Today's Work

Brian & Peter draining coolant from AW No.2 .....

At Marley Hill Today

Jonny removing HL No.2's main steam pipes

Some Thursday Things

Dennis welding HC38's bunker

Wednesday's Work

Making a lamp bracket for Causey gates

Tuesday's Tasks

Ian hammer testing one of AH water tanks .....

Monday Workshop

Angela putting up notices about colour coding of inspected tackle

Sunday Around Marley Hill

Shunting stock & locos into place for some of today's work

Saturday

The photos below are courtesy of Euan Sharp:

Fishplate greasing

Thursday

Malcolm getting ready to shot blast lamps after Brian fixes the nozzles

Some of Today's Work

Ian cutting panes of glass .....

Water Tower

Rob clearing the work area .....

Monday

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

Mick setting up to pressure test the new safety valve stand for Renishaw No.6

Sunday

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering: 

Steve fuelling the Fowler

TR Today

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Martin & Steve checking the door frame at AH water tower

Tranent - Cockenzie Waggonway

BBC iPlayer has a recent archaeology programme with a section on Scotland's first railway, a 1722 waggonway which carried coal from Tranent to salt pans at Cockenzie.    View Digging for Britain series 9 episode 3, from about 28 mins in.   (Stills below are from this episode.)

On the route of the waggonway

UK City of Culture 2025

County Durham is one of 8 areas / cities shortlisted for the accolade of UK City of Culture in 2025 - the same year in which TR celebrates its 300th birthday (& S&DR its 200th).   Everything that we do for our tercentenary can go forward to support the Durham bid, to mutual benefit.   The "City of Culture" can call on its history, environment, attractions, people & potential to show how deserving it is. 

A turbine blade being erected in the commercial / maritime centre of Hull.
Hull's fortunes surged following it being the 2017 UK City of Culture.
Coventry has benefitted from being the 2021 UK City of Culture
Can we help make County Durham the 2025 UK City of Culture?

Science Museum Group Journal

The Science Museum Group publishes an online biannual journal.   The articles are lengthy, but quite interesting.   Click View more for 3 articles in the most recent Autumn 2021 journal which have some relevance to TR.   You may find other articles of personal interest.

The Weaver - art at the Whitworth

Some Sunday Shots

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

Kyle watching Richard breaking brickwork from No.2's smokebox

Railways are much older than trains

An interesting YouTube video focussing on Tanfield, link submitted by Luke Griffiths.

Still from the YouTube video "Railways are much older than trains" by Lindybeige

A Cold Day

Mick making gaskets for No.6's safety valves, which he is assembling

AH Water Tower

Colin working on a door for Andrews House water tower
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Some from Today

Ian making an engine oil filler pipe for the forklift
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

HCC Tickets

Viewing the tickets below is courtesy of George Nairn & Colin Fish:

The Harton Coal Company (HCC) ran a public passenger service on the South Shields, Marsden & Whitburn Colliery Railway as part of miners' trains, alongside coal trains to HCC drops on the Tyne & to NER exchange sidings .

Some of Today's Work

Mick removing studs & marking centres on No.6's safety valve mount .....