Thursday

Peter repairing oil lamps to light boiler water gauges

Wednesday

Colin & Julian making another cupboard door

Tuesday

Ian loading the dumper .....

Monday

Brian making a gasket to replace a leaking one on Horden's RL sandpipe .....
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

NPE 2023 Day #2

Mick checking his work

North Pole Express 2023 Day #1

Horden with the first NPE leaving East Tanfield, heading for the Pole
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Thursday

Jim machining one of HC 38's valve rods

Wednesday

Richard & Ian putting scrap in the skip

Tuesday

Steve putting scrap in the skip

Monday

Dennis working on the fireguard for ET cafe
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Sunday

James cleaning & preparing HC 38's rods for painting

Thursday

Richard taking delivery of 200 litres of loco bearing oil .....

Wednesday

Ian placing a spare radiator next to the spare powerpack for the Smith crane

Tuesday

Colin sawing wood for AH bookcases

Monday

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:

Walter sorting out split pins

Sunday

Logan cleaning threads of Horden's boiler plugs

Thursday

Steve & Ian clearing the last items from the grounded CCT body

Wednesday

Martin fastening bookshelves to the wall
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Tuesday

Julian & Colin taking doors to the new bookcase at AH .....

Twizell's Boiler Work

The photos below are courtesy of John Eastwood via Peter Weightman:

Twizell's outer firebox, upside down, showing some of the repairs being done at Newton's

MH Storage Shed

The Tanfield Railway Trust & Tanfield Railway Company have agreed in principle to develop the idea of a storage shed in an area of Marley Hill site.   The 2-road shed will protect & conserve more of our historic locos & rolling stock for the future.

Aerial view showing the agreed location outlined in black

Monday

Ian making a start on removing potholes from ET car park
(photo courtesy of Richard Charlton)

Sunday

Jonny working on 49's motion .....

Graeme Barrass

Graeme worked for the NCB and volunteered at TR from about 1978 to 1990, working on plant, track, structures, electrical & mechanical installations, etc.

Graeme dropping ballast in MH loop
(photo courtesy of Bob Payne)

BEA No.21 Goes to East Tanfield

The photos below are courtesy of Alex Tyson:

AW No.2 & its train including No.21 pauses at Causey Level Crossing

Rainy Thursday

Barry sealing one of the canes he's been cutting out

Wednesday

Barry & Brian marking shapes to be cut from a sheet