Mainly Ballasting

Passing Vic again, flailing in Andrews House

At Houghwell Burn bridge, Malcolm .....

..... and Ian dropping a rail ....

..... on each side, to retain ballast

Loading ballast at east Tanfield ....

..... to be dropped at Causey station .....

..... between the track and the platform wall, to maintain clearances

Adding a ballast shoulder to the east side at Causey

Malcolm & John clearing the way .....

..... to seat the rail .....

..... to retain the ballast dropped .....

..... both sides of Houghwell Burn bridge

Nigel at the controls of the Husky, on ballasting duty

Richard measuring Horden's old ashpan ....
(photo courtesy of John Stelling)

..... and marking out plate for its replacement
(photo courtesy of John Stelling)

Chris & David refitting HL No.2's vacuum pipe ...

... and removing a buffer from HC No.38