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LCR No. 29
Lambton Colliery Railway No.29 is a preserved 0-6-2 tank locomotive built by Kitson and Company for the Lambton Collieries, Lambton Colliery network in 1904. It was the first 0-6-2T to be employed on that system, and it was later joined by No.5. No.29 was designed to work between Philadelphia, Tyne and Wear, Philadelphia and Sunderland. In February 1969, No.29 was withdrawn from service and placed into dead storage. The following year, the locomotive was purchased by volunteers from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, and it was restored to working order. As of 2023, the locomotive remains operational on the NYMR. History Original service life The Lambton Colliery was a Private company, privately owned Coal mining, colliery, in County Durham, England. In the early 1900s, the company had a need for larger and more powerful locomotives than their existing 0-6-0 Tender (rail), tender locomotives from the 1850s. In 1904, they approached Kitson and Company in Leeds, West Yorkshire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosmont Station
Grosmont is a railway station on the Esk Valley line, Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough railway station, Middlesbrough and Whitby railway station, Whitby via Nunthorpe railway station, Nunthorpe. The station, situated west of Whitby, serves the village of Grosmont, North Yorkshire, Grosmont, in the Borough of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. The station is also served by Heritage railway, heritage services operated by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. History The Whitby and Pickering Railway was a horse-worked line engineered by George Stephenson, which opened between Whitby railway station, Whitby and Grosmont in 1835. At the time, the station was known as ''Tunnel'', named after the tunnel required to pass from Grosmont towards Beckhole railway station, Beckhole. In 1845, the railway was sold to George Hudson's York and North Midland Railway. Additional parliamentary powers were subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
