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| Jonny & Tom watering No.2 ..... |
Tanfield Railway shows 1920-1950 on an industrial/minor railway, featuring items built/used in NE England.
East Tanfield DH9 9UY tearoom open 10-2 daily.
East Tanfield DH9 9UY tearoom open 10-2 daily. Next ordinary passenger trains will be in February 2022 - book on TR web.
Andrews House, Sunniside & Causey stations are currently closed.
Please donate to our GoFundMe appeal.
Monday, 31 August 2020
BH Monday
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| No.2 leaving East Tanfield - note the carriage shed at mid left (photo courtesy of Brian Carter) |
Sunday, 30 August 2020
Thursday, 27 August 2020
Thursday Tasks
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| Geoff priming mounting boards for a sign at East Tanfield ...... (photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe) |
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
Monday, 24 August 2020
Today at Marley Hill
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
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| Brian working on Horden's pipes |
Sunday, 23 August 2020
Friday, 21 August 2020
Thursday, 20 August 2020
Building Sunniside Point
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| Ian emptying the foliage returned from Sunniside yesterday (photo courtesy of Dave Dixon) |
Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
Tuesday Trackwork
The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
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| Steve, Colin & Ian working on the replacement point for Sunniside |
Monday, 17 August 2020
Sunday, 16 August 2020
At East Tanfield Today
The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:
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| Euan cleaning common carriage contact points |
Thursday, 13 August 2020
Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Tuesday, 11 August 2020
Around TR Today
The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
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| Dennis spacing timbers for the replacement Sunniside point ..... |
Monday, 10 August 2020
Sunday, 9 August 2020
Friday, 7 August 2020
The Great Fire of Gateshead
The great fire of Gateshead (& Newcastle) quayside happened in 1854. In this year Marley Hill shed was in use, & Tanfield coal was being shipped from the Gateshead quay area.
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| A contemporary view of the fire |
Thursday, 6 August 2020
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
Tuesday's Tasks
The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
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| Clearing surplus & rotten sleepers retrieved following Causey work from the flat waggon ..... |
Monday, 3 August 2020
Sunday, 2 August 2020
Sunday with Further Preparation .....
..... for running public passenger trains
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| Oiling No.2 at Marley Hill before heading to ET |
Saturday, 1 August 2020
Preparation & Practice .....
..... for welcoming visitors & restarting public passenger trains.
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering except where stated:
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering except where stated:
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| Lewis & Martin cleaning & preparing Pontop Canteen in MH carriage shed |