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In 1982, Westoe Colliery in South Shields had a fascinating fleet of electric locomotives, some of which dated back to the Edwardian era. This is no.2, built 1909 by Siemens, Germany, and now preserved at Beamish.
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NCB Harton electric locomotive no.2, built by Siemens in 1909, is dwarfed by the Ruston Bucyrus steam navvy, Beamish Museum
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Electric locomotive E4 of the Harton Railway, built by Siemens in 1909, at the Stephenson Railway Museum, North Shields
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69-year-old German import at work. Ex-Harton Coal Company no.9, built by AEG in Germany in 1913, at Westoe Colliery in 1982.
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NCB no.9 at Westoe, built in 1913 by AEG in Germany for the Harton Coal Company. Now at the Tanfield Railway.
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Ex-Harton Coal Company no.9, built by AEG in Germany in 1913, at Westoe Colliery in 1982
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Former Harton Electric Railway no.9, built by AEG in Germany in 1913, & a Barclay diesel at Westoe Colliery, South Shields
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NCB no.9 and a Barclay diesel at Westoe, South Shields. No.9 was built in 1913 by AEG in Germany for the Harton Coal Company.
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One of the English Electric locos built in the 1950s, no.11, at Westoe Colliery in 1982
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NCB electric locomotive no.11, built by English Electric/Baguley in 1951, at Westoe Colliery, South Shields, 1982.
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NCB English Electric/Baguley no.11 sets off from Westoe Colliery for the staithes on the Tyne at South Shields, 1982
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One of the last batch of electric locomotives built for NCB Westoe, South Shields, no.14 is seen here in 1982.