An 'against the sun' picture; climbing the bank just north of West Hartlepool with one of the two daily dolomite trains from Thrislington to the Steetley magnesite works at Hartlepool. These trains ran every day, seven days a week. The trains continued into diesel times but the works finally closed down in 2005. The specially built Covhop vehicles carried 23 tons of crushed dolomite and discharge was by forced air.

Photo by and copyright of David P Williams