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Sunday, 28 July 2013

Sunday at Tanfield Railway

Rob clears No.15 signal to allow .....
..... Peter to flag Twizell with its train around
Marley Hill curve onto the original 1725 Tanfield route
Bobby starting to make a
tool bunker for No.44
Richard titrating for dissolved oxygen &
testing pH of HL No.2's boiler water
David & John cleaning the shed floor
Peter the guard recording his train times
Phil the fireman at Sunniside ground frame
to enable Twizell to run around .....
..... and buffer up to its train
Phil coupling; Rob & Stewart exchange tokens 

Twizell drawing into Andrews House on its way to Causey
At Causey, another audience for Twizell .....
..... and for AW No.2 drawing the train south
Colin & Fred serve in Causey buffet
Luke & Anthony fetching a sleeper
for Causey platform edge
Kyle the keeper of the gates
There were a few passengers around today at AH
Matthew preparing to paint the Husky
David & Matty removing Horden's cylinder cover
(photo courtesy of David Watchman)
In the woodwork shop. marking out replacement
timbers for the LH&JC brakevan
Oli cleaning the brakevan wheels
David concentrating on a joint
The timbers being arranged to form a replacement end
(photo courtesy of David Watchman)
Dave weeding behind Andrews House station.....
..... and Alan in front
Twizell propelling the train round Marley Hill curve
at the end of the day, flagged by Peter
Ian & Rob exchange tokens as the works train returns
Bobby freeing HC No.38's sandbox levers