1965/08/05, 1. Springwell Bank Foot shed yard on the Bowes Railway was host to several engines on Thursday 5th August 1965, though none was in steam, this being a holiday period! This was NCB No. 6 Area
1965/08/05, 1. Springwell Bank Foot shed yard on the Bowes Railway was host to several engines on Thursday 5th August 1965, though none was in steam, this being a holiday period! This was NCB No. 6 Area "B" Group as painted on the engine's tankside and this engine was Area No. 26. It is still carrying its Bowes No. 15, however, and is in Springwell's livery of black with red lining. It is 0-6-0T IC (Hunslet 1506/1930). The engine in front of it is carrying both its numbers, Bowes No.14 and Area No. 25.
9th December 2006
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1965/08/03, 3. Barclay 0-6-0T Previous | Next1965/08/05, 2. Under a glorious summer sky, nicely clean 0-6-0ST IC Area No. 83 (Bowes Railway No. 20, Hunslet 3688/1948) takes water from the rudimentary facilities just outside Marley Hill engine shed (out of the picture to the left), while in the background gleaming in the sunshine is 0-6-0ST OC Area No. 23 (Bowes Railway No. 12, Hawthorn Leslie 2719/1907) shunting wagons in front of Marley Hill Colliery, Thursday 5th August 1965. This area is now the headquarters of the Tanfield Railway, based at Marley Hill engine shed.

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