Visiting Photographer / Historian

Peter Giroux, a photographer from Darlington who keenly promotes the north east, including its history, visited the railway on Monday.   His photos are on https://www.facebook.com/petergirouximages/   

Thursday at TR

Jim continuing to machine the flail shaft

Same & Different

Site visit to discuss renewal of  platform edges at East Tanfield
- this job will be undertaken prior to completing MH toilets

Tuesday at TR

Steve recladding the toilet doorway with a better finish .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

In the Workshop

Angela cutting a gasket for Cochrane

A Fine Spring Day

Angela & the great permutation of carriages this morning

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow, on the first day of our 5 train summer timetable following clocks going forward one hour, No.2 will head trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, 11.50 am, 1.15 pm, 2.35 pm & 3.55 pm for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

Note that tickets for travel are available on the day as usual - Sold Out on the Mothers Day page refers to the cake carriage.

No.2 passing Marley Hill signalbox in March 2016
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

Then & Now

I came across an interesting on line facility available from the National Library of Scotland.   It allows you to view an old OS map alongside & synchronized with a current satellite view.

Some examples:
1.  The route of the Marsden Rattler - follow it south east to the paper mill beyond Whitburn Colliery, or head west to Whitburn Colliery Junction on the Pontop & South Shields Branch, & beyond
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=16&lat=54.9911&lon=-1.4101&layers=6&right=BingHyb 

The Marsden Rattler

Thursday Team

Geoff painting ceiling joists in the new ladies toilet

Continued Jobs

Nigel making a dome cover gasket for Cochrane

A Typical Day

Nigel, Steve & Maggie cladding a doorway
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Great War Weekend People

The photographs below were taken last weekend by Graeme Kitching:

A Few from Today

Richard making a replacement steel blastpipe for No.49

Great war weekend Saturday

Chris lighting Twizell...

Trains This Weekend

This is Great War Weekend at Tanfield Railway.

Durham Pals at Andrews House in March 2016

Doors & Boards

Jim & Brian inspecting the flail shaft

A Few Tasks

Steve, Steve & Bob removing the decayed footbridge beam
(photo courtesy of Nigel Wheeler)

Tuesday Team

John installing electrics

Loco Work

Dave milling a cotter for Horden

Based Around the Signalbox Today

David clearing molehills .....
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow, the last day of the four train winter timetable, No. 2 will head trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, 11.50 am, 1.15 pm & 2.35 pm for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

No.2 heading for Sunniside in March 2016
(photo courtesy of Ken Snowdon)

Various Jobs

Ian checking that Angela has pressed Cochrane's boiler
to 1.5 times its working pressure (a hydraulic test) .....

Wednesday Workers

Dennis & Steve continuing the wainscot in the toilets

Tuesday's Work

Steve cutting plasterboard .....

Loco Work

Dave drilling Horden's new spectacle rings

Another Sunday at Marley Hill

Chris oiling No.2 this morning

Geoff's Bridge Club

A reminder that all TR volunteers are welcome at Geoff's Bridge Club's next meeting on Monday 6 March from about 7 pm.   

The Bridge Inn alongside G.Stephenson's 1826 Killingworth Billy
on R.Stephenson's 1849 High Level Bridge, viewed c1885
(photo Newcastle Libraries)

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow, No. 2 will head trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, 11.50 am, 1.15 pm & 2.35 pm for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

The photos below were taken by Ken Snowdon last Sunday:

No.2 approaches Causey Level Crossing .....

Today's Pin Ups

Alan pinning up his maps in the carriage shed

Mainly Toilet Work

Jim on the lathe

Some of Today's Work

Ian bringing Beamish's Peckett's wheels to the wheel lathe
(photo courtesy of Nigel Wheeler)