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Tuesday 31 March 2015

Tuesday with a Difference

Dave moving Twizell, for loading No.6 & the photoshoot
(photo courtesy of Nigel Wheeler)

Saturday 28 March 2015

Wartime Loco Move

Lambton No.14, built 1914, moved into Marley Hill shed for Great War Weekend 
(photos courtesy of Ian Cowan)

Friday 27 March 2015

Andrews House Colliery

On 12 March I wrote that I knew of no photographs of Andrews House Colliery - I'd forgotten about that below, on the Sunniside Local History Society site.

Andrews House Colliery - loaded waggons would leave via the branch
alongside Marley Hill shed, joining the P&JR near the signalbox
Refer to  http://www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/andrewshouse.html  or  http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/a010.htm  for more information.

Trains This Weekend

See the Tanfield Railway web for more information about this Great War Weekend.

On Saturday, HL No.2 will haul passenger trains from Andrews House at  10.30 am, noon, 1.30 pm 3 pm  for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

No.2 passing Marley Hill signalbox in March 2013
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Thursday 26 March 2015

Thursday at TR

Brian checking a suspension link for Horden, & working on a Gardner engine

Monday 23 March 2015

Sunday 22 March 2015

Sunday Stuff

Peter proudly presents a cross head slipper for HC No.38 to Tom

Saturday 21 March 2015

Tomorrow's Trains

Sir Cecil A Cochrane will haul passenger 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, for the last time this year.
Cochrane on a foggy March day last year
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Wednesday 18 March 2015

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Monday 16 March 2015

Monday in the Workshop

Ian & Brian discussing the digger's radiator,
in which the oil side is ok, but water leaks

Sunday 15 March 2015

Saturday 14 March 2015

Tomorrow's Trains

Ex Redheugh Gas Works Sir Cecil A Cochrane will haul passenger 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.

Cochrane under Gibraltar Bridge last March

Thursday 12 March 2015

Andrews House Colliery Branch, Mainly

Andrews House Colliery was about 400 yards SW of Marley Hill shed & closed in 1920.   It appears on maps, but I don't know of any photos of this pit; a capped shaft is evident.

Loading defective sleepers removed
on Tuesday from the Bowes main line

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Andrews House Preparation

The platform roads through Andrews House station are due to be refurbished immediately after Easter, requiring about 400 sleepers, some 95 lb/yd BH rail, 400 S1 chairs, & other fittings to be ready.
Nigel & Steve sorting & loading S1 chairs

Monday 9 March 2015

Saturday 7 March 2015

Tomorrow's Trains

Ex Keighley Gas Works No.2 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.   The loop is again in use at East Tanfield.

No.2 at Terrace Junction last March
(photo courtesy of Dave Hewitt)

Thursday 5 March 2015

Job Completion at Sunniside

Loading some of the defective timbers which have been replaced this week

Wednesday 4 March 2015

Tuesday 3 March 2015

Monday 2 March 2015