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Ernies Northumbrian Railway Archive

10th November 2006

In 1896 the North Eastern Railway opened their second set of staiths at Blyth on the north side of the river and these became the main shipping point for coal from the Ashington and Bedlington areas. Traffic increased until a further set of staiths were completed at West Blyth after WW1. North Blyth shed provided the locomotives for the mineral traffic until dieselisation and the contraction of the coal industry left only West Blyth serviced by the new Cambois diesel depot. Nearer the mouth of the river were the Cambois Coal Company's staiths now occupied by the Alcan 'pots', whilst further up river adjacent to the North Blyth reception sidings was Battleship wharf used in the 60's for scrapping several locomotives including some of the A4's.
Nowadays the sole remaining railway line in the area links the Alcan 'pots' with the Lynemouth smelter and Alumina is also transported to Fort William.
Recently however there has been a mini revival with a track put in to Battleship wharf for handling coal from Eastern Europe, a bit of a change for Blyth once in the 1960's the largest coal exporting port in Europe.

2310x1368 a_37005__on_the_lynemouth_trip_Ash_disposal_loader_in_background.jpg Buy Print	This single line is all that remains of the former double line leading to the North staiths, loco shed etc. 1901x1194 a_Cambois_The_trip_for_Lynemouth.jpg Buy Print	Power station in distance, the West staiths can just be discerned. This row of terraced houses has dissappeared but those in the distance remain. 6894x4540 b_North_Blyth_65855_and_dead_sister_ca_1966.jpg Buy Print	6736x4545 b_North_Blyth_65855_ca_1966.jpg Buy Print
Loco is hauling a dead J27, part of the rods can be seen lying in the tender 4570x6873 b_North_Blyth_65855_heads_for_the_shed_with_a_dead_sister.jpg Buy Print	J27 is standing on the lines serving Hughes Bolklow. A line of withdrawn locos can be seen in the distance. 6881x4559 b_North_Blyth_Reception_sdgs_ca_1966.jpg Buy Print	First Line in front of box leads to loco shed 1801x1065 b_North_Blyth_reception_sidings_Shed_on_left_Scrapyard_extreme_right.jpg Buy Print	2340x1700 b_North_Blyth_Shed_and_sdgs_1927.jpg Buy Print
copyright Bob Anderson 1091x701 c_43063nb_bmp.jpg Buy Print	Note the passenger tank locos at North Blyth 1098x902 c_Blyth_Slide_valve_locos_allocated_June1924.jpg Buy Print	By 1938 the passenger diagrams at North Blyth had been transfered elsewhere 1095x693 c_Blyth_Slide_Valve_loco_allocations_Dec_1938.jpg Buy Print	This one is described as Ashington but I think its at North Blyth 4298x2719 c_North_Blyth_poss_45562_waits_10jun67.jpg Buy Print
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