Sunday Tour

Jim making a new stop end for Twizell's injector steam valve

Ben making trimmings & Peter trimming pliers for Ben's use

Steve hammer-checking tightness of Cochrane's cotters

Jonny cleaning Dochrane

Angela doing the daily big shunt

Ian & Peter discussing repair of Twizell's injector steam valve

Steve driving Cochrane from Marley Hill with the empty stock
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Me (with John, behind) removing coal overspill at Andrews House
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

Frank tidying the garden

Cochrane bringing a southbound train into Andrews House

Mark repairing a droplight

Jack & Susan check back as the train leaves

Ian adjusting the buffer stop in East Tanfield carriage shed

Susan prepares to wave her train off

Logan signals all clear after the train passes Causey Level Crossing

Helen, Martin & Malcolm at work in Pontop Canteen

Matthew & Jack in the MS&L guards van

Tom torquing

Alex, Oliver & Tyler levelling a bed alongside ET carriage shed ......

...... rolling out the field drain pipe.....

..... & setting it on the bed .....

..... after which Ian covers the pipe

Dropping ballast to lift the buffer stop

Bob cleaning AW No.2
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

Chris grinding in Horden's regulator valve

Ben & Callum drilling pilot holes in Horden's smokebox patch

Angela chatting with Stewart as he dismantles panelling from van No.111
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

This ex-LMS van was brought from Middlesbrough docks nearly 40 years ago

Cochrane's boiler being blown down prior to work for its annual inspection
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)