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| Ian checking the temporary steel purlins |
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
More Trusses
The photos below are courtesy of Nigel Wheeler:
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
A Tale of Two Trusses
The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
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| Colin bolting purlin support brackets to truss #5 |
Monday, 29 July 2019
Sunday, 28 July 2019
Saturday, 27 July 2019
Trains on a wet Saturday
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
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| Cochrane approaching East Tanfield ..... |
Trains This Weekend
Tomorrow is the second Saturday of the school summer holidays. Sir Cecil A. Cochrane, built over 70 years ago in Newcastle by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns for Redheugh gasworks, will haul passenger trains from Andrews House to Sunniside at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.55 pm, & 2.15 pm to Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return. The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 3.35 pm for Andrews House only.
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| Angela taking Cochrane onto the train at Sunniside in July 2018 |
Thursday, 25 July 2019
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Back to the Roof
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| Removing the sheeting from another bay of Marley Hill shed (photo courtesy of Dave Dixon) |
Monday, 22 July 2019
Sunday, 21 July 2019
Friday, 19 July 2019
Trains This Weekend
Tomorrow is the first Saturday of running during the school summer holidays. Twizell, built nearly 130 years ago in Newcastle by Robert Stephenson & Co., will haul passenger trains from Andrews House to Sunniside at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.55 pm, & 2.15 pm to Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return. The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 3.35 pm for Andrews House only.
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| Twizell arriving at Andrews House in July 2018 |
Thursday, 18 July 2019
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Monday, 15 July 2019
Mary
Mary Knox - our first commercial manager and North Pole Express stalwart - photos from Flickr
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| On the train |
Sunday, 14 July 2019
Rivetting
With increased air pressure, rivetting restarted this morning on Horden's smokebox door ring:
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| Jonny & Richard on top with Chris holding up underneath |
Saturday, 13 July 2019
Platework
The photos below are courtesy of Alex Tyson:
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| Bobby grinding back to good metal on a 21T hopper ..... |
Tomorrow's Trains
Hauled by No.2, the first train leaves East Tanfield at 10.00 am. Subsequent trains leave East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.55 pm, 2.15 pm & the last at 3.35 pm, calling at Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return.
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| David & George on No.2 at Causey in July 2014, but ..... |
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Monday, 8 July 2019
Another Monday
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
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| The Towne engineer painting newly-inspected shackles YELLOW |
Sunday, 7 July 2019
Saturday, 6 July 2019
Tomorrow's Trains
Keighley Gasworks No.2 will haul passenger trains from East Tanfield at 10.00 am, 11.25 am, 12.55 pm, 2.15 pm & 3.35 pm to Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return. (Note that this week, the first train starts at East Tanfield, & the last train terminates there.)
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| No.2 arriving at Andrews House in July 2017 |
Friday, 5 July 2019
Thursday, 4 July 2019
MH Roof & ET Wall
Below, Marley Hill photos are courtesy of Dave Dixon; East Tanfield display wall photos are courtesy of Geoff Lowe
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| Ian removing the last purlin tying a truss in the first half of the roof |
