Thursday at TR

At Sunniside, Steve & Ian start to remove fishplates

Dave uses manual methods .....

..... as does Lapis

Disconnecting from the buffer stop

Steve finishing off this joint

Stripping bullhead from the timberwork

There are a few more difficult screws

Lapis at work

Ian clearing a storage area at East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Geoff painting the site gates
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Unfastening more bullhead rail from Sunniside loop headshunt

The point itself is flat bottom rail

Some of the nuts are very tight
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Freeing nuts by using a cold set - when Ian nods his head, I hit it
(photo courtesy of David Dixon)

Much of the loop headshunt is now ready for removal