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Friday, 17 November 2017

Southwick

The photos below were sent a few weeks ago, & are courtesy of George Bowler :
Between the tanks of Southwick (RSH 7069 of 1942) at Ingrow, K&WVR
Refurbished horn guides of Southwick
The original & replacement blast pipe, 2017

Lifting the boiler of Southwick appeared on this TR blog in December 2012.   George Bowler had visited TR & sent a few photos including these of the separation of the boiler:

Lifting the crane jib mounting from the firebox in 2012 at Ingrow
Southwick's inner firebox removed in 2012
The photos above are courtesy of George Bowler

Southwick in its working days at Doxford's shipyard at Pallion,
Sunderland, with the Queen Alexandra bridge behind
(photo from the Sunderland section of Peter Searle's website)
There's another photo of Southwick in Eric Maxwell's article on RSH four wheel steam locos which appeared on this TR blog in September 2017.

The RSH crane tanks built during WWII for Doxford's are:
  • RSH 7006/1940 Roker now at Beamish
  • RSH 7007/1940 Hendon now at Marley Hill
  • RSH 7069/1942 Southwick now at Ingrow
  • RSH 7070/1942 Millfield now at Bressingham

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