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Lindal's Big Hole

The photos and plan on this page were provided by Roy Mason. Please click on each of the photos to see a larger version.

The Story of Locomotive No. 115

The photos and plan illustrate the great hole that opened up in the Lindal ore sidings on 22nd September 1892. They show the hole itself, and the railway workers, led by head ganger George Clark, who were responsible for the maintenance of the Lindal railway tracks. George is third from the left in the photo of the railway workers, wearing the white coat.

George Clark and other railway workers at Lindal Station (click to enlarge)

Plan of the area affected by subsidence (click to enlarge)
Photo taken shortly after the subsidence took place (click to enlarge) Photo taken later in the day following attempts to rescue the engine (click to enlarge)
 

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