Lambton Colliery

Lambton Colliery is a private coal mining company located south of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in County Durham. It operates seven coal mines and operates its own railway system. Worthington was sent to Lambton Colliery following the failure of one of the network's tank engines.

History
The first of seven pits were sunk into the village of Bournmoor, known as "Lambton A", from 1783 by John Lambton and became known as 'Lambton Colliery.' Coal was taken to Newcastle for loading to ships bound for London via a wooden horse tramway. The company went steam powered in 1814 with the arrival of a series of 0-6-0T locomotives but most of the work was performed by stationary engines to work inclines.

Locomotives

 * Lambton No. 1
 * Lambton No. 5
 * Lambton No. 29
 * Lambton No. 60
 * Worthington (temporary)
 * Marcus (transferred to Ryhope Colliery in 1963)

Trivia
All of Lambton Colliery's locomotives feature a gothic-style cab as part of their loading gauge.

In total, six locomotives which have served at Lambton Colliery have been preserved. Three of them are seen in 'Coal Terrier'.