Making Causey Level Crossing Hut

It seems that the NER provided a 2-storey house for the crossing keeper at Causey, possibly when the Tanfield Branch was modernised from 1881.   In 1962, the NCB began moving coal by road from Tanfield collieries, the Causey section of the Tanfield Branch closed, Causey Level Crossing became redundant & in 1965 the house was demolished.   Some years ago members of the Holmes family who lived in the house visited TR & sent photos of their grandparents.   

Mrs Violet Holmes, crossing keeper, outside the keeper's house c1950

The blog post for 2 January 2015 features Causey Crossing & an excellent article researched & written by the late Eric Maxwell.

Sunday 18/1

Neil investigating a drive fault on a lathe

Thursday 15/1

Geoff priming mouldings for 456

Wednesday

Alex & Dave working on fixings for a ground frame

Tuesday 13/1

Richard cleaning a mudhole door from 49

Monday 12/1

Tyneside Metro training centre at South Shields
showing a well-maintained track section.
Photograph from the pre-WWII concrete bridge on
 River Drive over the LNER line to Salmons Quay
(ie the 1830s route to S&TR coal drops).
The bridge, indirectly damaged by bombs, has
now been condemned by Nexus & ST Council.

Sunday 11/1 - Inspection Preparation

Callum directing shunting of locos to facilitate access for cleaning & boiler inspection

Sunniside Station, 1982

Courtesy of Colin Waite, an article from the Stanley News for 15 July 1982 about the new-build Sunniside Station:

Volunteers Bill, Bob, Alan, ?, Andrew, Philip. Eric & me posing