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Saturday 28 February 2015

Last Sunday

All photos below were taken last Sunday by Ken Snowdon:

Cochrane on the passenger train
approaching Causey Level Crossing

Tomorrow's Trains

Sir Cecil A Cochrane will haul passenger trains from Andrews House at  10.30 am, noon, 1.30 pm 3.15 pm  for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.   Pre booked Winter Warmers are available on the 1.30.   AW No.2 will be the pilot loco at East Tanfield.

Cochrane arriving at Andrews House last March

Friday 27 February 2015

Thursday 26 February 2015

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Last Sunday

No.2 & Cochrane on the mixed train at Terrace Junction
(photo courtesy of Ken Snowdon)

Nearer the Beginning

Quinquagenarians Bill & Bob baiting in the
now closed Marley Hill station in 1985
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

Wednesday 25 February 2015

Timberwork

Dick, Steve, Geoff & Dennis bringing in a replacement
timber for the carriage shed tandem point 

Tuesday 24 February 2015

Inside Work .....

.....  due to poor weather outside today .....

Bobby measuring a buffer beam gusset for HC No.38

Monday 23 February 2015

Sunday 22 February 2015

Coal Train Day

Ian & Peter watch as Tom takes the coal train
out of Marley Hill ....

Saturday 21 February 2015

Tomorrow's Trains

Sir Cecil A Cochrane will haul passenger trains from Andrews House at  10.30 am, noon, 1.30 pm 3.15 pm  for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.   Pre booked Winter Warmers are available on the 1.30, which will be a mixed train with Cochrane & HL No.2.   AW No.2 will be the pilot loco at East Tanfield.

Cochrane with a mixed train last February
(photo courtesy of  Ken Snowdon)

Friday 20 February 2015

Thursday 19 February 2015

Evening Painting

This evening's photos below are courtesy of Mark Pearce 


David lettering the Lambton van

Thursday on Track

Geoff, Bill, Chris, Dan & Mike dig out ballast
& prepare to remove defective sleepers

Wednesday 18 February 2015

Wednesday Work

Brian milling another of Twizell's spring hangers
- note the lines showing how much is to be removed

Tuesday 17 February 2015

Monday 16 February 2015

NER Carriage Move

The NER 7 compartment carriage body was moved from Seaham to Stanegate today - the photos below are courtesy of David Watchman

Lifting the body .....

Today's Works

Peter measuring Twizell's springs

Sunday 15 February 2015

Saturday 14 February 2015

Last Sunday's Trains

The photos below were taken on Sunday 8 Feb 2015 by Ken Snowdon:

Cochrane approaches the first footpath on ET bank .....

Tomorrow's Trains

Sir Cecil A Cochrane & HL No.2 will haul mixed* trains from Andrews House at  10.30 am, noon, 1.30 pm 3 pm  for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.   Pre booked Winter Warmers are available on the 1.30 train.
No.2 & Cochrane on 1 February
(photo courtesy of Dave Hewitt)

Thursday 12 February 2015

Wednesday 11 February 2015

Tuesday 10 February 2015

Monday 9 February 2015

Monday Jobs

Malcolm & Eric cleaning fishplate bolts, ready for tomorrow's work

Sunday 8 February 2015

Saturday 7 February 2015

Last Sunday's Trains

The photos below were taken on Sunday 1 February 2015 by Ken Snowdon:


Cochrane leaves Marley Hill with the empty stock .....

Tomorrow's Trains

Sir Cecil A Cochrane will haul mixed* trains from Andrews House at  10.30 am, noon, 1.30 pm 3 pm  for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.   Pre booked Winter Warmers are available on the 1.30 train.   The run round loop is not yet ready for use at East Tanfield, so AW No.2 will be used to release the train loco.

Sir Cecil is 4th from left on back row in this
1921 photo of Blyth Harbour Commissioners
(courtesy of Blyth correspondent Neil Morgan)

Thursday 5 February 2015

Wednesday 4 February 2015

Tuesday 3 February 2015

Sunday 1 February 2015