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Bickershaw Colliery

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Bickershaw Colliery Steam Locos. 1980
Bickershaw Colliery Steam Locos. 1980
Photo: Arthur Pilkington
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Item #: 21093
Photographed in April 1980, two Bickershaw Colliery Saddle tank locomotives hauling a loaded coal train up the bank
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Comment by: liam on 24th July 2012 at 10:18

Still useing steam in the 80s?

Comment by: flaggy delf on 24th July 2012 at 10:51

wonderful addition to the album.

Comment by: John on 24th July 2012 at 16:47

Great picture Arthur.

Comment by: cullie on 24th July 2012 at 17:26

spitfire and hurricane they were called.

Comment by: Colin Harlow on 25th July 2012 at 07:54

I think the steam trains at that time were Rodney and Hurricane.

Comment by: Jarvo on 25th July 2012 at 21:11

What happened to um?

Comment by: gaga1 on 26th July 2012 at 20:49

there is one engine at the preston vintage railway awiating restoration dont no which one

Comment by: mark b on 29th October 2012 at 20:11

i think one of the trains is rotting away in j doyles scrap steel yard westhoughton at Chequerbent island
the train is in a bad way shame really it should never have got in this state

Comment by: John Rogers on 6th July 2021 at 17:49

The front engine is No.7 (aka Bickershaw & No.8) the one behind it is Warrior.
Hunslet Works No HE 3776/1952 No.7 0-6-0ST
Hunslet Works No HE 3823/1954 Warrior 0-6-0ST

Comment by: Gary on 10th December 2022 at 16:46

My Grandfather use to be the train driver of the Hunslet Works No 3823
Warrior 0-6-0ST shunting wagons down at Astley Green colliery. Never actually got to know my Grandfather as he died when I was a baby

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