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 One of the pit horses at the Boulby ironstone mine; believed to be by the Travelling Drift. Mr Ray Conn advised the Archive that he believed that one of the men to be seen working behind the horse was known as “Pidge.” Image and information courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn.  Sandra tells us that Brian took this photograph of the train crossing the bridge below Carlin How; and the next photograph, from their bedroom window on St. Hilda’s Terrace. The train is ’The Boulby Flyer’ on the first excursion of four organised by Saltburn Line Users Group on Sunday August 13th 1995; the locomotive was a Class 47773 ’Reservist’. Callum Duff assisted with: “Victorian Week at Saltburn finished in 1994. If this is 1995 then it is a special excursion organised independently. Two trips were organised to Boulby as part of Saltburn’s celebrations. The first, in 1986 only went as far as Carlin How (although they didn’t tell us that until we got to Crag Hall, thanks Langbaurgh Borough Council)! The second in 1991 did travel the whole length and was on a beautiful day.” Whilst Russ Piggot advised: “If I remember correctly the Victorian week specials were class 143 units and not loco hauled like this train.” Image and detail courtesy of Sandra Hutchinson, additional information courtesy of ’Saltburn-By-The-Sea Revisited’; thanks to Callum Duff and Russ Piggot for the updates.  The train going over the viaduct towards Loftus, with Kilton shale tip in the background. The excursion was on the Boulby mineral line from Saltburn to Boulby Potash Mine and back. Image and detail courtesy of Sandra Hutchinson.  Another picture of the viaduct adjacent to the station at Sandsend, viewed from the hill above the village on the Whitby side. In the present day the former railway line is an excellent footpath and part of the Cleveland Way.  The caption for this photograph originally stated: “Bridge across jetty bank nearing completion, July 1950”; sadly it no longer exists! Some sixty years later even the jetty is no longer used by the steelworks. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.  This improved image of Grinkle mine replaces an earlier image which the Archive now has to hand. The mine was abandoned in 1934, hence very little survives to this day. The Archive also requested further photographs or information viewers would like to share with us?  A photograph taken after Skinningrove station was closed; signboard and platform are all that remain!  This photograph of Harry Grange and Mr. Burnley was taken on Skinningrove Works. Mr. Grange was a research chemist at the steel works. His daughter Carolyn is unsure about Mr Burnleys job at Skinningrove, can anybody assist? Image courtesy of Carolyn Richards.
Sandsend Viaduct, with local train – was how we originally posted this image. But alas we got it wrong! – it is a view of East Row Viaduct in the 1956 with a local commuter train from Whitby approaching. Sadly this picturesque line, which skirted the coast all the way from Saltburn to Whitby and from Whitby to Scarborough, has vanished, leaving only the mineral railway from Saltburn to Boulby Potash Mine. The locomotive leading this mixed passenger/goods train is an ex-Great Central Railways Robinson A5 4-6-2 Pacific tank; well at home on this demanding coastal line. The quaint seaside shop shown in the bottom right hand corner of the image still exists, doing an excellent trade of refreshments and beach essentials, weather permitting! Mark advised us: “Sorry to be picky, but this is East Row viaduct (Sandsend viaduct being the one adjacent to the station). Having said that, goods for Sandsend were handled at East Row, the Goods Shed (just visible in the background) remained in place until the early 1990s. Parts of the viaduct’s pier foundations can still be seen on the beach.” Meanwhile the goods shed site mentioned by Mark in the background are currently being developed as an upmarket housing development by the Mulgrave Estates. Image from the Neville Stead Collection, many thanks to Mark for pointing out our mistake!  An unusual view taken from inside the alum tunnel, viewing outwards; from underneath Hummersea/Boulby cliffs. |
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