Pages 78 and 79 of John Graham's report book 1835-1838

[Page 78]

January 15th 1836, J G Reports

On Sunday Night or Early on Monday Morning an Empty waggon was Taking away from Brusselton Engine by some Person or Persons unknowing and Set a main down the West Bank

Agreable to the Orders of Last Commettee Respecting the quantity of water out of Cocker Beck that will be Required
Taking a Days Leading Say 600 Waggons this will Require 35000 Gallons of water Supposing one Halfe Taking from the Darlington Station 17500 the Engine going at the Rate of 36 Strokes per minute will force the above quantity in about 4 Hours

[Page 79]

January 22nd 1836, John Graham Reports the Average Weight of Waggons during the Last Week


Collieries No of waggons Average
Weighed Weight
Adelaid 16 54 11/16
Butterknowle 24 54 5/12
Deanery 8 52 3/4
Black Boy 20 55 3/20
Dixons Butterk 48 60 33/48
New Etherly 40 53 33/40
South Durham 20 54 1/5
St Helens 32 54 27/32
Witton Park “ “
Old Etherly 4 59 1/2
South End 20 58 17/20
Lands 24 55 1/6
Norwood 24 54 1/2


J Graham & Jn Bell has inspected the Crain in the Ware House and valued it at 7 £ which E Smith has agreed to Take