Steam locomotive 43071 about to pick up a large number of passengers at Seaton Carew Station. This engine was built in 1950, being withdrawn and scrapped in 1967.

Shunter 68711, Glass J72, Church Street, West Hartlepool, December 17th 1960.

Steam locomotive 60126, 'Sir Vincent Raven' hauling a long string of passenger coaches at West Hartlepool Station. This engine entered service with LNER in 1949, being re-painted in British Rail colours in 1950. It was withdrawn from service in 1965 and scrapped.

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Class A8, 39860, West Hartlepool, 7th June 1960. The day before it was withdrawn.

Tank Engine 68703 on the docks. It appears that the loco has derailed and that the workers are about to re-rail it. On the extreme right is part of the rail mounted breakdown crane and a spreader bar has been attached under the rear buffers of the engine to lift the rear of the engine back onto the track.

Steam locomotive 60833 hauling passenger carriages at Newburn Bridge.

West Hartlepool Shed, 68410, Class J77, March 1960.

D252, 1.1p.m. at Powlett Road, July 1961.

St. Gatien 60073, 10th July 1960, North of West Hartlepool.

Colchester Train 60081, 8th July 1960, West Hartlepool.

Steam Locomotive train, A3, 60084, TRIGO, 11, 23rd August 1961.

Steam Locomotive, 60833, Bottom of Church Street.

Steam Locomotive Train, 61032, Stembok at the bottom of Church Street.

Steam Locomotive Train, J72, 68711, West Hartlepool Shed, 1960.

Steam Trains taken by Harry Henderson with accompanying information.

A photo taken from the bus station with the docks cranes and the William Gray shipbuilding offices in the background. The engine is Q6 no. 63407 and it appears to be running light engine back to the sheds on Mainsforth Terrace, while the diesel is a Multiple Unit in the bay at the west end of the station. This view is now completely different with the new overpass to Jackson's Landing having been built.

Steam engine class J72 0-6-T No. 69022 at West Hartlepool Station on 3 September 1962

Steam Locomotive Train D251, West Hartlepool, 23rd August 1961.

Steam locomotive watering tower on the docks. Wagons containg pit props behind. Note the gas lamp. The Queens Rink Ballroom can just be made out on the left.

Steam locomotive 67691 leaving West Hartlepool Station with a string of passenger coaches. This VE-type locomotive was built in 1940, being withdrawn from service in late 1964 and scrapped in early 1965. It ran almost exclusively on the Newcastle to Middlesbrough run.

Class Q6 0-8-0 heads a mineral train through West Hartlepool station on 3 September 1962. The train is carrying limestone from Coxhoe Quarry to Steetley

A small shunting engine at the South Durham Steel Works in 1946.

Railway wagons at the Steetley Magnesite Works.

A L.N.E.R. rail-mounted fire pump and its fire-fighting crew, c.1920. Do you know any of these men?

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Unloading pit props straight in to rolling stock. a steam train in the picture.

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Pit props being unloaded into rolling stock at Hartlepool docks.