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The Littleton Colliery at Huntington had four of their own engines and they used two others.Littleton No.1 0-6-0ST manning Wardle 1515/1901. Acquired new. Ran for a period in 1946 as Littleton No.2. Still at Littleton 1957, since scrapped.
Littleton No.2 0-6-0ST Manning Wardle 1596/1903. Acquired new. Still at Littleton 1957, since scrapped.
Littleton No.4 Pictured ‘as new’ 0-6-0ST Manning Wardle 1759/1910. Acquired new. Still at Littleton 1957, since scrapped. (No idea about a possible Littleton No.3).
Littleton No.5 0-6-0ST Manning Wardle 2018/1922. Acquired new. Still at Littleton 1962, since preserved, first at the Great Central Railway, in 2005 it was awaiting restoration at the Avon Valley Railway.
Conduit No.3 From the Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes. 0-6-0ST Manning Wardle 1180/1890. To Littleton pre-1910, to West Cannock 1949. Rebuilt by Manning Wardle 1920. Further details, Conduit Collieries Locos
No.6 Adjutant At Littleton 1945/1947 from Cannock & Rugeley Collieries. 0-6-0ST Manning Wardle 1913/1917. Full details see Cannock & Rugeley Collieries Locos
hello my grandfather was a driver at Huntington around the birth of my father 1904. would that have been a train driver, lorry driver. any information would be useful. Joseph harriman
I’m sorry bit I am unable to help in your search, although on the subject of ‘driver’, I can say that my own grandfather was a pony driver, of which there were quite large numbers at that time.
You could try the Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society, I know they are building a list of mine workers at local collieries – maybe you could add your grandfather’s name to the Littleton Colliery, Huntington list.
Regards, John (CWS)