Sunshine on Leith Train.
37506 and 37512 propel a trainload of pipes from Leith on 12 December 1992 down Cavendish dock road on 12 December 1992. (The first three bogie bolsters were empty on this occasion).
In the foreground is the Cavendish dock with Ramsden and Buccleuch Docks behind the train. In the background, Barrow town hall clock tower is seen just left of centre and on the extreme left is Cumbria’s tallest building - at just 51 metres - is the Devonshire Dock Hall for the indoor construction of submarines.
A few of the dockyard cranes that once dominated the Barrow skyline had survived at this time and were still operational. However, their use was diminishing as the BAE owned shipyard moved from surface shipbuilding to submarine construction.
The last remaining "Hammerhead" crane was demolished in 2011, such a shame that none of them were listed or preserved like the smaller Titan crane at Clydebank.
Sunshine on Leith Train.
37506 and 37512 propel a trainload of pipes from Leith on 12 December 1992 down Cavendish dock road on 12 December 1992. (The first three bogie bolsters were empty on this occasion).
In the foreground is the Cavendish dock with Ramsden and Buccleuch Docks behind the train. In the background, Barrow town hall clock tower is seen just left of centre and on the extreme left is Cumbria’s tallest building - at just 51 metres - is the Devonshire Dock Hall for the indoor construction of submarines.
A few of the dockyard cranes that once dominated the Barrow skyline had survived at this time and were still operational. However, their use was diminishing as the BAE owned shipyard moved from surface shipbuilding to submarine construction.
The last remaining "Hammerhead" crane was demolished in 2011, such a shame that none of them were listed or preserved like the smaller Titan crane at Clydebank.