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Wednesday 30 October 2019

Continued Jobs

Dave fitting conduit for lighting to new trusses in Marley Hill shed

Tuesday 29 October 2019

Monday 28 October 2019

Friday 25 October 2019

Trains this Weekend

No.49 will be hauling the ghost train on Saturday & Sunday.   Ordinary trains are not running.   Tickets must be pre booked - see the TR web for details.
Twizell on past ghost train duty .....

Thursday 24 October 2019

Tuesday 22 October 2019

Sunday 20 October 2019

A Wet Sunday

Jonny & David watch as Cochrane shunts Marley Hill shed at the start of the day

Saturday 19 October 2019

Tomorrow's Trains

On Sunday, Sir Cecil A Cochrane, which worked at Redheugh Gasworks at the foot of the Tanfield Branch, 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 & 3.35 pm to Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return.   The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 4.55 pm for Andrews House only.
Cochrane arriving at Andrews House in October 2014

Friday 18 October 2019

Last Saturday

The photos below were taken last Saturday & are courtesy of Dave Hewitt:
Cochrane leaving Marley Hill shed .....

Thursday 17 October 2019

Today's Tasks

Ian digging away the pot holed surface at the entrance to Marley Hill car park .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Wednesday 16 October 2019

Tuesday 15 October 2019

Wall

John fitting more temporary lighting in Marley Hill shed

Sunday 13 October 2019

Saturday 12 October 2019

Saturday Running

The skies clear over Marley Hill shed
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Friday 11 October 2019

Run It This Weekend

Click on a timetable to view, download or print the latest version in clearer PDF format with additional notes:

Filming on Friday

Film crew setting up outside MH shed this morning

Wednesday 9 October 2019

Tuesday 8 October 2019

Sunday 6 October 2019

Signalman's Bonus Shots

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
No.2 bursts out from under Gibraltar Bridge as it storms on its way to Sunniside

A Wet Sunday

Antony filling No.2's sandboxes

Saturday 5 October 2019

Tomorrow;s Trains

On Sunday, No.2, which worked at Nobel's Explosives in Annan, 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 & 3.35 pm to Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return.   The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 4.55 pm for Andrews House only.
No.2 leaving Andrews House in October 2016

Friday 4 October 2019

Start of the Millennium

Millennium posers l-r on 2/1/2000 - Ian, Derek, Derek, Andy, Derek, John (with Scamp, Ben, Sasha & Pippin), Andrew, Mel, Andy, Steve, Graham, Nev, Richard, Malcolm, Tommy, Eddie, Richard, Jeff & Ron
(photo courtesy of Neville Whaler)
Old TR photos are welcome for publication on this blog or in Tommy's TR Early Days on Flickr - please annotate interesting detail.

Thursday 3 October 2019

Wednesday 2 October 2019

Tuesday 1 October 2019

A Rainy Day

Ian reassembling the compressor motor with different s/h valves & gaskets