PHOTO LAMBTON HETTON AND JOICEY COLLIERIES RAILWAY AT PHILADELPHIA 1967 THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE COLLIERY RAILWAY NETWORKS INHERITED BY THE NATIONAL COAL BOARD WITH A MAIN LINE RUNNING FOR SEVERAL MILES TO CONNECT A NUMBER OF COLLIERIES TO STAITHES ALONG THE RIVER WEAR.THE LOCOMOTIVES USED FOR MAIN LINE WORK WERE LARGE 0-6-2 TANK ENGINES LARGER THAN THE GENERAL RUN OF COLLIERY LOCOMOTIVES AND VERY SIMILAR TO ENGINES USED ON MANY OF THE PUBLIC RAILWAYS IN SOUTH WALES.
This product would be best fit in a historical or nostalgic display that showcases a bygone era of train transportation.
