The photos below are courtesy of Chris Shearer. They were taken around the time of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in June 1977. TR trains had started running between a temporary platform at Marley Hill & a temporary loop at Bowes Bridge.
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| Alan running 32 round the train at Marley Hill. The low buffer beam matched the 'glass carriage' ** |
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| Carriage No.1 & temporary MH platform. Atop the hill is MH colliery blacksmith's shop. |
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| Off to Bowes Bridge, half a mile away |
No.32 was used on both the Bowes Railway and at East Tanfield Colliery. It is under restoration in Derbyshire & recently featured on TR Facebook.
The photos above are courtesy of Chris Shearer.
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** Below is the 'glass carriage':
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| The carriage from which pay was distributed around Dorman Long works |
Before TR trains ran from Marley Hill to Bowes Bridge, this carriage was used to give rides in Marley Hill yard. Note the verandah ends with decorative ironwork & single door each end into the saloon, similar to TR carriages 1 & 2.
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