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NCB (Mecahnical Navvies Ltd) Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 0-6-0ST WD 71515 (RSH 7169/1944) at NCB Swalwell Disposal Point, Gateshead, County Durham - 01/09/71.

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Johnsons 12074 at Swalwell DP, Tyneside 14th January 1981.
12074 had been new to Saltley Shed in 1950, being withdrawn from Chester in 1972 it was broken up by at EMR Kingsbury in July 2002.

Johnsons 12074 at Swalwell DP, Tyneside 14th January 1981.
12074 had been new to Saltley Shed in 1950, being withdrawn from Chester in 1972 it was broken up by at EMR Kingsbury in July 2002.

Blue-liveried William Bagnall 'Austerity' 0-6-0 saddle tank '75167' (Works No.2755 built in 1944) in the company of maroon Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns 'Austerity' 0-6-0 saddle tank '71515' (Works No.7169 built in 1944) on shed at Johnson's (Chopwell) Ltd, Swalwell Disposal Point basking in the evening sunshine on 1st September 1971. '71515' had been the working locomotive, shunting in the gloom earlier in the day.

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On 25th March 1986 ex-BR class 11 No.12074 stands as spare locomotive at Swalwell Disposal Point operated by Johnson's (Chopwell) Ltd at Dunston-upon-Tyne. Introduced into BR service from Derby Works in September 1950 and withdrawn from Chester shed during January 1972, the loco served in industrial service in the North East for many years before being bought by Harry Needle and subsequently broken up by HNRC at EMR Kingsbury in July 2002.

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Still carrying its Ministry of Supply number '71515' , Newcastle-built Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (Works No.7169 built in 1944) was not too far from its origin when at the NCB Opencast Executive, Swalwell Disposal Point, on 24th August 1971. It simmers between duties as some remedial work is carried out on the track formation. Originally delivered to the Ministry of Fuel & Power, Ashington Opencast in April 1944, this Austerity was to serve its entire industrial career in the north east of England. It is now happily restored and resplendent in the 'Mechanical Navvies Ltd red livery at the heritage Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway. This site is now on fringe of Gateshead's Metro Centre, occupied by IKEA, and is much more visited by the public than it was in 1971!

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