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Sunday, 24 July 2022

Sunday

Richard & Steve shunting to release carriage No.1 .....
..... with which 49 heads through Andrews House to East Tanfield to augment its train
Jim threading bar for the lantern roof
Tom & Jim discussing a repair to HL No.2's valve motion
Steve checking the forklift
49 passing Bowes Bridge with the first passenger train of the day
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)
Guy setting signals for the return from Sunniside
Frank tidying Andrews House
The second departure of the day from East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)
Arrival at Andrews House
Callum & Oliver watering 49
Richard & Guy exchanging tokens .....
..... under Dan's watchful eye
Bobby setting up to thread 2" vacuum pipe .....
..... & Oliver & Alex being shown its use
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)
Steve & Brian shunting No.6's frames ready for the return of its boiler
Oliver removing plugs to wash out Cochrane's boiler
The Fowler leaves AH with its first passenger train due to 49's very hot trailing axleboxes
Running round at East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)
Logan cleaning 49's firebox .....
..... & smokebox

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