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Monday, 31 October 2022

Monday

Malcolm repairing a valve on HL No.2's steam stand
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Sunday, 30 October 2022

Sunday

Jim &Peter discussing & setting up No.6's new safety valves for testing

Friday, 28 October 2022

A Wansbeck Wonder

I stumbled across use of bullhead rail .....

Thursday, 27 October 2022

Thorsday with Twizell

Malcolm adding another coat of paint to No.2's boiler .....

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Wednesday

Geoff adding a new waterproof roof to the container
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Tuesday

Ian freeing bolts on the crane jib,
ready to fit a new hoist rope tomorrow

Monday, 24 October 2022

Monday

Dennis looking at how his repaired bucket looks on the tractor

Sunday, 23 October 2022

Sunday on a Wet Rail

Raising steam this morning
(photo courtesy of Luke Griffiths)

Thursday, 20 October 2022

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Wednesday

Terry readjusting a toilet door
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Monday, 17 October 2022

Monday Matters

Richard & Kelly working on Twizell
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Sunday, 16 October 2022

Today's Trains

George about to exchange tokens while heading to ET with Horden to pick up the train

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

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Some Wednesday Work

28  tonnes of Ffos-y-Fran coal delivered yesterday evening

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Today's Tasks

Ian off to mow his meadow

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

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:
Malcolm under No.2's boiler barrel .....

Sunday, 9 October 2022

Thursday, 6 October 2022

Wednesday, 5 October 2022

Wednesday

Ian & John checking spares for the bogie crane

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:

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Monday, 3 October 2022

Monday

Malcolm, Peter & Brian discussing freeing & cleaning sticking brushes on AW2's generator

Sunday, 2 October 2022