Tanfield Track

Dave tightening fishplate bolts

Dave, Trevor & Bill shovel packing

More shovel packing
(photo courtesy of Bill Thain)

Ian loading more ballast

Ian & Steve dropping ballast

Once the centre door is opened, the waggon
must be propelled at a steady pace

Trevor watches Dave fit a helicoil on the tool .....

..... then screws the helicoil into the old hole

The fixing of the track screw is rejuvenated

More track screws being fitted in helicoiled holes, before lifting or packing

Steve tightening fishplates
(photo courtesy of Bill Thain)

Steve, Bill, Dennis & Trevor shovel packing a flat bottom panel
to a better height for connecting to a bull head panel

George & Ian setting up the direction indicator
(photo courtesy of Bill Thain)

Figuring out the connection to the blades & locking bar

Geoff cleaning the platform floor in the carriage shed

More packing .....

..... with the aid of the muscleman
(photo courtesy of Bill Thain)

Dennis & Ian reattaching a sleeper to the rail

Packing on the incline

Spreading ballast along the incline