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Lambton Collieries 0-6-2T, No.29
Goodby to Grosmont
A bench over Loch Lomond
Loch Katrine, North West Aspect
Loch Katrine – down on the water’s edge.
Loch Katrine, South East aspect
Tree framed sheep
The pride of Loch Lomond
Greetings from Silverdale
Devils Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale
The River Lune
Barley near the River Lune.
A pond, some reeds and a fence
Amongst the fields of Barley
Away from it all
A sit down over Loch Lomond
Ben Lomond from the north
A view towards the Arrochar Alps
Inversnaid Jetty
Inversnaid Falls
Stumped!
A corner of Loch Ard
Sunset over Loch Achray
Being Optimistic
HFF – Back down the line.
NYMR Yard snaps
Feeding time at Grosmont
In the shed
Grosmont and the NYMR
It’s all systems Go…..
Loch Kathrine
Herb on Tour
Loch Arklet
A ride along Loch Arklet
Loch Chon
Loch Lomond framed.
The hand of nature
Piethorne Bluebell woods
HBM from The Dukes Pass –higher waterfall.
Across Loch Lomond looking North West.
Ben Lomond looking Eastwards
Footbridge over The River Forth
On the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
Get well flowers for Andy
Deep in the forest of macro
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Grosmont Horse Tunnel
Grosmont Tunnel was built as part of George Stephenson's horse-drawn railway that ran between Whitby and Pickering, which was completed in 1836. The tunnel is still in use today, with a footpath replacing the rail track.
The horse-drawn railway naturally operated at fairly low speeds, so the earthworks or structures needed were minimal. There were some timber bridges but these have now been replaced.
The 119m long tunnel is 3m wide by 4.3m high, with turrets and castellations on the portals. It was completed around 1834, and trains ran twice daily between Grosmont and Whitby from June 1835. A return journey took six hours.
When steam traction came to the railway in 1847, a larger running tunnel was constructed alongside the original.
Grosmont Horse Tunnel is probably the oldest railway tunnel in Britain.
(http://www.engineering-timelines.com/)
The horse-drawn railway naturally operated at fairly low speeds, so the earthworks or structures needed were minimal. There were some timber bridges but these have now been replaced.
The 119m long tunnel is 3m wide by 4.3m high, with turrets and castellations on the portals. It was completed around 1834, and trains ran twice daily between Grosmont and Whitby from June 1835. A return journey took six hours.
When steam traction came to the railway in 1847, a larger running tunnel was constructed alongside the original.
Grosmont Horse Tunnel is probably the oldest railway tunnel in Britain.
(http://www.engineering-timelines.com/)
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