Worthington locos Nos.20 & 21 on the causeway with the Maryport & Carlisle coach in April, 1971
Taken in 1992
Taken in 2005
2011 – A hole in the Causeway!
Later in 2011
May 2011 – First train over re-opened causeway.
Just to show steam locos use it too !!
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Pittsteel No.1 – Another photo from Laurence Hodgkinson’s collection
It wasn’t until late 1967 that motive power arrived in the shape of Pittsteel Hibberd No.1. Development at Chasewater was slow and laborious and it wasn’t until 1970 that all stock at Hednesford had been transferred to Chasewater and the Hednesford depot closed.
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This time the Neilson – 2937/1882 carrying the ‘Alfred Paget ‘ nameplates – heading a freight train of wagons in various liveries (including rust!), with the Cannock Chase Colliery brake van – affectionally known as the ‘slum’ bringing up the rear.
This brake van has now fallen into major disrepair, with the chassis collapsing and breaking the sole bars. The interior of the van still remains dry. It has had a few coats of paint over the years, but, as the last known item of rolling stock which actually ran on the line in the mine-working years, it seems a shame that more cannot be done to restore it.
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Asbestos with the Maryport & Carlisle Coach and GW brake van
I think that it could have been taken from the path from Norton East Road, or is it at the other end of the causeway? Looking on the right-hand side over the causeway, a sailing boat can be seen, so that can’t be Jeffrey’s Swag.
Chasewater Railway Museum 