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| 49's boiler has returned from Newton's - the remnants of its old firebox are being slung |
Thursday, 26 April 2018
A Delivery & Other Jobs
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Monday, 23 April 2018
Today's Work
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| Boiler inspector Graham discussing Cochrane with Ian ..... (Graham Morris Engineering 07734560802) |
Sunday, 22 April 2018
Another Sunday
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| Ben, Matthew & Logan cleaning No.2 ready for work (photo courtesy of Angela Pickering) |
Saturday, 21 April 2018
Tomorrow's Trains
Tomorrow, Sunday, ex-Keighley Gasworks No.2 will head passenger trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.45 pm, 2.15 pm & 3.35 pm for Sunniside & return. The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 4.55 pm for Andrews House only.
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| No.2 at Causey in April 2016 |
Friday, 20 April 2018
Bobgins Environs
In the seventeenth century, around the North East (and other areas of England) there were many small industrial sites using water as a power source - people understood the mechanics of mills driven by wind or water. Coal was used as a portable power source for heating, smelting & forging, but Newcomen engines (for pumping water) would only be developed in the eighteenth century. In general 'bobgins' refers to a 'bobbing (or beam) engine', commonly used for pumping water out of mines in NE England - such water-powered engines were also called 'coal mills'. Bobgins near Causey is the site of one such water driven pumping mill, being scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 - please read https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1018225 before reading on .....
The photos below were taken two weeks ago.
The photos below were taken two weeks ago.
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| The site of Bobgins pumping engine at Causey - the shaft is marked by a post in the ground shown forward & to the right of the sign board |
