Goodby to Grosmont

As we leave Grosmont and the North Yorkshire moors Railway, we see a different running engine heading for the workshops and coal hopper at the other end of the tunnel. On the left, another small tunnel can be seen. This is called the Grosmont Horse Tunnel and was built as part of the George Stephenson’s horse-drawn railway of 1836. This is in fact the pedestrian way into the railway yard. See PiPs or previous pages.

This is a Lambton Collieries 0-6-2T, No.29 built in Hunslet, 1904 and withdrawn from service after 65 years. (1969)

ps L.H.&.J.C : Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Colliery (National Coal Board)

I hope you have enjoyed bit of our railway nostalgia.