26th May 2009
A burst of shunting activity in the colliery along with some extra ‘mileage’ upon which to run enabled John and I to shunt the NER Fire Engine Wagon and ex Ashington Coal Co side tipper out of the road upon which they have been marooned for some time. They are now on the siding allocated to non-running stock, in the company of the NER 8 ton coal wagon (with dumb buffers and very much a long-term project), Jacob, the South Pier crane and Malleable.