Loco Boiler Examinations etc

Walter making an aluminium washer

Back to Business

David checking No.6's fire

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.

Continued Jobs

I am changing plates near Bowes Bridge

Wednesday Work

Malcolm painting I beams for East Tanfield station

Tuesday Jobs

Vic flailing and strimming south of Andrews House

Wet Monday Work

Malcolm painting No.2's backhead

Featuring Sarah the Fireman

Sarah and assistant cleaning No.6

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 enters Andrews House during the 2012 gala
(photograph courtesy of Malcolm Parker)

Click for more photographs taken by Malcolm and others two weeks ago at the gala

Continued on Friday

Ryan flame cutting brake hangers for Horden .....

Continuation Work

Ronnie stripping the ground frame for Causey

HL No.2

In order to minimize inspection costs, and have No.2 ready for work at Christmas, it should be in a steamable condition within a week.   Today, more fittings and pipe work have been fitted.

Geoff and Bill fitting injector pipework

Tuesday at Marley Hill Shed

Vic strimming the entrance area

General Jobs

Malcolm repairing the alternator drive on AW No.2

Sunday Miscellany

Matthew cleaning Twizell's smokebox
for its annual inspection

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow's loco will be Sir Cecil A Cochrane, hauling trains from Andrews House station for Sunniside, Causey and East Tanfield at 11 am, 12.15, 1.30, 2.45 and 4 pm.

Cochrane and crew during the 2009 gala

Gala Photos

On this post I have linked shots from the 'Legends of Industry' gala weekend kindly sent in or made available on line by photographers.

Click for more 2012 Gala

(above photo courtesy of Eric Garrod)

A Few Friday Jobs

Malcolm stripping a vac cylinder for inspection

Thursday Around Marley Hill Shed

John progressing with the rewiring of the crane

A Couple of Tasks

Bob fitting a one way valve to No.2's
vacuum ejector exhaust

Tuesday at Tanfield

The Middleton Railway's NER class H No.1310 left from East Tanfield this morning for the NRM Shildon Autumn Gala  on 22 / 23 September, and will be joined there by Lewin and Y7 No.985 from Beamish, inter alia.

Ian, Dave and Stewart complete loading of 1310

Monday Work

Ian driving No.2 off Dave Antell's loader

Sunday Gala

Steve on No.6 on empty stock at start of day

Gala Saturday

Some shots of day 1 of the 2012 'Legends of Industry Gala' - Google for more

Steve sets off on Twizell .....

Friday Pre Gala

The main part of the day was taken up by a photographic charter, with ex NCB / NER H class 1310 (on loan from Middleton, Leeds) and Cochrane (deputizing for Y7 985) on a short train of empty coal hoppers.

Me oiling 1310

Thursday Jobs

Ryan retacking the blastpipe flanges .....

Mainly Gala Prep

H class arriving at East Tanfield .....

Tuesday at Tanfield

Dave Antell returning No.9 to ET this morning

Monday Work

Jim shares a joke with Dave as Walter
works on No.2's vacuum pipe

Sunday at Sunniside Station

The following photos are courtesy of  Bob Payne :

Fireman Owen operating Sunniside ground frame

Tanfield at Beamish

The photos below were taken today at the end of Beamish's 'Power from the Past' event :

Y7 985, usually at Beamish, is coming to our gala;
TR 9 (NER 256) will return to Tanfield this week;
NER 818 stays at Beamish;
AW No.2 is on loan to Beamish

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 at Andrews House on 2/1/12
(photo courtesy of Carl Chambers)