Tug of War?
Down on the colliery sidings at Beamish Museum there appears to be a tug of war going on between two vintage steam locomotives. In fact they are both shunting in the same direction, which is just as well because one is considerably larger than the other, so the contest would have been a little one sided.
The shunter nearest the camera is 0-4-0VBGT "Coffee Pot" No.1 vertical boiler shunting engine, originally built in 1871 by Head Wrightson at their Thornaby works on Teesside. The shunter was delivered new to Dorking Greystone Lime Company for use in their Betchworth Quarry in Surrey, where it worked until 1949. The engine is taking pride of place at an event to mark it's 150th birthday on Saturday 1st May 2021.
The goods wagons in the middle are mostly chauldrons (coal wagons), built around 1870 for the Londonderry coal mines of East Durham (later part of NCB Durham coalfield).
At the far end is Peckett No.1370, an R-Type 0-4-0ST of 1915. The shunter spent it's working life at Yates Duxbury & Sons paper mill near Bury until it's withdrawal for preservation in the 1970's. It is now owned by The Jubilee Locomotive Co., from whom it is currently on loan.
Copyright © 2021 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
Tug of War?
Down on the colliery sidings at Beamish Museum there appears to be a tug of war going on between two vintage steam locomotives. In fact they are both shunting in the same direction, which is just as well because one is considerably larger than the other, so the contest would have been a little one sided.
The shunter nearest the camera is 0-4-0VBGT "Coffee Pot" No.1 vertical boiler shunting engine, originally built in 1871 by Head Wrightson at their Thornaby works on Teesside. The shunter was delivered new to Dorking Greystone Lime Company for use in their Betchworth Quarry in Surrey, where it worked until 1949. The engine is taking pride of place at an event to mark it's 150th birthday on Saturday 1st May 2021.
The goods wagons in the middle are mostly chauldrons (coal wagons), built around 1870 for the Londonderry coal mines of East Durham (later part of NCB Durham coalfield).
At the far end is Peckett No.1370, an R-Type 0-4-0ST of 1915. The shunter spent it's working life at Yates Duxbury & Sons paper mill near Bury until it's withdrawal for preservation in the 1970's. It is now owned by The Jubilee Locomotive Co., from whom it is currently on loan.
Copyright © 2021 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!