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Fantastic film, thank you for sharing. I lived in Penshaw in the 60s, 70s and 80s. The yard and collieries were a key employer within the community. Indeed every other family seemed to have someone working there. It was a great community to be brought up in.

I was 4th generation at the yard from 1969 to 1987 loved it as many did and watching the video brought back many memories from seeing a lot of people i knew to the machinery i worked on especially the norse miner at the end. The photos of peoples retirements especially nostalgic as my uncle Ernie is in one of them. Also found another vid from the N.C.B.archives of lambton engine works that my own father was in.

I served my apprenticeship in the electric shop between 1966 to 1970 and stayed on until Dec 1973. I remember Tommy Farr, one of the Progress Chasers. Jack Holmes was Works Superintendent. If my memory serves me correctly, Les Ainger went to Tursdale as an instructor. Some of the others I remember are Alan Powell and John Ord.

Place is a shadow of its former self now, especially now there are houses to be built on a big chunk of the site. I would love to have seen it in its hey day. The clock is still there and would be great to see it working again.