Angela checking inside 49's firebox before lighting a fire |
Everyday work, people & events at the World's Oldest Railway 1725
North East England industrial steam railway heritage on a 1920-50 minor railway
Friday 30 November 2018
Thursday 29 November 2018
At Marley Hill Today
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Continued from Yesterday
Tuesday 27 November 2018
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 26 November 2018
Sunday 25 November 2018
North Pole Express Day #2
Friday 23 November 2018
Thursday 22 November 2018
Some of Today's Jobs
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Tuesday 20 November 2018
Monday 19 November 2018
Sunday 18 November 2018
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) |
Labels:
Events,
Loco,
Operations,
Preparation,
Projects,
Workshop
Saturday 17 November 2018
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 |
Friday 16 November 2018
Deliveries
30 tonnes of semi smokeless cobbles from Ffos y Fran, ready for North Pole Express season |
Thursday 15 November 2018
More Movements
Wednesday 14 November 2018
Moving Horden
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Today's Progress
Ian & I steering the end of the crossing gate into the workshop ...... (photo courtesy of Dave Dixon) |
Monday 12 November 2018
MondayMatters
Sunday 11 November 2018
Another Sunday
Saturday 10 November 2018
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 |
Friday 9 November 2018
Thursday 8 November 2018
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Wednesday at Tanfield, Mainly
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 6 November 2018
Tuesday at Tanfield
IHNNE
49 features on the front page of the website Industrial Heritage Networks - North East |
Monday 5 November 2018
Monday mainly in the Machine Shop
Sunday 4 November 2018
Sunday Stuff
Labels:
CandW,
Caretaking,
Electrical,
Operations,
Track,
Workshop
Saturday 3 November 2018
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 |
Thursday 1 November 2018
A Few Jobs
Labels:
Caretaking,
Engineering,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Preparation,
Projects,
Structures,
Workshop