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| Dave toting bales in the Halloween clear up ..... |
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Monday, 30 October 2017
Sunday, 29 October 2017
Saturday, 28 October 2017
Trains This Weekend
All Halloween trains are fully booked this Saturday & Sunday, with no tickets available on the day. For more information please read about the Tanfield Ghost Train on the main TR website.
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| Ben cleaning Twizell last Halloween |
Friday, 27 October 2017
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
NBL Workers
A interesting photo which I saw last Friday in Kelvingrove, Glasgow, of MC1 class loco No.1642 delivered to SAR by NBL just before WWI:
See http://viewer.e-pics.ethz.ch/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/index2.php?id=ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Ans_05373-1549-FL for a zoomable sharp image. Google for more about the loco, NBL or Kelvingrove.
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| The bonnets, general attire & style are notable - can you spot any likenesses to MH folk? (photo Glasgow Museums) |
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
A Couple of Jobs
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| Steve, Bill & Rob starting to fit new rollers to the digger (photo courtesy of Dave Dixon) |
Monday, 23 October 2017
Sunday, 22 October 2017
Saturday, 21 October 2017
Last Sunday's Coal Train 2
The photos below are courtesy of Dave Hewitt:
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| Peter using Cochrane to conjure clouds at Causey |
Trains Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Sunday, Keighley Gasworks No.2 is due to 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.
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| No.2 steaming south under Gibraltar Bridge last October |
Friday, 20 October 2017
Last Sunday's Coal Train 1
The photos below are courtesy of Ken Snowdon:
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| Sir Cecil A Cochrane & waggons approach Terrace Junction |
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Talks
There will be an Stephenson Locomotive Society talk on the Origins & Development of NER Tyneside Electrification starting 7 pm on Friday 27 October 2017 at the Mining Institute.
More information about talks in our area may be found by clicking
Events Diary below the heading of this blog.
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| NER Electric Parcels Van preserved at Stephenson Railway Museum |
Events Diary below the heading of this blog.
More information about the SLS Newcastle section is published on the SLS website and the SLS blog.
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Monday, 16 October 2017
Sunday, 15 October 2017
Saturday, 14 October 2017
Trains Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Sunday, is "Colliery Railways Day" during which Twizell is due to head mixed trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, 11.50 am, 1.45 pm & 3.35 pm for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return, while Sir Cecil A Cochrane will haul a coal train north from Andrews House at 11.05 am, 12.21 pm, 2.31 pm & 4 pm.
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| Twizell at Andrews House in October 2015 |
Friday, 13 October 2017
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Monday, 9 October 2017
Sunday, 8 October 2017
TR Volunteers Visit the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway
This weekend saw a few volunteers from TR visit the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway for their annual Victorian Weekend.
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| Merddin Emrys stands at Beddgelert |
Saturday, 7 October 2017
Trains this Sunday
Tomorrow, Sunday, Keighley Gasworks No.2 is due to 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.
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| No.2 on test after overhaul in October 2012 |
Friday, 6 October 2017
New ET Carriage Shed Alignment Dig
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| Ian removing spoil from the alignment into the new carriage shed. The front NW corner will be near the concrete sleeper in the left foreground. The headshunt on which the waggons sit in the distance will be connected through where the dumper stands to an offloading siding. |
