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Sunday, 17 February 2013

Various

David marking out HL No.2 for lining
Richard testing free oxygen in boiler water
Tom washing out Twizell's boiler
A Newcastle photography club in MH shed
Guy refitting basket brackets at AH station
Ryan exchanging tokens

Due to closure of the line on East Tanfield bank, AW No.2 was releasing the train engine at Causey:

Cochrane off train, AW No.2 waiting beyond
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)
Ian and Dan crewing AW No.2
Passengers watching the shunting at Causey
Train loco in Causey Bay, AW No.2 shunts the train
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
Causey Arch through the trees in winter sun
Removing rails near Houghwell Burn Bridge
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)
Ian and Amiee removing fishplates
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)
Removing keys
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)
Angela removing plates
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)
The youth team at work ......
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)
..... and during bait time
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)

A sequence showing Owen in charge of the youth team tipping out rail:
(these photos courtesy of Bob Payne)





Rail out of chairs - waiting the forklift and digger
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)
While waiting for the return train .....
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
 ..... Ian and Owen lead the youth team in removing kinks at Causey
(photos courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
Obviously near the end of the day
(photo courtesy of Stu Armstrong)
For comparison, Aln Valley workers laying
the station loop at Alnwick yesterday