tarboat's photos with the keyword: hopper

A coal train from Holditch Colliery pauses at the long closed Silverdale Station to collect the single line token. The loading bunker in the background was for coal from Silverdale Colliery just off to the right of frame. This section of the Newcastle to Market Drayton line was retained for a number of years as far as the Madeley chord to allow coal from Holditch and Silverdale to reach the West Coast main line.

There is plenty of supervision in the cabin during the loading the MGR hoppers under the bunker at Silverdale Colliery. The train was probably heading for Fiddler's Ferry power station when it departed behind Brush type 4 47 354.

Redundant crushing, grading and loading plant at the Tarmac operated Caldon Low limestone quarry.