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Saturday 31 August 2019

Trains This Weekend

On Saturday, Twizell 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.
Twizell at Marley Hill in August 2017 .....

Thursday 29 August 2019

Thursday

The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
Ian, George & Jim begin assembly of another truss by marking out

Wednesday 28 August 2019

Wednesday

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:
Geoff the lone strimmer .. .. 

Tuesday 27 August 2019

Tuesday

The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
Weed killing trolley being readied by Steve

Monday 26 August 2019

Monday

All photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering :
It's Twizell again

Sunday 25 August 2019

Sunday

All photos courtesy of Angela Pickering:
Twizell deputizing for 49, which has a spring problem

Thursday 22 August 2019

Roof Prep & More

Ian & Dave moving some of the steel which has arrived to make trusses .....

Wednesday 21 August 2019

Tuesday 20 August 2019

Up On the Roof

Dave adding pieces to the SE side of Marley Hill shed roof

Saturday 17 August 2019

Centred on Andrews House

The photos below are courtesy of Euan Sharp:
Chris checking the status of the fire

Friday 16 August 2019

Trains This Weekend

On Saturday, Sir Cecil A Cochrane 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.
Matthew cleaning Cochrane in August 2012

Thursday 15 August 2019

Thursday at East Tanfield

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
Mark & Steve bringing the 2 carriage first train of the day into East Tanfield

Marley Hill Shed Roof & More

Jim using the radial arm drill on more gussets

Wednesday 14 August 2019

Congratulations .....

..... to Jonny, who is now a passed fireman at Tanfield;
coincidentally, he was passed as a metro depot driver today by Tom

Roof & Lineside

Ian sawing roofing materials

Tuesday 13 August 2019

Monday 12 August 2019

Today's Work at Marley Hill

Eric, Dave, Malcolm & the waggon driver handling picnic tables from Andrews House
- where new tables funded by the Tanfield Railway Association have been installed

Saturday 10 August 2019

End of the Day at Andrews House

Alfie using Hetty on the floor
(photo courtesy of Michael Smith)

Trains This Weekend

Sir Cecil A Cochrane will today 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.
Cochrane approaching Causey Level Crossing on a wet day in August 2012

Friday 9 August 2019

A Wet Morning

Ian measuring for a temporary top purlin & sheeting

Tanfield Article

Bowes & Tanfield Railway feature in next month's
Today's Railways, which is available from Monday

Wednesday 7 August 2019

Tuesday 6 August 2019

A Wet Day

Steve & Colin handling pieces of old roof sheeting .....

Monday 5 August 2019

Marley Hill Shed Roofwork

Eric & Jim drilling new tanalised wood purlins - without the drill magnet

Sunday 4 August 2019

Around Tanfield Railway Today

No.2 heading out from Marley Hill with  empty stock .....
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Saturday 3 August 2019

Saturday Train Operation

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
Chris oiling No.2 at the start of the day

Trains This Weekend

No.2, built over 100 years ago in Newcastle by Hawthorn Leslie for Keighley gasworks, will today 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.
Angela on No.2, about to pass over the footpath bridge at Causey car park in August 2018

Thursday 1 August 2019

Roof Purlins on Marley Hill Shed

The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
Geoff & Colin placing a purlin .....