BH Monday 25/5

Jonny dismantling valve gear on Twizell to get at a loose key under an eccentric
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

BH Sunday 24/5

Oliver on Stanley heading for MH carriage shed .....

Thursday 21/5

Dennis & Jim in discussion about fabrication

Wednesday 20/5

Elaine cleaning AH toilets again

Tuesday 19/5

Colin & Steve cutting replacements ......

Springwell Colliery Railway Bicentenary

The Bowes Railway section from Jarrow staiths to Springwell Colliery became 200 years old in January 2026.   An interesting article about this bicentenary has appeared on North East Bylines.

The kip at the head of the balanced incline from Springwell towards Jarrow
Click Ray Casey's photo for the article

The Springwell Railway was extended past Mount Moor, Kibblesworth, Marley Hill, Byermoor & Hobson to Dipton by the 1850s.   It became known as the Pontop & Jarrow Railway, & was renamed the Bowes Railway in the 1930s.   Marley Hill shed was built by 1854 to serve the loco-worked westernmost 6 miles from Birkheads to Dipton.

Sunday 17/5

49 heading for MH carriage shed .....

Thursday 14/5

David painting signboards
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)