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Thursday 28 February 2013

More in the Woods

Today, we changed temporary 30' 90 lb/yd rail for the original permanent 60' 95 lb/yd rail.

Heading down ET bank this morning

Wednesday 27 February 2013

Tuesday 26 February 2013

Usual Work Again

Malcolm & Richard assist in dropping off Vic
for trackbed levelling on East Tanfield bank

Monday 25 February 2013

Usual Jobs

An interesting change of view and publication - following a visit yesterday by a local freelance press photographer, Cochrane appears in the Times weather section today!

Ryan welding Horden's smokebox

Sunday 24 February 2013

Saturday 23 February 2013

Snowy Saturday

Mark and Ryan clearing a path to MH shed
(photo courtesy of David Watchman)

The Boy

The Blogger unmasked!

Tomorrow's Trains

Cochrane will haul trains from Andrews House for Sunniside and Causey at 11 am, 12.30, 2 and 3.30 pm.

There will be no passenger trains beyond Causey due to track relaying on East Tanfield bank.

Cochrane in Causey bay platform last Sunday
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)

Friday 22 February 2013

Continued Trackwork

More work on East Tanfield bank today:

Vic taking temporary 30' 90 lb/yd BH rail ......

Thursday 21 February 2013

Wednesday 20 February 2013

Loading Track Panels

Bob, Geoff, Ian and Nigel are shown loading more track panels for East Tanfield bank (with Vic moving CS1s in the background):


Tuesday 19 February 2013

Sunday 17 February 2013

Saturday 16 February 2013

Tomorrow's Trains

Cochrane will haul trains from Andrews House for Sunniside and Causey at 11 am, 12.30, 2 and 3.30 pm.

There will be no passenger trains beyond Causey due to track relaying on East Tanfield bank.

Cochrane heads for Sunniside on 3rd inst.

Friday 15 February 2013

Thursday 14 February 2013

Wednesday 13 February 2013

It's Snowing Outside

We just had a few short temporary panels to finish, to get to the half way point:

Nigel slinging CS1s for Vic

Tuesday 12 February 2013

Monday 11 February 2013

Tanfield Engineering

Malcolm improving seating of Cochrane's clack valve

Sunday 10 February 2013

Saturday 9 February 2013

Saturday Stuff

Mark fitting 2013 timetable boards
(photo courtesy of David Watchman)

Tomorrow's Trains

Cochrane will haul trains from Andrews House for Sunniside, Causey and Tanfield at 11 am, 12.30, 2 and 3.30 pm.

Cochrane heading for Sunniside in January 2009
(photo courtesy of Dave Hewitt)

Friday 8 February 2013

Friday Folk

Angela planing a door while Dave
searches for wood to chew

Thursday 7 February 2013

Thursday Tasks

Rob and Dave sorting out 90 lb BH fishplates
for the forthcoming relaying on Tanfield bank

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Wednesday Work

Nigel and Geoff adjusting the Husky's brakes

Tuesday 5 February 2013

Monday 4 February 2013

Monday Work

 The usual folk are in the workshop:

Dave making a crosshead pin for Horden ...... 

Sunday 3 February 2013

Saturday 2 February 2013

Saturday Jobs

David cleaning HC 38's gauge glass protectors

Tomorrow's Trains

Cochrane will haul trains from Andrews House for Sunniside, Causey and Tanfield at 11 am, 12.30, 2 and 3.30 pm.

Cochrane at Terrace Junction last Sunday
(photo courtesy of Henry Elliott)