This one is something a bit different for me, more a working ‘steam in the landscape’ painting.
“From Hylton Colliery” depicts working steam service in the landscape, specifically a 1960s North Eastern scene showing a coal service from Hylton Colliery.
Peter tells me that in 1876 the Hylton, Southwick & Monkwearmouth railway line was opened. This mineral railway branched off the Stanhope-Tyne railway to follow the N. bank of the Wear round the colliery & join the main North Eastern Railway line through Sunderland.
I gather from notes accompanying the reference photo, this line is now defunct.
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