Preparation

Angela checking inside 49's firebox before lighting a fire

At Marley Hill Today

Horden's boiler being loaded by Ian with our ex-TDE crane (Smith 24065 of 1956) .....

Continued from Yesterday

Loading the dumper with surfacing material for casting on the newly cleared margins .....

East Tanfield Car Park

Today, we started to reclaim the overgrown & overhung margins between the fences of ET car park, to assist NPE travellers.

Kevin lopping overhanging branches
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Monday Around the Workshop

Jim showing Peter lathe work

North Pole Express Day #2

Jim checking machining work for HC 38's brake hangers ....

A Few Jobs

David catching up on paperwork

Some of Today's Jobs

Peter stamping identities onto boiler plugs 

East Tanfield Work

Nigel tipping ballast into the cess alongside ET carriage shed .....

A Cold Wet Tuesday

Brian fixing a guard over the drive belts of the vertical borer

In the Workshop

Malcolm cutting off a section of rolled steel with which to repair Horden's tank

Final Sunday of Ordinary Running in 2018

Logan cleaning No.2 as I check tightness of grub screws on cotter pins
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Darlington Locomotive Works

Darlington Hopetown works is usually open to the public on the 3rd Saturday of each month.   Today the works contained a loco built by BR of NER design, and a new build basically to LNER design.

The J72 in the NELPG area .....

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow, Sunday, is the last day before North Pole Express season of the ordinary winter timetable.   Ex Keighley gasworks No.2 will haul passenger trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.45 pm & 2.15 pm for Sunniside & return.   The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 3.35 pm for Andrews House only.

Chris cleaning No.2 outside Marley Hill shed in November 2013

Deliveries

30 tonnes of semi smokeless cobbles from Ffos y Fran, ready for North Pole Express season

More Movements

Ian slinging Horden's tank

Moving Horden

Kevin, Bill & George clearing under the traverser ......

Today's Progress

Ian & I steering the end of the crossing gate into the workshop ......
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

MondayMatters

Peter & Tom  discussing machining of HC 38's coupling rods

Another Sunday

Stewart oiling No.2's steam brake during preparation of the loco this morning

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow, Sunday, ex Keighley gasworks No.2 will haul passenger trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.45 pm & 2.15 pm for Sunniside & return.   The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 3.35 pm for Andrews House only.

Following overhaul, No.2 being repainted in early November 2012

Administration

David updating operations department records

More at ET

Colin, Rob, Colin & Steve packing the track up to the headshunt
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Wednesday at Tanfield, Mainly

Brian working on the Tangye at Marley Hill

No.6's Boiler at McEwen's Works

The photographs below are courtesy of Alasdair McEwen & show girder stays being fitted to the top of No.6's new firebox in McEwen's new workshop:

Tuesday at Tanfield

The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:

Colin & Bill prepare to lift the water tank

IHNNE

49 features on the front page of the website
Industrial Heritage Networks - North East 

Monday mainly in the Machine Shop

Dave & Malcolm chatting over their work

Sunday Stuff

Antony, David & Alex prepare Cochrane for the day

Tomorrow's Trains

Tomorrow, Sunday, on the first day of the winter timetable, ex Redheugh gasworks Sir Cecil A Cochrane will haul passenger trains from Andrews House at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.45 pm & 2.15 pm for Sunniside & return.   The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 3.35 pm for Andrews House only.

Angela & Steve on Cochrane approaching Marley Hill signalbox in November 2012

A Few Jobs

Brian & Peter checking the new contactors in AW No.2