Malcolm repairing a valve on HL No.2's steam stand (photo courtesy of Peter Weightman) |
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 October 2022
Monday
Labels:
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Plant,
Training
Sunday, 30 October 2022
Friday, 28 October 2022
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Thorsday with Twizell
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Wednesday
Tuesday, 25 October 2022
Tuesday
Monday, 24 October 2022
Monday
Labels:
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Plant,
Structures
Sunday, 23 October 2022
Sunday on a Wet Rail
Thursday, 20 October 2022
Thursday
Labels:
Caretaking,
Maintenance,
Plant,
Workshop
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Wednesday
Labels:
Building,
Caretaking,
Electrical,
Maintenance,
Plant
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Monday, 17 October 2022
Monday Matters
Sunday, 16 October 2022
Today's Trains
Saturday, 15 October 2022
Washington F Pit Winder
See Tuesday's blog post for more info about Washington F Pit Museum
A visitor learning about the 1888-built stationary steam winding engine from a guide |
Thursday, 13 October 2022
Thursday's Jobs
Labels:
Building,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Plant,
Projects
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
Today's Tasks
Washington F Pit
The last shift in 1968 |
Our Blyth South Beach correspondent reports that the final 2022 open days of Washington F Pit Museum will be this Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Neil visited recently & was particularly interested to see:
Monday, 10 October 2022
Around the Workshop
Sunday, 9 October 2022
Sunday
Labels:
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Operations
Thursday, 6 October 2022
Thursday
Labels:
Building,
Inspection,
Maintenance,
Plant,
Projects
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Wednesday
Tanfield - 3rd Prize in a Beauty Contest
Courtesy of volunteer Terry Carr mentioning it at bait time, see an article in The Times on line for 27 September 2022 listing the top 7 steam train journeys in the UK, including TR at no.3. The list is: