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: