17-of-20) On walking up to Seaham colliery, NCB 0-6-0DH diesel locomotive no. 20-110-704 was now found parked in front of the screens, 15/6/87.
Seaham colliery had opened in 1859 and was merged and combined underground with the nearby Vane Tempest colliery in 1982, with all coal and being wound from Seaham.
I had thought at the time that the NCB 0-6-0 would take the MGR (Merry-go-round) trains down to the exchange sidings with British Rail, but I have since learned that the Class 56 locomotives brought the MGR trains here for loading on the track on the left.
All traffic on the NCB incline tracks on the right ceased from 17/7/87 when British Rail took over all coal and spoil movement, and the incline track was lifted in 1988
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