Date: 10/03/2011

THE last wagon to be built at a former North-East works is returning to the town where it was created.

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THE last wagon to be built at a former North-East works is returning to the town where it was created.

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The 14.00 Northern DMU from Saltburn to Bishop Auckland slows for the Shildon stop on 23 November 2010. On this side of the fence is the NRM site with the north wall of the main exhibition hall to the right. The view is east from the end of the 'excursion platform' located within the site and shows one of the coal wagons for which Shildon works became famous during its later years (over 10,000 HAA wagons were built there - almost the whole fleet).
Location: Shildon
Company: Stockton and Darlington Railway
23/11/2010 John Furnevel

Row upon row of stored coal hoppers occupy the sidings at Thornton Yard on 31 January 2009, with some doubtless having been relocated here following the recent demise of Perth New Yard. There appears to be little activity in the yard at present, with all Longannet traffic now being routed via Stirling and Alloa. In the background a 158 passes with a Fife Circle train.
Location: Thornton Yard
Company: Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
31/01/2009 Bill Roberton

66098 heading southwest down the hill after passing through Johnstone station bound for Hunterston with an empty coal train
Location: Johnstone
Company: Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
05/03/2008 Graham Morgan