Thursday's Tasks

Peter pressurising Horden's boiler

Ian & John discussing Horden's firebox

Stuart pumping up Horden's boiler

Ian & Malcolm clearing the top of of the wall of Marley Hill shed

John beading over the ends of the bottom few tubes in Horden's boiler

Colin firing Twizell .....

..... & checking the level of water in the tanks

Colin & Dave chopping wood ......

(photos courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

..... for Rob to load onto Twizell
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Jim marking a door handle escutcheon for the Fowler .....

,,,,, & milling it to size

Jim doing more work on HC 38's axlebox

Antony shunting waggons at Causey
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)

Clamping the point for Causey bay
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)

At East Tanfield, Antony sorts .....
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)

..... & waggons for "Run It Weekend"
(photo courtesy of Matthew Pickering)

Stuart, Ian, Colin & Dave pushing a sheet onto MH shed roof

Dave & Stuart fixing it to the wall plate

Ian fastening it to the purlins

Rob giving a hand with the next sheet

Ian closing the gap - note that this covering is temporary - roof work will be restarted next spring

Dave & I covering a hole in the roof

(photos courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Geoff handing over another sheet