Peter checking the Armstrong ...... |
Everyday work, people & events at the World's Oldest Railway 1725
Industrial Steam Rail Heritage in Tyneside North East England
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Last Sunday's Shunting
The photos below show shunting to clear MH shed last Sunday in preparation for roof work, & are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Thursday Things
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Monday, 16 May 2022
Today's Few
Labels:
Building,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Projects,
Workshop
Sunday, 15 May 2022
Horden Works
Labels:
History,
Local,
Operations,
People,
Volunteer
Friday, 13 May 2022
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Wednesday Work
Labels:
Building,
Caretaking,
Electrical,
Maintenance,
Projects
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Today at MH
Sunday, 8 May 2022
Another Sunday
Labels:
CandW,
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Operations
Saturday, 7 May 2022
TRF Darlington & Shildon
Tanfield Railway Friends today visited Darlington Loco Works to see the new build P2, followed by the works at Shildon to view the new build G5.
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The P2 2-8-2 has frames, wheels, smokebox & cab |
Thursday, 5 May 2022
A Bit of Thursday
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Some Wednesday Work
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
Some from Today
Labels:
Building,
Environment,
Loco,
Preparation,
Projects
Sunday, 1 May 2022
49's Sunday
Saturday, 30 April 2022
Boiler Tubing Training
Four TR volunteers attended BESTT training for boiler tubing today at Hatch Engineering in Swindon. The photos below are courtesy of Tom Hartley:
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..... & knocking the tube out |
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Some of Today's Work
Labels:
Electrical,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Preparation,
Structures
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Wednesday Work
Labels:
Building,
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Preparation,
Workshop
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Tuesday
Labels:
Loco,
Preparation,
Presentation,
TV & Film
Monday, 25 April 2022
Monday Matters
Sunday, 24 April 2022
Another Sunday
Labels:
Loco,
Maintenance,
Operations,
Structures
Thursday, 21 April 2022
Thursday
Labels:
Building,
Events,
History,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Preparation
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Wednesday Work
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Today's Tasks
Sunday, 17 April 2022
Saturday, 16 April 2022
Friday, 15 April 2022
Ryhope Engines
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Ryhope Engines Museum is steaming this weekend. The R&W Hawthorn engines here pumped water from limestone 250' below from 1868 until 1967. |
Thursday, 14 April 2022
Today at Marley Hill
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Wednesday's Work
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Today's Tasks
Monday, 11 April 2022
Another Monday
Sunday, 10 April 2022
Sunday Stuff
Labels:
Admin,
Art,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Operations,
Structures
Saturday, 9 April 2022
At Beamish
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Graham Morris posing proudly with centenarian Kerr Stuart Peter Pan at Beamish |
Beamish Steam Gala 2022 takes place today & tomorrow, featuring several visiting steam vehicles
Friday, 8 April 2022
The First Tyne Iron Steam Screw Colliers
By 1850, due to the expansion of railways, NE England began to lose its status as the key supplier of coal to London & SE England. Rail-borne Midlands & Yorkshire coal vied by cost & speed, while collier sailing brigs made coal transport relatively expensive & slow.
As mentioned previously on this blog, Palmers at Jarrow re-established NE predominance by building iron screw colliers, which reduced costs, increased speed, and reduced dependence on weather. (It took a few more years for the advent of the TIC to improve navigability & port facilities on the River Tyne, but that's another story.)
I had thought that Palmers built the first iron steam screw collier in 1852, but I am proven wrong by at least two previous ships .....
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Today's Work
Labels:
Electrical,
Fencing,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Projects
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
Another Quiet Day
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
General Work
Labels:
Building,
CandW,
Electrical,
Loco,
Maintenance
Monday, 4 April 2022
Sunday, 3 April 2022
Saturday, 2 April 2022
Tomorrow's Trains
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Horden passing Causey picnic area car park last Sunday - & will again tomorrow (photo courtesy of Henry Elliott) |
HC 38's Firebox
The photos below show Tom & Chris starting to remove HC 38's inner firebox last Sunday, & are courtesy of Tom Hartley:
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Chris starting to cut out part of the firebox tubeplate |
Friday, 1 April 2022
Path Head Water Mill
Path Head Water Mill lies in the Blaydon Burn area. It ground animal feed, especially for the pack horses taking lead on the adjacent route from Leadgate to the Tyne. The mill was built around the same time as the Tanfield Waggonway, so like Tanfield this is an industrial site, but pre industrial revolution. Where were horses fed on waggonways? Did they each have their own mill?
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The Mill |
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Cleaners
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Terry cleaning the vacuum cleaner after clearing the shot blast cabinet (photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe) |
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Tuesday Tidy Up
The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
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Colin tidying up Marley Hill shed in preparation for roof work |
Sunday, 27 March 2022
Saturday, 26 March 2022
Sunniside a Third of a Century Ago
Sunniside Station on TR on 26 December 1988 - photos below by Alan Clothier from Les Paul:
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An unusual 6 carriage formation, with the NER 6 wheel van at the rear |