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, 31 December 2011
Steam and Stroll
The first two days of 2012 will be seen in with our 'Steam and Stroll' train travel and trek event. There will be a longer morning and a shorter afternoon walk. See Events on the main TR web for details.
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Events
Friday, 30 December 2011
Christmas Past 6
These photos from Stu Armstrong will be the last of the Christmas / North Pole Express for a while. They are especially for people who missed or have forgotten the heavy snow of 2010.
Thanks again to all the photographers who have supplied their shots for the blog over the last few days, which I hope everyone has enjoyed. Normal blog photos of everyday work should resume soon.
Thanks again to all the photographers who have supplied their shots for the blog over the last few days, which I hope everyone has enjoyed. Normal blog photos of everyday work should resume soon.
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Events
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Christmas Past 5
Pics of the 2011 North Pole Express season from Dave Hewitt, who retains copyright. See http://www.baggiepix.co.uk/tanfield/ for more of Dave's work, and the Photography links at the bottom of the right hand column of this blog.
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Events
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
Monday, 26 December 2011
Christmas Past 2
These photos are the work of Carl Chambers (who retains copyright), taken during the weekend of 17/18 December.
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Events
Sunday, 25 December 2011
Christmas Past 1
The following are a selection of photos taken at last weekend's carol service by Bryan Attewell, who retains copyright. See http://www.washingtonimaging.co.uk/photography/TR_Xmas_2011/ for more of Bryan's work. For other photographers, see the Photography links at the bottom of the right hand column of this blog.
Labels:
Events
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Friday, 23 December 2011
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Monday, 19 December 2011
Points of Interest
Photography Sites
I've started to add a list of photographers' relevant web sites in a section at the bottom of the right hand panel of the blog. If you know of others, please let me know via tanfield.blog@gmail.com
Note that photographers' work is copyright - please see details on their webs and contact them for further information
Christmas Top of the Spots!
I notice that Tanfield Railway is now Trip Advisor's no. 1 place to visit in Gateshead. See http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g190793-Activities-Gateshead_Tyne_and_Wear_England.html
I've started to add a list of photographers' relevant web sites in a section at the bottom of the right hand panel of the blog. If you know of others, please let me know via tanfield.blog@gmail.com
Note that photographers' work is copyright - please see details on their webs and contact them for further information
Christmas Top of the Spots!
I notice that Tanfield Railway is now Trip Advisor's no. 1 place to visit in Gateshead. See http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g190793-Activities-Gateshead_Tyne_and_Wear_England.html
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Other
Sunday, 18 December 2011
North Pole Express Day 8
All photographs today courtesy of Neville Whaler
In the morning ......
In the morning ......
Chris assisting Mark, fireman on No.6 today |
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Events,
Operations
Saturday, 17 December 2011
Friday, 16 December 2011
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Links of Interest
Links of Interest (in the panels to the right, lower down on this blog) point to web sites which seem to have stong connections with our own history, ethos and area. I've just added the Lambton Locomotive Trust which has an abundance of really interesting information and photographs.
If you know of similar sites, please email details to tanfield.blog@gmail.com
If you know of similar sites, please email details to tanfield.blog@gmail.com
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Other
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Trackwork Again
More progress today on the short replacement section south of Terrace Junction.
Lowering ballast to match heights of old and new sections |
Labels:
Engineering,
Track
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Trackwork Continued
We continued with the same job as yesterday by changing the temporary 30' 90lb/yard bullhead rails with 60' 95 lb/yard rails. The shots reflect today's changeable weather plus a bit of teamwork. At the end of the day, we still have to align, pack and reconnect to the main, ready for the passing of empty stock for the North Pole Express.
Labels:
Engineering,
Track
Monday, 12 December 2011
Popularity of TR
Due to an increase to a total of six reviews, all very positive, Tanfield Railway is now Trip Advisor's no. 2 place to visit in Gateshead, behind only the Sage. See http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g190793-Activities-Gateshead_Tyne_and_Wear_England.html
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Public
Trackwork
We are replacing the section of 90 lb/yard bullhead on wooden sleepers with 95 lb/yard bullhead on concrete sleepers between Marley Hill junction and Andrews House.
The engineer's train heads out on a bright cold day |
Labels:
Engineering,
Track
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Friday, 9 December 2011
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Monday, 5 December 2011
A Cold Day
Malcolm, Malcolm, Phil and Malcolm assembling another 30' panel of 90 lb/yard rail on CS1 sleepers (Vic tidying up in the background) |
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Engineering
Sunday, 4 December 2011
North Pole Express Day 4
Today is 4 of 10 with expresses from East Tanfield to the North Pole taking children (and bigger people) to see Santa in his grotto. All trains are fully booked up to Christmas Eve, with about 400 children per day seeing Santa.
All photos on this page by Neville Whaler.
All photos on this page by Neville Whaler.
Richard, Tom and James on No.6 wait ..... |
Labels:
Events
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Friday, 2 December 2011
Various
Twizell and No.6 drawn out of the shed to be lit and coaled up ready for North Pole Express duty tomorrow |
Labels:
Engineering,
Events
Thursday, 1 December 2011
TR Blog
To all our readers
This TR blog has existed for 5 months and has reached a minor milestone - 4000 page views per month. I'm unsure how this "Google measure" compares with a common hit counter, but it has been steadily increasing. Thanks to everyone for showing interest, and I hope you feel more informed.
Ian and a few others have provided some material, but I'd like variety about people at the railway - if you have any news, stories, photos, videos, etc, please email
I prefer unposed shots showing people which consider privacy, safety, security and image. If a photo shows a member of the public, they must waive their publication rights if it focuses on them or shows detail. For our folk, show them in a positive light doing normal things - and respect their wishes if they don't want to be featured.
Currently, there are two authors of this blog, and people can't make responses to posts. If you have any comments or complaints, please email
Thanks
Derek
This TR blog has existed for 5 months and has reached a minor milestone - 4000 page views per month. I'm unsure how this "Google measure" compares with a common hit counter, but it has been steadily increasing. Thanks to everyone for showing interest, and I hope you feel more informed.
Ian and a few others have provided some material, but I'd like variety about people at the railway - if you have any news, stories, photos, videos, etc, please email
I prefer unposed shots showing people which consider privacy, safety, security and image. If a photo shows a member of the public, they must waive their publication rights if it focuses on them or shows detail. For our folk, show them in a positive light doing normal things - and respect their wishes if they don't want to be featured.
Currently, there are two authors of this blog, and people can't make responses to posts. If you have any comments or complaints, please email
Thanks
Derek
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Other