Gala Sunday General

Henry cleaning one visitor .....

..... & Matt cleaning the other

Chris driving

David & Antony are Twizell's crew today

Ben is Cochrane's fireman

Andrew working on the Fowler diesel .....

..... alongside Steve

Henry's engine brings a mixed train into Andrews House

David & Matt shunting hoppers with No.18 at Marley Hill

Cochrane heads for Sunniside with hoppers

Ben firing Cochrane .....

..... before collecting the token from Tom as No.2 arrives at Sunniside

Peter giving a flag to leave Sunnside

Visitors form a photographic semi circle for Twizell's arrival at Andrews House

Another green flag from Peter for departure from Andrews House

Logan manning Causey Level Crossing

Is Ben aspiring to bigger things at East Tanfield?

Jonny & George on 49 .....

..... before departure past the new starter signal & signalman

Angela preparing the road for the next arrival at ET .....

..... & taking the token from Henry on arrival

A while later, No.26 leaves from ET bay platform .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

..... with Chris driving .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

..... & David guarding
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Ben watering; coaling by Oliver & Alex at Andrews House

Cochrane & No.2 ready to leave Sunniside with a passenger train .....

...... & running round the train at the other end of the line

The 4 wheelers are held in the loop until Twizell .....

...... heads north with the mixed train

No.2 picks up the empty stock .....

...... & propels it into the carriage shed

No.2 & Cochrane wait in the bay as the final southbound passenger train of the day arrives at ET

Chris & Henry wait by their Port Talbot loco in ET run round loop
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Stewart on No.2 leads Cochrane north with the final AH-bound passenger train .....

..... & checks the token which Guy holds out for the second loco

Ben cleaning Cochrane's smokebox