Seen through the fence at Irchester NG Railway, Northamtonshire |
Everyday work, people & events at the World's Oldest Railway 1725
North East England industrial steam railway heritage on a 1920-50 minor railway
Friday 31 July 2020
Geoff's Jolly
The photos below were taken by Geoff Lowe on his recent staycation:
Thursday 30 July 2020
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Today around Tanfield Railway
Labels:
Caretaking,
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Projects,
Structures
Tuesday 28 July 2020
Causey Platform Maintenance
Monday 27 July 2020
Sunday 26 July 2020
Fishburn
From the A1(M) I glimpsed maintenance today on the Ferryhill to Teesside line, and later walked through Hardwick Park to a footpath on a former colliery railway leading from the Teesside line to Fishburn.
Looking north to Fishburn coke works, possibly in the 1970s |
Saturday 25 July 2020
East Tanfield Tea Room Open on Sunday
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Friday 24 July 2020
Why was the steam engine invented in the UK?
In the early 18th century Thomas Newcomen of Dartmouth developed the first steam engines to be put to industrial use. They did the work previously performed by continuous shifts of men or horses labouring endlessly to keep floodwater out of Cornish tin mines.
A Newcomen engine at Farme Colliery, Glasgow in the early 20th century (Glasgow Museums) |
Thursday 23 July 2020
A Wet Day on Causey Platform
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Wednesday's Work
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Tuesday around Tanfield
Labels:
Fencing,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Operations,
Preparation
Monday 20 July 2020
Monday Work
Sunday 19 July 2020
NEMT Boats
The North East Maritime Trust owns historic boats, & has several associated. A few feature below.
WWI-built Tynemouth lifeboat Henry Frederick Swan ..... |
Saturday 18 July 2020
Favourite on the Tyne
Former seine net fishing boat Favourite at Newcastle quayside |
Friday 17 July 2020
Free Short Online Courses
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Working Lives on Britain's Railways: Railway History and Heritage 1840-1914 |
Thursday 16 July 2020
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Some of Wednesday's Work
Labels:
Fencing,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Projects,
Structures,
Track
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Tuesday's Work
The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
Colin drilling retaining brackets for Causey platform sleeper face |
Monday 13 July 2020
Monday Mix
Labels:
Caretaking,
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Projects,
Structures
Sunday 12 July 2020
Tanfield Tercentenary -5
Peter & Alan, founding TR preservationists, with Tanfield's 295th birthday cake. We aim for bigger celebrations & achievement as we head towards our 300th in 2025. |
Saturday 11 July 2020
Friday 10 July 2020
JW Carmichael - Again
John Wilson Carmichael was born in Newcastle in 1799, served on ships & was apprenticed to a ship builder, but became a prolific full time artist. He was notable as a marine artist of accuracy & detail, but he produced railway & engineering scenes as the opportunity arose, such as for "Views on the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway" written by its engineer John Blackmore on the opening of the line.
Dennis loaned me a copy of The Northumbrian for June / July 2020 containing an interesting short article on the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway illustrated with 11 Carmichael works, one of which is that shown above.Thursday 9 July 2020
Thursday's Tasks
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Wednesday around Marley Hill
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Monday 6 July 2020
Monday Around Marley Hill
Sunday 5 July 2020
East Tanfield 22 July 1992
Saturday 4 July 2020
Moving the TDE Crane
The photos below are courtesy of Ian Cowan: