Coal by Rail to Oxwell Mains in 1976

Ken Hedley, as second man in a class 37 diesel from Blyth motive power depot used his Super8 cine camera to film a substantial part of the journey to Oxwell Mains, Dunbar with laden coal wagons. His commentary was added in 2006 along with sound effects.

[@daveyr1]

Ken, Bob and Ray. Three proper railwaymen and real gentlemen. All missed.

[@ralphstevens8513]

I was pleased to see Ayton station and yard which I used to visit occasionally back in the 1970/1980s and well remember penmanshiel tunnel collapsing in which 2 local lads died. Interesting to see the old cement works at Oxwell mains prior to it being modernised. I used to wonder how anyone could live in the local cottages there as they were permanently under a grey cement dust and not so good for the lungs. Thanks for sharing video appreciate it.

[@alastairsmith2584]

Noticing the 03 in the shunt neck at Berwick put shudders down my spine. Memories of ferrying 03s from Gateshead to Tweedmouth and Berwickback passenger in the1970s and return the next day. Usually when on 06:00 control orders.

[@Duncan038]

Absolutely superb - how I remember everything being as a child. (Berwick Resident)

[@SM326ACK]

Great vid..but that was a class 25 on the ballast near ayton! Magic stuff!

[@berwickspotter]

Excellent brilliant footage

[@Owentheguitarist666]

another cracking video! cheers

[@Qmodeller]

I enjoyed watching this - it's worth a hundred clips of 66s.
It's not a part of the world I know well, but it was interesting to go on a classic run from pit to customer. All that old mostly steam age infrastructure before it got swpet awy - great stuff.
What work did the Berwick 03 pilot have in those days?

[@Qmodeller]

@Qmodeller
Coal for the kilns of course...!

[@Qmodeller]

Another thing - what did the cement works use the coal for - power generation? Did they have their own power plant?
There seemed to be a lot of traffic in the Oxwellmains sidings. Cement tanks for bulk powdered cement and vans for bagged product?

[@dampFreddie]

Thanks for a really atmospheric vid and voice over. 37s doing what they did best! looked like 37037 ?

[@iainmaturin8460]

How. Do you know that?

[@marshallman7608]

Two bodies, a JCB and a dumper truck to be precise.

[@iainmaturin8460]

He says it's a class 31 is not it's a class 24

[@benconway9010]

is this u who is talking driving the train in the vid

[@benconway9010]

did u say that the dead bodies of two work men r still buried in the tunnel that collapsed???

[@wrtrust_videos6579]

Yes they are still there, they said it would be too dangerous to recover them
It is now consecrated ground

[@blameusa7082]

no 8K UHD?? what crap is this!!