Bedlay Colliery
The decision to travel to Scotland in 1978 in search of industrial steam was a good one; to do it in the middle of winter, perhaps less so.
Being pitched out of the train at Glasgow in a blizzard was an inauspicious start, but I had made it to Bedlay Colliery, Glenboig by mid-morning, the last leg of the journey having been made on a farmer's tractor.
The good news was that there was steam, the bad news was that there was no traffic, BR being unable to access the colliery.
Thus I had to contend myself with following Hudswell Clarke 0.6.0T No.9 (895/09), mooching around the yard, with nothing to do other than round up the odd stray wagon.
Bedlay Colliery closed in 1981, steam to the end, No.9 passing to the Summerlee Heritage Park, Coatbridge
Pentax SP1000/50mm
Ilford FP4 rated @ 400ASA
Bedlay Colliery
The decision to travel to Scotland in 1978 in search of industrial steam was a good one; to do it in the middle of winter, perhaps less so.
Being pitched out of the train at Glasgow in a blizzard was an inauspicious start, but I had made it to Bedlay Colliery, Glenboig by mid-morning, the last leg of the journey having been made on a farmer's tractor.
The good news was that there was steam, the bad news was that there was no traffic, BR being unable to access the colliery.
Thus I had to contend myself with following Hudswell Clarke 0.6.0T No.9 (895/09), mooching around the yard, with nothing to do other than round up the odd stray wagon.
Bedlay Colliery closed in 1981, steam to the end, No.9 passing to the Summerlee Heritage Park, Coatbridge
Pentax SP1000/50mm
Ilford FP4 rated @ 400ASA