Back on the Toilet

Bill & Dave working on the west gable

A Workshop Day

Dave setting up to make a boiler plug

TR Today

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

Steve on No.2 approaching MH signalbox

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 train will consist of 4 carriages due to  party bookings.

No.2 heading for Andrews House with the last train of the day last Sunday .....
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Cochrane

Cochrane's decennial boiler examination starts in a little over a week with a thorough visual examination by the inspector.   As far as possible, external & internal surfaces of the shell should be clean and accessible.

Ian cleaning around the seat & studs of the safety valve stand

Still Toilets

Dave & Malcolm sawing ceiling joists .....

Regular Work

Geoff painting edging for his noticeboards

Continuations

Steve drilling to attach inner frames of the toilet

Another Week Starts

A Towne engineer makes the regular inspection of shackles .....

Sunday around the Site

George driving No.2 and the empty stock around Marley Hill curve

Sunday From The Train

George running round at Sunniside...

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.

No.2 climbing into Andrews House in January 2014
(photo courtesy of Henry Elliott) 

Marley Hill Station

Marley Hill was the first station on TR, built from about 1977 to serve trains shuttling to Bowes Bridge loop.   The station is now disused, pending a westward extension towards Byermoor on the P&JR.

Passenger access to MH station in 1986 was via this crossing - but who's the keeper?
(Photo courtesy of Rob Fallon)

Continued Works

Bill & Colin painting a noticeboard for ET

Christmas de-decoration

Antony removing garland from a tent...

Some Progress

Bob working on the toilet doorway

Continuations

Bill, Bob & Steve making a wall frame for the toilets

Workshop Day

The photos below are all courtesy of Angela Pickering :

Jack measuring Cochrane's tank,
with a view to replacement

Our Austerities at Work on Our Railway

Gamma passing Causey Level Crossing in October 1994
(photo courtesy of Robin Stewart-Smith)

Sunday Views

David waving his first train of many this year away.

Sunday around Marley Hill

Callum working on Horden's reverser quadrant

Where, What, Who, When, Why?

TR 30 years ago?
(Photo courtesy of Rob Fallon)

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.

No.2 rounding the curve into Bowes Bridge in January 2016
(photo courtesy of Ken Snowdon)

Cochrane's 10 Year Exam

Sir Cecil A Cochrane needs to have its boiler stripped so that more surfaces than are exposed than are annually available for inspection.

Ian cutting the ends of tubes .....

Continued Jobs

Ken sanding the edge of a new noticeboard
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

A Mixed Day

Dave adding sockets in the containers

Toilet Walls

Dave bracing another section of wall which has been erected

Workshop Monday, Mainly

Barry making parts for Horden

Sunday Bits

Ethan helping to shunt the carriages this morning

Sunday at TR

Stewart and Callum getting No2 ready for the day.

C&W Saturday

Andrew cleaning part of No.8's rear Wheel set tyre ready for painting...

Chapman & Furneaux Locomotives +

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

On the NRM blog there's an article about the end of GEC traction and its predecessors, which included this catalogue cover:

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.

A scene not to be repeated for a while - Cochrane leaving Marley Hill .....
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Cochrane's Bank Holiday Monday

The photos below were taken by Ken Snowdon last Monday:

At the start of the day, Cochrane's inside Marley Hill shed  ......

Further Progress

Cochrane, Twizell, No.2 & No.2 sunbathing on a cold morning

Some Progress

Ian & Angela on a periodical line survey encouraging .....

Back to Work

Dave & Rob removing the formers from the concrete base of the new toilets .....

Monday Views part 2

All photos below are thanks to BRIAN CARTER

Cochrane raising steam...

Monday Views

Chris and Sarah in discussion and Sonia serving at ET 

First of 2017

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering, except where noted:

Matthew & Ben cleaning Twizell

Tomorrow's Mince Pies

Happy New Year to all of our readers!

Tomorrow, Bank Holiday Monday, No. 2 will head mince pie specials from Andrews House at 10.30 am, 11.50 am, 1.15 pm & 2.35 pm for Sunniside, Causey, East Tanfield & return.

No.2 with a Mince Pie Special leaving Andrews House in December 2015