Before the rope hauled system at coatham stob brickworks they did have a locomotive hauled system, I remembered it from when i would visit the works in the 1960s to see my father. I started work there in 1965 and the loco was stood idle in its shed behind the main works building. Sadly after being advertised for sale and getting no offers it was cut up for scrap on site ,I remembered it being in very clean condition as the driver looked after it ,cant remember his name. Happy days long gone.
Hello David, My dad was employed at Eaglescliffe brickworks and I would visit there at weekends or evenings when he was at work. As a result I became aware of this railway
Hi, You are correct, this footage of mine was used by Michael in that DVD. He did incorporate film from myself and others particularly in his later productions.
crossleys brickworks had the same type tipping wagons but wasnt ran with loco they had them on a continous loop ran by wire rope that lasted till 1980 when it met the same fate as this one its now a travellers campsite, i never knew of the road crossing at eaglecliffe i did see the original brickworks to the west of durham road but sadly it was demolished before i had the chance to visit it although the claypit is still there but is now a pond & im not sure who owns the land & like you say there is no trace of any of the tracks going from the brickworks to the claypits
Hello Robin, I have just looked at your video and there are many similarities with mine e.g. side tipping wagons and rough trackwork. It was surprising to see only one man in charge of the train , I presume there must have been some sort of safety device to stop it if he became unable to. I also noticed that the brick earth was dry whereas the clay at Eaglescliffe was very wet. As with lots of archive footage it is hard now to find any trace that the railways and the industry they served were ever there. At least we have a record for others to see.
Hello David, The line did cross Durham Lane as you suggest and there was also a brickworks there which continued in operation for a while after the Eaglescliffe site closed . There is no trace of the railway now but I think it crossed close to where the current entrance is to Marshals concrete plant.
I grew up 5 minutes away from the brick works 😊. Good Times 👍 amazing video thank you 😊
Before the rope hauled system at coatham stob brickworks they did have a locomotive hauled system, I remembered it from when i would visit the works in the 1960s to see my father. I started work there in 1965 and the loco was stood idle in its shed behind the main works building. Sadly after being advertised for sale and getting no offers it was cut up for scrap on site ,I remembered it being in very clean condition as the driver looked after it ,cant remember his name. Happy days long gone.
Hello David,
My dad was employed at Eaglescliffe brickworks and I would visit there at weekends or evenings when he was at work.
As a result I became aware of this railway
I recognise this from Marsden rail County Durham. I love the sight of the little green diesel chuggering along.
Hi,
You are correct, this footage of mine was used by Michael in that DVD. He did incorporate film from myself and others particularly in his later productions.
@@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv Cheers. How long ago did Micheal pass away if you don't mind me asking.
Hello, I am not sure of the exact date but I think it would have been in the late 90s or early 2000s. Sorry I can't be more specific.
@@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv That's fine. At least he had a happy life filming railways.
crossleys brickworks had the same type tipping wagons but wasnt ran with loco they had them on a continous loop ran by wire rope that lasted till 1980 when it met the same fate as this one its now a travellers campsite, i never knew of the road crossing at eaglecliffe i did see the original brickworks to the west of durham road but sadly it was demolished before i had the chance to visit it although the claypit is still there but is now a pond & im not sure who owns the land & like you say there is no trace of any of the tracks going from the brickworks to the claypits
Great 'real life' 1960's footage. If you have seen my video ' Cherry Orchard Brickworks Railway ', you will understand my interest in this one!
Hello Robin,
I have just looked at your video and there are many similarities with mine e.g. side tipping wagons and rough trackwork.
It was surprising to see only one man in charge of the train , I presume there must have been some sort of safety device to stop it if he became unable to.
I also noticed that the brick earth was dry whereas the clay at Eaglescliffe was very wet.
As with lots of archive footage it is hard now to find any trace that the railways and the industry they served were ever there. At least we have a record for others to see.
I wonder what happened to the loco and RB excavator?
Which road did it cross, Durham Lane? I knew there was a brickworks there, but I didn't know about the railway.
Hello David,
The line did cross Durham Lane as you suggest and there was also a brickworks there which continued in operation for a while after the Eaglescliffe site closed .
There is no trace of the railway now but I think it crossed close to where the current entrance is to Marshals concrete plant.