the loco is one of the WD Austerity shunters.
There were nearly 400 them built during and just after the war and later many were sold to the LNER where they became the "J94" class [68008-68080 .....ttbomk] .............most of the remainders were passed on to industrial users [NCB being the main one].
In addition to the ex WD locos,the design was so successful that production of these locos carried on until the 1960's ..........resulting in another 93 locos going into industrial service.
The class is probably the most prolific of all the preserved steam locos,well over 70 are still in existence today.

Even older tom

Thanks lads, at least I got the ex-NCB part nearly right!

The size of the engine is probably why they are so well preserved... they must be the best for size and performance. If I had a few acres of land and loads of money, I think I'd be tempted to buy one and have a real garden railway, instead of a model!

Now, that WOULD upset the neighbours!

poliss

Nah, just change your name to Fred Dibnah and no one will mind.

TerryB