Bowes Railway
I believe the operation of the Bowes railway in the North East has become somewhat difficult in recent years, but in 2002 it was certainly one of the best “preserved” experiences of an industrial system.
Three pictures rescued from a cull of many slides this lockdown weekend.
The black locomotive is No 22 is the only steam locomotive bought new for the Bowes Railway still to survive. She was built in 1949 by Andrew Barclay Sons and Co in Kilmarnock and carried the work number 2274.
The green locomotive is Andrew Barclay (Work Number 2361 of 1954). She was delivered to the Long Meg works of the Long Meg Plaster and Mineral Co. Ltd. at Lazonby, near Carlisle, on 10th June 1954. The locomotive was named “W.S.T.” after Mr. William Stewart Trimble, the plaster company’s Deputy Chairman.
Bowes Railway
I believe the operation of the Bowes railway in the North East has become somewhat difficult in recent years, but in 2002 it was certainly one of the best “preserved” experiences of an industrial system.
Three pictures rescued from a cull of many slides this lockdown weekend.
The black locomotive is No 22 is the only steam locomotive bought new for the Bowes Railway still to survive. She was built in 1949 by Andrew Barclay Sons and Co in Kilmarnock and carried the work number 2274.
The green locomotive is Andrew Barclay (Work Number 2361 of 1954). She was delivered to the Long Meg works of the Long Meg Plaster and Mineral Co. Ltd. at Lazonby, near Carlisle, on 10th June 1954. The locomotive was named “W.S.T.” after Mr. William Stewart Trimble, the plaster company’s Deputy Chairman.