Dave moving Twizell, for loading No.6 & the photoshoot (photo courtesy of Nigel Wheeler) |
Everyday work, people & events at the World's Oldest Railway 1725
North East England industrial steam railway heritage on a 1920-50 minor railway
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Monday 30 March 2015
Sunday 29 March 2015
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 |
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.
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
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Tuesday 24 March 2015
Today at Tanfield Railway
Monday 23 March 2015
People In the Workshop
Sunday 22 March 2015
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) |
Thursday 19 March 2015
Starring Geoff & Bill
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Monday 16 March 2015
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 |
Friday 13 March 2015
Odds & Ends
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.
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Beside the Carriage Shed, Mainly
Monday 9 March 2015
Sunday 8 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) |