Sunday Around Tanfield Railway

Horden awaiting retubing in MH shed
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Matthew on Cochrane, raising steam outside the 5 road shed .....

...... & moving .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

..... onto the empty stock in the carriage shed

Antony & Matthew heading for Marley Hill station on the Bowes route, directed by Euan the guard

An audience snaps the propelling round the curve onto the Tanfield route

Antony & Matthew approach Marley Hill signalbox with their train
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Running round the train at East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Harry checking tickets
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Mary taking plates to the tea carriage
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

The loco crew getting ready ......
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

..... to leave East Tanfield, with an audience
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Antony keeping a lookout
(photo courtesy of Thomas Whyte)

Angela sifting coal at Andrews House .....

..... to make it easier & quicker to be picked up by the loco crew

Euan's signal passed on by Matthew for Antony to wind off the handbrake & leave AH

Euan keeping an eye down his train as it leaves

Neil & Chris fitting bands around No.6's cladding

Chris sawing threaded bar to draw tight the cladding bands

Tom mixing mortar with which to fit a brick arch in No.2's firebox

Mick milling signal parts

Paul making a coned drift with which to start beading over Horden's tube ends

Peter giving hints .....

..... on how Philip should fit No.2's spark arrestor

Duncan, John & Tony tidying up in East Tanfield carriage shed
(photo courtesy of Thomas Whyte)

John, Geoff & Duncan being served by Sarah in ET tea room
(photo courtesy of Thomas Whyte)

Ready for next Sunday, Jonny filling 49's bunker .....

.....  with Ffos y Fran coal

Chris, Brian, Neil & Callum beginning .....

..... to lift the cab .....

.....  onto No.6's frames