Oliver & Jonny cleaning No.49 ..... |
Everyday work, people & events at the World's Oldest Railway 1725
North East England industrial steam railway heritage on a 1920-50 minor railway
Monday 31 May 2021
BH Monday
Ben removing the displacement lubricator from Cochrane's tank, which is to be renewed (photo courtesy of Oliver Humphries) |
Sunday 30 May 2021
Saturday 29 May 2021
Today's Nos.2 & 49
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
Antony between HL No.2's frames at Marley Hill platform |
Friday 28 May 2021
Featuring Tanfield Locos
Fixed by Google - I can load photos to Blogger again!
Renishaw No.6 on a postage stamp of 2016 from Guine-Bissau, which has no railways (photo courtesy of Tommy Knox, who bought the stamp on eBay) |
Thursday 27 May 2021
More Work
Jim working on carriage door locks |
Wednesday 26 May 2021
Continued Work
Tuesday 25 May 2021
Loco Inspections, Shed Floor, etc
Monday 24 May 2021
Today's Photos
Sunday 23 May 2021
Saturday 22 May 2021
TR Guide 1977 Part 1 - The Waggonway & Two Railways
Friday 21 May 2021
Tanfield Railway News July 1986
Gala Weekend
Over 1300 visitors travelled on the railway at this new Spring Bank Holiday
Event. A variety of stationary engines,
tractors and elderly road vehicles were on show and five locos were working the
train service. Cochrane looked well in
its new coat of paint and along with Irwell, 38, 21 and the Armstrong, provided
watchers and photographers with a feast of opportunities for new visions. Each train
had a different loco or combination from the previous one with only 38 missing out
on the double heading. There was even
talk of an Ais Gill type of photograghers’ semicircle at Bowes Bridge waiting
to get their shots in!
Thursday 20 May 2021
Problem & Solution
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Shots of Some of Today's Work
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Marley Hill Shed Floor
Monday 17 May 2021
A Few from Today
Sunday 16 May 2021
Sunday Stuff
Saturday 15 May 2021
Today at TR
Antony & Matthew arriving at ET on HL No.2 ...... |
Friday 14 May 2021
Tanfield Waggonway with Horses
1983 recreation of a waggonway at Causey Arch, to be recreated again for our 2025 tercentenary (from Pit Ponies by John Bright, Batsford 1986) |
Thursday 13 May 2021
Thursday at TR
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Today at Marley Hill
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Some of Today's Work
Monday 10 May 2021
Marley Hill on Monday
Sunday 9 May 2021
Around Marley Hill Today
Saturday 8 May 2021
Train Service
Last Sunday. Cochrane approaching its train at Andrews House |
Friday 7 May 2021
A Vision of Britain
Luke mentioned some interesting reading on the Vision of Britain web, which yields census data, travel logs, & more about Britain from about 1801 to more recent times. From the Home page you can search for information around a town, eg
Tanfield UD Employment in 1921, which compares well with ..... |
Thursday 6 May 2021
Some of Today's Work
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Another Few Photos
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Project Preparation
Monday 3 May 2021
A Few from Today
Sunday 2 May 2021
Observations of the Rev John Skinner in 1801
Preparation
Dennis arranging track materials ..... (photo courtesy of Alex Tyson) |
Saturday 1 May 2021
Old Cable
The photos below were sent on 6 April by Dave Dixon, but have just surfaced.
Ian splicing two ropes together |