3.7K views · 152 reactions | A BIG day in railway history! #OnThisDay in 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened - the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives.  George Stephenson's notebook shows the remarkable plans behind it❗️ More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/2APbBxY | Network Rail | Facebook

Before Monica made it a #1 hit, Angel of Mine was already a UK R&B staple for Eternal. But the wild part? It was written about a Pomeranian. Songwriter Rhett Lawrence said he was inspired by the love he had for his wife—and his dog, who sat in a studio chair while he wrote. Clive Davis heard the demo, made a deal so Eternal kept the UK and Monica got the U.S., and the rest was diva history. One song, two markets, and one very loved dog. Which version do you remember? | DeAndré Upshaw

Stockton Mine with OutWest Tours and Bathurst Resources. Steel made in New Zealand in the face of higher net costs arising from the emissions trading scheme will likely close steel making operations. While one of New Zealand's three main coal users the company said in its submission its emissions were not by choice. There is currently no commercially viable technology for manufacturing Virgin iron and steel worldwide that does not use carbon. Similar to methane emissions in the agricultural sect

Coasters are united and Proud in support of our miners who keep New Zealand afloat. Here is a video i took looking at the restoration at Stockton carried out by Bathurst mining.we were at about 800m and in an area which has been mined by State coal and then soild energy going back decades. There were deer marks and small natives shooting up that were not planted.The ground had good water retention and in my view this restoration is just bloody brilliant. A challenge for you if you can find bette

144K views · 1.8K reactions | Mining coal at one of New Zealand’s most historic coal mines, Stockton Mine! Full video of our visit with Doug Hood Mining to Stockton available on our Youtube channel | Earthmovers Media | Facebook

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25K views · 3K reactions | Doug Hood Mining’s Hitachi EX1900 loading 777 with overburden at Stockton Mine. Doug Hood bought this machine new back in 2007, and it has spent its life uncovering coal at New Zealand’s most iconic metallurgical coal mine ever since | Earthmovers Media | Facebook

Dusk at Sergeants Hill with a pair of coal trains. The red disk indicates the points are set for the loop and once in clear the points are reset for the main line and the disk switch’s to a green indicator and the points are locked up. The Train on the main heads East to Lyttelton Port and the other to Stockton mine to load. | Stand up West Coast