TRIP 506

West Yorkshire

17/10/15

Bescot (Viewed from M6).
Locos 08580/709/888/907, 37421*, 60015*/035, 66051/080/184/188/847*, 70803*/805*.

Meadow Hall Station (Viewed from M1).
Tram 111.

National Mining Museum, Caphouse Colliery, Overton (visit).
Demonstration Line
Gauge 2' 6" No1 4471 CE B3538/89 - In use.
Stock: 2 unnumbered manriders in use, with 1 unnumbered manrider and a flat wagon at the lines end.
Hope Compound
Gauge 4' 8.5" NCB 44 HE 6684/68: TH 249V/74:
Cranes Taylor Hubbard 1766/63: Smith of Rodley 4w 11108/29
Private Owner Wagons NCB14, NCB15, 1822, 1986,
Gauge 2' 6" (Anna) GMT 1984: T120 (Alicia) HC DM746/51: RH 480679/61:
Gauge 2' 2" MAURICES PUFFER HE 7530/77:
Gauge 2' 1.5" RH 379659/55:
Narrow Gauge Manriders 8 un-numbered plus 1 dsm.
Narrow Gauge Wagons: 11, 12 (390), 38, 52 (503), 103, 305 (269), 357, 480, 623 / 438, YKSMM.1995.698, YKSMM.1995.700. Eimco Zoom Loader: 589 / 33 / 22 / YKSMM.1997.883 (1 item carrying 4 different numbers). Un-numbered: 3 x metal tubs, 2 x metal frame only.
Hope Store
Gauge 2' 6" Kirstin GMT 0592/81:
Gauge 2' 4" Atlas 2463/44:
Gauge 2' 3" T149 Caphouse Flyer HE 8832/78:
Gauge 2' 0" Fryston No2 HC DM655/49:
Narrow Gauge Stock: "ROSSINGTON MAIN COLLIERY" bench seat open carriage, Enclosed carriage built by Allens of Tipton, white ambulance carriage,
Wagons: Eimco Rocker Shovel YKSMM.2011.249, Unnumbered wooden tub x 2, unnumbered metal tubs x 2.
Outside Hope Store
Gauge 4' 8" Wagon: 322M.
Hope Pit (Stored in the open)
Gauge 2' 6" 20 HE 9271/87: (Deborah) HC DM1356/65:
Hope Pit Engine Shed
Gauge 2' 6" (Whizzer Express) HC DM1433/78:
Hope Pit Blacksmith's Shop
Gauge 2' 4" RH 375347/54:
Narrow Gauge Stock: Eimco Rocker Shovel LD2097, unnumbered metal tub.
Caphouse Colliery Screens
Gauge 4' 8.5" PROGRESS RSHN 7298/46: HE 7307/73:
Private Owner Wagons 21M, 1729.
Narrow Gauge Stock: 17, 101A, YKSMM.1996.763, Unnumbered metal tub x 5.
Outside Recption (Used as a donation box)
Gauge 2' 0" 713007 CE B0182B/74:
Childrens Play Area (Not closely inspected)
Narrow Gauge Stock: Black metal tub, White Eimco Rocker Shovel.

With Thanks to Sharon Hinchcliffe for organising and Darran Cowd for hosting our visit.

Private Site, Near Dewsbury (visit).
Cranes 4w base (steam) Booth's 4161A/31: 4w steam Smith's 20055/53 (Ex Derwent Valley Railway):
4w Booth's of 1887/05 (in steam and giving demonstration travel, swivel and lifts.)

Booth 1887 of 1905 5 ton steam travelling crane new to Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. It came from Darlington Railway Museum.
Booth 4161A of 1931 2.5 ton steam grabbing crane new to Leeds Cooperative Society, St Peters Wharf, The Calls, Leeds. The body of this crane was separate from its carriage.
Smith 20055 of 1953 5 ton steam travelling crane supplied new to the British Transport Commission (Docks and Harbours) for use on Hull Docks.

With Thanks to the owner for organising and hosting our visit.

Middleton Railway Trust, Leeds (visit).
Works & Yards
Locos SIR BERKELEY MW 1210/1891: SLOUGH ESTATES LTD No.3 HC 1544/24: HE 1493/25 Dsm for restoration: (Picton) HE 1540/27 OOU: PERCY HL 3860/35 Dsm for restoration: BROOKES No1 HE 2387/41, rbt Middleton 1999 & 2007 Dsm:
D2999 BT/BP 91/7856 of 1958: Harry JF 4220033/65: (Conoco) HE 6981/68 (Being re-painted):
GB 420452/79:
Crane Smith's 4w Diesel 24579/59:
Wagons: LMS (158760) Brake Van Dsm for restoration.
Unidentified origin: 4w plate layers trolley, boiler transporter wagon.

Museum Building
Locos Cockerill 1625/1890, rbt Dorothea 1988: No. 1310 Ghd (38?)/1891: Nr.385 Hart 2110/1895:
MATTHEW MURRAY MW 1601/03: HENRY DE LACY II HC 1309/17: MSC 67 HC 1369/19: MARY HC D577/32: 68153 S 8837/33: 7051 HE 1697/32 rbt HE 1949: JF 390002/45: CARROLL HC D577/32: P 2103/50: MIRVALE HC 1882/55:
Gauge 3' 0" BEM 402 HE 8505/81:
Gauge 2' 2" HE 6273/65:
Note
We were informed that Ghd (38?)/1891; MW 1601/03; HC D577/32; HE 1697/32; and HC D631/46 are operational locos.

Station
Loco AUSTINS No.1 P 5003/61 - in use hauling coaches built on SR parcel van frames - S1867 & S2084
Station Yards
Locos HE 1684/31: Robert Hudson HE 1786/35:
Railcar DB998901 Bg/DC 2268/50:
Coach S1074
Cranes Iles U/I of 1886: Booth U/I of 1880 (Frame only): Booth 5821/52: Smith 20054/52:.
Wagons BR: 227009, 490310 (Internal User 024434), 769924, 993425.
GWR: 113084
LMS: 85133,
LNER: 860E.
P.O. unnumbered lowmac, NSFF 13 Reg 78651/16, 1 (4w flat), 2 (4w flat), 4w flat (Ex Army Tank wagon 88 frame only), "THE HUNSLET ENGINE CO LTD" 4w flat, S 53 (C Roberts hopper built 1962), 6353 ("Leeds Brewery" Tank),
SR: 1758: :

With Thanks to Janet Auckland for organising and Dave for hosting our visit.

Shipley Glen Cable Tramway (visit).
Two cable hauled cars in use. Replica of 1895 car kept in museum. Cab front of car 100 attached to wall inside the museum. At the top station was a skip wagon and the frames of an old passenger car.

With Thanks to John Pitcher for organising and hosting our visit, along with Stephen, Tracy, Bill and Jeff.

Crossley Evans, Shipley (Viewed from Minibus whilst passing by).
Locos S 10023/60* (blue): RH 459519/61* (green)..

Bristol Parkway Station. (21.56)
DMU 150130

Stoke Gifford Yard.
Loco 70016