HL No.2 on the Move

The following photos of No.2 being moved from the workshop to the 5 road shed are courtesy of Matthew Pickering :

Final 2012 Midweek Running

Today was the last day of summer midweek running during 2012.   Trains run every Sunday until Easter 2013, with additional special events such as the Photo Charter on Friday 7 September, Gala on Sat 8 & Sun 9 September, North Pole Expresses, and Boxing Day Mince Pies.   Details on http://tanfield-railway.co.uk

The following photos were all taken yesterday by Vivienne Mitchinson, and have been supplied by Neville Whaler (who is the writer of the newly created  Bowes Railway Blog )

Peter and Angela run Cochrane
around its train at Sunniside

Wednesday Operations

The last midweek trains of the summer holiday season run today and tomorrow.   Cochrane will haul Victorian carriages on both days.

Henry, Angela and Alan crewing Cochrane
on the last train of today

Gala Movements

AW No.2 loaded at East Tanfield, going to Beamish
(photo courtesy of Ian Cowan)

The Armstrong went to Beamish at about 8.30 pm, to be followed on Wednesday by 5-compartment 3rd carriage TR No.9 (NER 256).   The carriage is for this week's 'Agricultural Power from the Past' event at Beamish, and is due back next week, but No.2 is staying longer to enable the Y7 to be at our gala the following weekend.

Bank Holiday Weekend Reprised

A few excellent shots taken on Sunday, courtesy of Dave Hewitt :

Twizell viewed from the Harton
generator van body

Bank Holiday Monday

Raining much of this afternoon, and fewer visitors than yesterday on the trains :

Fireman Angela cleans No.6 .....

Sunday Photo Roundabout

Showing some of the variety of work today:

Twizell and No.6 raising steam, Steve observing

Tomorrow's and Monday's Trains

Two trains for Sunday and bank holiday Monday - they are scheduled to leave Andrews House station every 45 minutes between 11 am and 4.15 pm.   The locos will be two of Cochrane, No.6 and Twizell (all are available).

Inside Marley Hill shed (Europe's oldest) with
Cochrane, No.6 behind, and Twizell on the left

A Variety

Amble camera club called in

Thursday Variety

Kerrin cleaning Cochrane

Wednesday Operations

Ian checking carriage brakes

Tuesday at Tanfield

No.17 heads through Andrews House station
on its way to off site resurrection

Trains Tomorrow and Thursday

Tomorrow's loco will be Renishaw Ironworks No.6, hauling trains from Andrews House station for Sunniside, Causey and Tanfield at 11 am, 12.30, 2 and 3.30 pm.

We are running trains every Wednesday and Thursday, in addition to Sundays, until the last Thursday in August.   See the  timetable on the main TR web  for details.

Passenger view of No.6 from a verandah

Last Sunday's Train Crew

All photos with thanks to and courtesy of Eric Garrod :

Cleaner Matthew checking No.6's tank .....

Monday in the Workshop

John and Ryan freeing the bed of the Cincinnati miller

A Typical Sunday

Railway Study Association (Midland Section) members
watch empty stock being moved for their service train

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow's loco will be Renishaw Ironworks No.6, hauling trains from Andrews House station for Sunniside, Causey and East Tanfield at 11 am, 12.15, 1.30, 2.45 and 4 pm.

No.6 nears Causey station,
as seen from a carriage verandah

Work on HL No.2 Continues

Jim making a gland ring for a steam pipe joint

My Mam

A selection of photos courtesy of Matthew, featuring his mother working on No.2 :

A Variety

Getting ready for operating trains:

Matthew takes a shine to No.6 .....

Wednesday Operations

Matthew cleaning Cochrane .....
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

Work on HL No.2 Continues

Ronnie sawing bar .....

Trains Tomorrow and Thursday

Tomorrow's loco will be Sir Cecil A Cochrane, hauling trains from Andrews House station for Sunniside, Causey and Tanfield at 11 am, 12.30, 2 and 3.30 pm.

We are running trains every Wednesday and Thursday, in addition to Sundays, until the last Thursday in August.   See the  timetable on the main TR web  for details.

Passenger carriage balcony view of
the action on Cochrane's footplate
(photo courtesy of Carl Chambers)

Loco Projects

Dave making standoffs for Horden's clacks

Cutting from 6.5" bar .....

Teddy Bear Day

A new recruit cleans No.6

Tomorrow's Teddy Bear Trains

Two trains for teddies tomorrow - they are scheduled to leave Andrews House station every 45 minutes between 11 am and 4.15 pm.   The locos should be No.6 on the Victorian carriages, and Cochrane on the light railway carriages.

Arty shots of tomorrow's locos courtesy of Dave Hewitt :

Cochrane in Andrews House station,
framed by Gibraltar Bridge

Loco Crews

Shots of loco crews on Wednesday and Thursday, all courtesy of Bob Payne :

Ian, the driver both days, oiling Cochrane

British Legion

Some shots courtesy of Carl Chambers and Stu Armstrong from the British Legion hire on 16 June:

The gathering (CC)

Trains Tomorrow and Thursday

Tomorrow's loco will be Sir Cecil A Cochrane, hauling trains from Andrews House station for Sunniside, Causey and Tanfield at 11 am, 12.30, 2 and 3.30 pm.

We are running trains every Wednesday and Thursday, in addition to Sundays, until the last Thursday in August.   See the  timetable on the main TR web  for details.

Cochrane near Boyd's crossing on 10 June
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong )

Sunday Engineering

 All today's photos courtesy of David Watchman :

Dan and Mark heating rivets .....

Work on No.2

All today's photos courtesy of David Watchman:

Matthew sanding No.2's tank

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow's loco will be Twizell (No.3), hauling trains from Andrews House station for Sunniside, Causey and Tanfield at 11 am, 12.15, 1.30, 2.45 and 4 pm.

Sarah on Twizell outside Marley Hill shed in June
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

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