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Friday 13 May 2022

TR About 1992

We recently received a letter with some photographs from Averil Fuller of Hampshire:
The letter
Around 30 years ago I had several holidays, painting at Beamish Hall.   We visited Tanfield a number of times, inclusing admiring the viaduct from below.   I am 93 and my sight is not good now.   Whilst clearing out I came upon the enclosed, & thought they might be useful to you.
No.2 outside MH shed - note wicket door & Stagshaw parked outside
Joshua's boiler
This line up includes .....
.... Joshua's frames (the jib's on MH platform) .....
..... the block lifting tongs on their bogie from South Shields pier .....
..... the flywheel (which destroyed the bogie) .....
..... for the National single cylinder diesel engine from Crawleyside
The 1880s NER carriages from Scarborough
Note the roof trusses for the 5 road shed - there was only one shed at this time
49's boiler under repair first time around
From R-L No.13 (now at Preston), fireless, Barclay FGF (which went to Bo'ness), & Husky
The receiver we recently repainted, "Donna" & Kearsley No.3
The Rodley crane which returned to Beamish
Hendon on the turntable from Nostell Colliery
The front end of No.16/48/62
No.32 or Stanley, currently nearing completion in Derbyshire
Looking over Hendon is Horden; on right is Borrows 0-4-0WT No.3 (now at the Flour Mill)
A scan of a photo of a painting of a photo of the turntable scene
HL No.2 arriving at a not-long-opened Andrews House station - who were the crew?