Carriage Shed Continues

Steve removing blockwork from the threshold

Carriage Shed Work

Dave cutting the carriage shed wall

Workshoppers

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

Dennis

Mid 20th Century Consett

Consett Steel -1967 - Another historical gem from BFI, showing Consett as a single industry town, including the transport & processing of raw materials to finished product (26 mins)

There are many more films freely available for viewing from the British Film Institute.   (NB this website may be slow to respond initially.)   I selected a few more 20th century NE gems for the blog post of 12 November.

North Pole Express Day 2

Steve & his steed

Views of Saturday's North Pole Express

The photos below were taken on Saturday 26 November by Ken Snowdon:

Twizell heading the Express .....

49 Work

Jonny stabilizing 49's tank on its frames .....
(photo courtesy of Richard Charlton)

NPE Day 1

Luke cleaning Twizell.

Trains This Weekend

An Express approaches the North Pole in 2015
(photo Paul Kingston of North News)

This year, we will be using Twizell as the train engine, and either No.2 or Cochrane as a banker.   Tomorrow and Sunday, HL No.2 will be at the south end.

North Pole Prep

Shunting carriages ready for the North Pole Express, which starts tomorrow

Today's Jobs

Richard servicing Horden's lubricator

A Bright Day

Bob, Steve & Steve digging a hole for a water run off percolation test

A Drizzly Day

Richard & Jonny removing brackets from 49's smokebox ......

A Rainy Day

Jonny, Richard & Ian stacking bits of 49 on its frames

Last Ordinary Sunday of 2016

Tom & George wait on No.2

Saturday

Richard burning through the final rivet holding 49's smokebox onto the boiler...

Tomorrow's Trains

On Sunday, HL No.2 will head trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, noon, 1.30 & 3 pm to Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

Jonny on No.2 heading past the signalbox last Sunday

One Job

Richard removing a window catch from 49's cab ......

Lobley Hill Photos

I recently found photos of the Tanfield Branch, some of which I hadn't seen previously, on a Lobley Hill website:

N10 69101 heading empties from Lobley Hill back up the branch

A Few More Jobs

Chris heading for one end of the dumper's hand brake cable ......

A Couple of Jobs

Ian removing a tree which is in the way of development

More Jobs

Steve, Colin & Rob preparing the crossing gate .....

A Few Jobs

Malcolm painting the crossing gate

Sunday

Steve offering the token while propelling empty stock past the signalbox

Saturday

The photos below are courtesy of David Reed:

Euan topping up carriage axle boxes

British Film Institute

The BFI (British Film Institute) has a number of interesting films available for viewing on line free of charge.   Films may be searched & selected in a number of ways, including from a regional map.   The BFI web site may be slow to respond, but once you have selected a film, they seem to be fairly quick to download.   I've included links to 10 examples, shown below the map.

Open the BFI site, click a filter (on the right) such as Rail Transport, then click on a flag to zoom in to a region 

Coast of Commerce - 1962 - Tyne Tees TV production, including Whitby, Saltburn, Harlepool, & core sampling for coal mining off South Shields - 26 mins

Tomorrow's Trains

On Sunday, HL No.2 will head trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, noon, 1.30 & 3 pm to Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

No.2 at Causey in November 2014

A Few Jobs & a Sign

Ian turning over the crossing gate .....

Wednesday Lads at Tanfield

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Colin painting inside the van body at ET

More Gate

Kyle preparing Horden's front buffer beam for painting

Gate

Dave cutting uprights for the new crossing gate

Monday Work

Barry removing a broken stud from Horden's valve chest

Sunday (on Film)

Geoff skimming Horden's straight piston rod

Wallsend Slipway

The photos below have been copied from the web; copyright remains with the respective owners & publishers.

An advert for Wallsend Slipway - see Grace's Guide or Tyne Tugs for more

Tomorrow's Trains

On Sunday, HL No.2 will take four trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, noon, 1.30 & 3 pm to Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

No.2 leaving Andrews House last month
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Filming

The railway was hired today by a filming company:

Raising steam this morning

TR Today

Peter working out the orientation of Horden's piston rings

Wednesday at East Tanfield

The photos below are all courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Shaun & Steve measuring ......

Wednesday at Marley Hill

Post & photos by David Reed

Steve clearing a drain

Tuesday at TR, featuring Colin

Dave & Steve cleaning Marley Hill shed doors