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 (left) & Respite, Ladysmith coal washery, Whitehaven, 9 June 1973. Respite is Hunslet 0-6-0ST 3696 / 1950, and it survives. It was delivered new to the National Coal Board's Walkden Rly in Lancashire, where it worked at Astley Green coliery, Tyldesley, until closure in 1970. It arrived at Whitehaven in 1972, and following closure moved to Bickershaw colliery, Leigh in 1975. Photo by Les Tindall.

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Warspite (left) & Respite, Ladysmith coal washery, Whitehaven, 9 June 1973. Respite is Hunslet 0-6-0ST 3696 / 1950, and it survives. It was delivered new to the National Coal Board's Walkden Rly in Lancashire, where it worked at Astley Green coliery, Tyldesley, until closure in 1970. It arrived at Whitehaven in 1972, and following closure moved to Bickershaw colliery, Leigh in 1975. Photo by Les Tindall.

Ladysmith Whitehaven 1973 Steam locomotive Industrial locomotive Hunslet 3778 Hunslet 3696 Warspite Respite Colliery