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| An evening management meeting at East Tanfield (photo courtesy of David Watchman) |
Tanfield Railway Blog
Everyday work, people & events at the World's Oldest Railway 1725
North East England industrial steam railway heritage on a 1920-50 minor railway
Saturday, 7 February 2026
Thursday, 5 February 2026
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Coal Staiths of the River Tyne - Side
Another excellent film telling a story of working-class industrial Tyneside of the recent past has been released by Side.
Read about & watch Coal Staiths of the River Tyne
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| A worker on Derwent Staiths in 1973, from the film (photo copyright Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Side) |
Read about & watch Coal Staiths of the River Tyne
Monday, 2 February 2026
Sunday, 1 February 2026
Saturday, 31 January 2026
Saturday 31/1
These photos were taken during the TR strategy day at Hopetown today:
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| Tom remarking on the height of his table's spaghetti tower compared with that of Peter & Richard (photo courtesy of Angela Pickering) |








