Various

Eric cleaning an oil can for use as a donation box .....

Sunday with Steam Trains

Oliver, Richard & Callum watering 49 at Andrews House

Trains This Weekend

Tomorrow is the first Saturday of running during the school summer holidays.   Twizell, built nearly 130 years ago in Newcastle by Robert Stephenson & Co., will haul passenger trains from Andrews House to Sunniside at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.55 pm, & 2.15 pm to Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return.   The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 3.35 pm for Andrews House only.

Twizell arriving at Andrews House in July 2018

Today's Business

Martin & a Common Room volunteer setting up the exhibition at East Tanfield

A Few from Today

Kevin & Trevor replacing the footplate on the dumper

Mainly Roof

Bill painting truss parts

Mary

Mary Knox - our first commercial manager and North Pole Express stalwart - photos from Flickr

On the train

A Few from Today

Eric & Malcolm filling holes in the bridleway

Sunday Extra

Oiling detection on No.8 point this morning
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

Today's Train

Mark, David & Steve taking No.2 to East Tanfield to pick up the train

Rivetting

With increased air pressure, rivetting restarted this morning on Horden's smokebox door ring:

Jonny & Richard on top with Chris holding up underneath