Memories of North East Type 5 Freight Action, Class 56 & Class 60 power..wmv

These shots were filmed during a very cold week at the beginning of November 1992 and show a selection of type 5 action in the North East.
First we see 56118 passing Easington Colliery with loaded HAAs from Seaham Colliery heading south.
Next we see 56125 manovering around Easington Colliery loading its train before heading South.
56131 can be seen passing the colliery heading north.
Next we move to Humberside and see 60050 at Wrawby Junction with an empty Iron Ore train from Scunthorpe steel works heading towards Immingham docks.
The next two shots were filmed at South Bank in Cleveland with Lackenby Steelworks as a back drop. 60035 is seen with a Corby to Lackenby empty steel liner and the final shot is of 60038 which I believe is a Boulby potash train but I am not to sure.
Easington Collier and Lackenby steelworks are now just memories.

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• Class 56
• Class 60
• Easington
• Lackenby
• trains locomotive rail
• railway

[lickeyincline]

fantastic footage matie 5 star

[MrStapletonRoad]

@lickeyincline Many thanks

[wiggydj100]

In the very early 70s my brother n l used to watch the trains at Grangetown and South Bank. It was busy with such a variety of locos, 08, 25, 31, 37, 40, 45 and 47 in addition to the Sentinal shunters busy in the steel works. Also Metro Camel, Craven, Derby and occasional Birmingham RCW DMUs worked the Darlington to Saltburn trains. Don't know what it is like now. Great video, thanks for posting it.

[MrStapletonRoad]

@wiggydj100 The 70s were a great era for big diesels I fear you would not recognise the place today and you certainly would struggle to see the variety experienced in the 70s.

Thanks for taking a look.

Eddie

[smudger746]

these trains used to go past my parents house every day, we lived right on the viaduct between blackhall and horden, on the blackhall side. the house would shake as they went past, as the rails were at most 15 metres from our house. also remember the weekly oil train normally pulled by a class 60, and the nuclear flasks pulled by a pair of 31s..

[S2RUF]

Nice shots. I think 60038 is hauling lime wagons, they look white stained at the top. Stu

[trevorledgeway]

Very nice.Enjoyed it, Trevor.

[balmesh]

Wonderful memories! Thanks for posting. . . . Alan

[poolieboy07]

Excellent video,especially the footage taken at easington.