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A heavy load of Durham coal is hauled slowly past Philadelphia NCB loco sheds.
©Roger Cornfoot
Seen at the now demolished NCB sheds, this locomotive was later rescued for preservation and now operates on the North York Moors Railway.
©Roger Cornfoot
Close-up of the memorial plaque which can be seen here [[2589456]] in its wider context. It seems to have been treated with some disrespect . . .
©Antony Dixon
Dist:0.1km<br/>This path follows the route of a railway. The railway had served a nearby colliery.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.1km<br/>Coal mining was undertaken at a number of places in County Durham. This stone marks the site of the Dorothea Pit, at Philadelphia, which opened in 1816. It closed in 1956.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.2km<br/>The path follows the route of a colliery railway. The railway closed long ago, but the buildings alongside the path are former railway sheds.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.2km<br/>This path follows the route of a colliery railway. Compare this image with another Geograph [[293056]] which looks as though it was taken at about the same site more than 40 years earlier.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.2km<br/>These sheds were built for a colliery railway. The railway, and the colliery it served, closed long ago but the sheds survive. They are now occupied by industrial businesses. For a Geograph of the sheds when the railway was in operation, have a look at [[293056]]
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.3km<br/>These sheds were built for a colliery railway. The railway, and the colliery it served, closed long ago but the sheds survive. They are now occupied by industrial businesses. For a Geograph of the sheds when the railway was in operation, have a look at [[293056]]
©Malc McDonald
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©Alex McGregor
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©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.4km<br/>The former bus depot at Philadelphia, near Washington. The site opened as a tram depot in 1905. It was converted into a bus depot in the 1920s, eventually passing into the ownership of Northern General (now known as Go North East). The depot closed when it was replaced by a large new depot in Sunderland, and is now used as industrial units.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.4km<br/>The former bus depot at Philadelphia, near Washington. The site opened as a tram depot in 1905. It was converted into a bus depot in the 1920s, eventually passing into the ownership of Northern General (now known as Go North East). The depot closed when it was replaced by a large new depot in Sunderland, and is now used as industrial units.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.5km<br/>This bridge was built to carry a road over a railway. The railway served a nearby colliery. The colliery and railway have both closed. The route of the railway is now a path.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.6km<br/>The South-Western part of Herrington Country Park is in the foreground. In the distance is New Herrington village (an ex pit-village).
©Brian Abbott

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