Ladysmith coal washery, Whitehaven, 1973

Thirteen photos of the dying days of colliery steam at Whitehaven - it finished in 1975 - the Corkickle Brake incline, and two former Whitehaven locos which survived into preservation.

Warspite, Ladysmith coal washery, Whitehaven, 9 June 1973 1. Hunslet 3778 / 1952, later scrapped. This loco originally worked at nearby Harrington. Photo by Les Tindall.

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Warspite, Ladysmith coal washery, Whitehaven, 9 June 1973 1. Hunslet 3778 / 1952, later scrapped. This loco originally worked at nearby Harrington. Photo by Les Tindall.

Ladysmith Whitehaven 1973 Steam locomotive Industrial locomotive Hunslet 3778 Warspite Colliery