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Sunday, 12 March 2023

Sunday Staff

Matt cleaning 49 outside Marley Hill carriage shed (of c2006)
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
Driver Tom waits for coal outside Marley Hill engine shed (of 1854)
Matthew fetching the carriages a short way out of MHCS ready for .....
..... 49 to pick them up .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
..... under the control of signalman Chris
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
Heading through the cutting on the way to East Tanfield with the first train of the day
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
Dan filling in his guard's log .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
..... & keeping a lookout on the approach to .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
...... & passing Elizabeth at Causey Level Crossing
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
The return trip on Causey west incline
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)
Chris collecting the token from Tom on the run round at Andrews House (Sunniside is closed)
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
Logan watching as 49 is brough onto its train
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
Susan setting out the sandwiches for afternoon tea
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
In MH shed, Andy is refitting No.2's rods with their split pins
Matt cleaning a pit
Steve standing back as Neil & Cain prepare to reclad No.6's boiler
Oliver making ready at the far side
Cain volunteered to go between the frames as Neil, Oliver & Steve .....
..... fit a sheet over the sandboxes, springs etc & under the boiler
Cain & Steve adding fibreglass lagging
(photo courtesy of Oliver Humphries)
Peter & Andy refitting & securing the end nut on No.2's handbrake shaft
Andy helping to bring No.2 & Cochrane back into the shed
(photo courtesy of Oliver Humphries)
Logan waiting for the signal ......
..... from Dan to return the empty carriages from Andrews House to Marley Hill
Logan has now become a fireman
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)
End of day group chat outside Marley Hill shed
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

2 comments:

Matt Ditch said...

Really looking forward to seeing No.6 back in steam. Any idea when that'll be?

TRBlogMaster said...

Sorry, no