Sunday from No2

Guy and Angela; ready to exchange tokens.

TR Volunteers Visit GCR

Euan, Antony, Luke & Callum posing with the underframe being built for the NER 1903 Autocar 

Tomorrow's Trains

Passenger trains will leave Andrews House at 10.30 am, noon, 1.30 & 3 pm for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

No.2 nearing Bowes Bridge earlier this month
(photo courtesy of Ken Snowdon)

Odd Jobs

Shunting ready for the 'Freight in February' events

Work Continues .....

Colin filling joints in East Tanfield station walls
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

A Few Jobs

Nigel cutting holes in plate.....

More Preparation

Rob measuring a sheet for cutting

Monday Mix

Walter stamping profile gauges

Other Interests Recur

Bob Hedley at Nantwich 2016

As a member of the Sealed Knot, midweek musketeer Bob took part in the annual reenactment of the English civil war Battle of Nantwich at the weekend.   For more, search for Holly Holy Day 2016 on YouTube & see the TR blog post for 31 January 2014.

Some of Today

Steve oiling between HL No.2's frames

Tomorrow's Trains

The line between Causey & East Tanfield has been reopened following inspection of the abutments of the bridge over Houghwell Burn.

Passenger trains will leave Andrews House at 10.30 am, noon, 1.30 & 3 pm for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

The photos below were taken last Sunday by Ken Snowdon:

The Inner Wall Continues

Ian cutting mounting plates for door hinges

No.6's Boiler at McEwen's

Work has started on the repair of Renishaw Ironworks No.6's boiler at McEwen's Keighley works, from which the photos below have been sent:

Loading the boiler .....

Work Today

At Houghwell Burn at East Tanfield, Chris is clearing brambles .....

Wednesday at East Tanfield

Geoff has taken on completion of the painting of ET station, leading a team & taking photos:

Dick on the ceiling, probably with a brush in his hand

Further Fabrication

John & Steve cleaning bolts for later today

Fabrication

The Towne engineer inspecting lifting tackle

Yesterday's Train

The photos below are all courtesy of John Turnock:

Past Causey Crossing on the way to Andrews House

Sunday Stuff

Andrew & Dai helping to deliver coal for the day

Tomorrow's Trains

Passenger trains will leave Andrews House at 10.30 am, noon, 1.30 & 3 pm for Sunniside, Causey & return.

Following recent heavy rainfall & consequent depth of Houghwell Burn, it has not been possible to closely inspect the bridge abutments at East Tanfield.   Until this has been done, the line from Causey to East Tanfield remains closed.

No.2 at Marley Hill in January 2014

End of the Week

Vic heading out .....

Today's Work

Ian & Dave altering scaffolding .....

Today's Outlook

The near monochrome view from the shed this morning

More Framework

John trimming jointing plates

Framework Erection Starts

We started to erect the portal frame roof support and temporary steel gable today:

Rob untangling a chain block
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Monday at Marley Hill

Eric removing an axlebox oil well from AW No.2 .....

More Rattler

Following Saturday's Rattler post, someone reminded me of a SSM&WCR coal train in an episode of M Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys.   I've tracked this down to about 14 minutes into episode 11 of series 2, Newcastle to Chester le Street.   This is an excellent local episode in its entirety, covering such as the Stephensons and Marsden Village.

Still from GBRJ s2 ep11 - ex NER class C on fulls from Whitburn, passing Marsden Grotto

Another Sunday

Angela clearing No.4 for a southbound train

The Rattler

Thanks are due to Tommy, who gave me a VHS cassette on which were a few seconds of film which I had not imagined existed - an RSH 18" heading the Marsden Rattler, or more formally a passenger train on the South Shields, Marsden & Whitburn Colliery Railway.  There are other 1950s industrial railway & South Shields gems on the DVD, available from Wolverton Rail.

A still from the video - it looks like the rattler is heading away from Whitburn
Does this bring to mind anywhere else?
(from "South Shields Trolleybuses", Online Video OV462D)

Tomorrow's Trains

Pending a further detailed survey of parts of the line from Causey to East Tanfield following recent heavy rainfall, the line between these two stations is not in in passenger use.

Passenger trains will leave Andrews House at 10.30 am, noon, 1.30 & 3 pm for Sunniside, Causey & return.

Cochrane at Terrace Junction in January 2013, with AW No.2 banking

End of the Week

Websters picking up a generator for return to the SVR

Another damp day

Dennis removing the final parts of the furnace .....

Jobs continued .....

Peter adjusting No.2's brakes ....

Demolition

Dave starting the demolition .....

Loco Work

Brian & Alan checking a bracket ......

First Sunday of 2016

Dave the guard updating his log

Today at Marley Hill

David machining a journal for HC No.38
(photo courtesy of David Watchman)

Tomorrow's Trains

Passenger trains will leave Andrews House for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return at 10.30 am, noon, 1.30 & 3 pm.

No.2 on Causey embankment in January 2013

Happy New Year to all our readers!

The photos below were taken last Sunday, & are all courtesy of  Ken Snowdon: 

HL No.2 at Terrace Junction .....