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A train of empty iron-ore wagons rolls towards Skinningrove station, Brotton Cottage Hospital (Brotton Miner’s Hospital) in the background, headed by a rather grimy ’Austerity’ class WD/8 9 2-8-0 locomotive whose number is 90435. Taken in 1959 this image shows the train is not bound for Skinningrove Iron works, the reception sidings are the lines branching away on the right. Image believed to originate from the Neville Stead Collection, but came to the Archive from the Pem Holliday Collection.
A line-level shot of a local train in Hinderwell Station. The loco is a 2-6-4 BR Standard Tank, number 80118, so this image could well be towards the end of the line’s life, certainly in the ’50s, when this class took over from A-series 4-6-2T. For the railway modellers among you this particular locomotive is available from the Bachmann stable for ’OO’ gauge, in early BR livery – probably exactly this era (sorry for the ‘anorak’ information). Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.
Minnie about to leave Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works at the end of her life there. Notice the changes in her appearance; dumb buffers replaced the sprung buffers so making it easier to push shunt the slag pots, iron ladles and ingot bogies; a full crew cab (obviously taken from another redundant locomotive) and different safety valve arrangement, she had obviously had a refit during her long life on ”the ’Grove”. Image courtesy of the Pem Holiday Collection.
Minnie at the beginning of her career at Skinningrove, canvas roof over the crew quarters, sprung buffers and very Victorian safety valve. A good example of industrial photography. Driver is now identified as Thomas Baldwin (standing in front of Minnie). Minnie a 0-6-0ST locomotive was built by Fox Walker of Bristol in 1878, her original engine number was 358. Minnie can still be seen at the Mangapps Railway Museum in Essex. Image courtesy fo the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Violet Shaw (nee Baldwin) for this information about her father.
This must have ben a pretty important day, judging by the number of people standing around and the obviously posed nature of the image. Eric Johnson tells us: ”That it was possibly the blowing in of the new no. 5 Blast Furnace in 1950. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection, also thanks to Eric Johnson for the update.
Minnie, obviously refurbished and resplendent in a new coat of paint, in steam, prior to disposal. Minnie left in 1968 for the Kent and East Sussex railway but has since moved to the Mangapps Railway Museum in Essex. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Mark Thompson for the update.
An image of 0-4-0 saddle tank engine “Freebrough”, built by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock in 1963. The engine was awaiting disposal at the end of its working life. The Sentinel diesels arrived in 1963. Image and information courtesy of Eric Johnson.
Skinningrove riggers loading Minnie onto an articulated lorry, for transport by road to the Kent & East Sussex Railway in 1968; where she now resides in Mangapps Railway Museum at Burnham on Crouch. Minnie was originally built in 1878; a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive and is one of only 3 Fox Walker locomotives in Britain. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Chris for the update.
A similar shot as the previous post, about 20 feet further along the track and squarer on. I’m inclined to believe that the structure in the background was the conveyor to the Sinter Plant from the top end of the site. The building in the background, housed the ore crusher, with conveyor belts from tippler in and belt out to No. 5 furnace. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Eric Johnson for updating information.
A rather poor photograph of Minnie; the image was shot in poor light, possibly approaching dusk. The building on the left housed the ore crusher, with conveyor belts from tippler in and belt out to No. 5 furnace, with the wagon tippler in this view in the background. Also can be seen the pedestrian gantry crossing the tracks and down to the fitting shop side. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Eric Johnson for updating information. |
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