Q6 0-8-0 No.63456 at Hart station is coming off the coastal line from Easington and Seaham with a train of hoppers on 6th February 1964. The track on the left of the signalbox goes to Castle Eden and then either up to Ryhope via Thornley and Murton or on to Ferryhill. Note the typical NER signalling with a short repeater arm on the tall post in the centre and the wooden platform. A Permanent Way gang is just beyond the box waiting for the train to pass.