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This is a photograph of Minnie, a diminutive 0-6-0 saddle-tank loco, much loved on Skinningrove Works. In her day she was the work-horse on the site, seemingly everywhere, fussing about with a train-load of trucks. I believe she was a quarry locomotive originally and I also believe that is where she went to end her days too after Skinningrove outgrew her.
Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works in the days of steam locomotives, on the right the Fitting Shop, with the Blacksmith’s Shop behind it. “Elizabeth” with a rake of galley (iron ore)pans, passing under the pedestrian walkway over the ore crusher, Fitting shop side. Mobile steam crane behind was “Jumbo”. (much better words than mine – and more informative! – thanks Eric)
Another proud loco crew (and some extras!) stand with their gleaming charge! Geoffrey Allen advises us: ”The locomotive is an 0-4-4WT (Well tank)from the Edward Fletcher designed BTP (Bogie Tank Passenger)class and was new from Darlington Works in June 1877. The location is Loftus and one of this class was stationed at Carlin How shed for working the local passenger service. With the introduction of the O Class 0-4-4T’s between 1894-1901 many of the BTP’s were deemed surplus to requirements and as a lot of the loco parts could be reused 60 were rebuilt at York & Darlington works as NER 290 Class (LNER J77)0-6-0T’s. This loco number 1115 was rebuilt at York in December 1901 and was not withdrawn (as 68409)until the 6th of November 1959 from Hull Dairycoates shed when it was 82 years old! The location is believed to be outside the Goods Shed between 1875 and 1883 – thanks Simon and Geoffrey Allen for the updates.
This is a photograph of the old engine sheds at Skinningrove (please correct me if I’m wrong!). The second small ”saddle-tank” loco from the left is the famous Minnie, so loved by all at ”the ’Grove”. Of course I could be totally wrong – in which case I’ve got a good imagination and a large amount of egg on my chin!
The proud loco men pose for their photographs with their brand new locomotive. The NER insignia being for the North Eastern Railway which became one of the component companies of the London and North Eastern Railway. This is a late Victorian image – I wonder if this is one of the locomotives that used to operate on the Skinningrove ”Z”? Geoffrey Allen tells us: ”The loco is a class 1037 0-6-0T built at Darlington Works in 1876 one of a class of four specially built in 1876 for the Skinningrove Zig Zag. As pictured it is not new, but as rebuilt in the early 1890′s. The last of the class to work on the Zig Zag was No.1294 withdrawn from Carlin How shed in 1910. This class replaced the 1866 built Class 1196 0-6-0ST’s on the Zig Zag which at 6 tons heavier caused track damage. These were subsequently rebuilt from 1876 as 0-6-0 Tender engines and as rebuilt lasted until 1910.” Many thanks to Geoffrey Allen for that update.
This photograph was taken at Beck Meetings, Dale House on the 20th December 1884 (according to its caption). It shows a train from Mr. Palmer’s Grinkle Park mine carrying workmen towards Port Mulgrave. The loco’s were cabless to allow them to travel through the low tunnel under Ridge Lane. (correction by Simon Chapman – rodders) |
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