A Wet Sunday

Peter checking HL No.2 prior to its annual boiler exam

Matthew & Logan preparing 49 inside Marley Hill shed

Logan keeping a lookout as 49 heads for Marley Hill station .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

..... then to the carriage shed to pick up its train
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

49 taking three carriages back into MH station
as No.2 waits to shunt the bogie carriage onto the train

Propelling onto the Tanfield branch

Angela setting a late running extra passenger train away from AH to ET .....

..... & restarting her train from East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Logan waving Matthew & 49 around the train at Sunniside
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Using the ground frame to be able .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

..... to bring 49 back onto its train
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Matthew taking care in buffering up
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Logan starting to couple the loco to the train
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

John chatting while checking tickets
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Angela preparing to restart southwards from Andrews House

Also at AH, Dave removing old paint & varnish from a table

The tea carriage at East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Volunteer helpers - but no passengers on a wet ET platform
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Logan watching as 49 draws onto the train
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Matthew checking around 49 before setting away from ET
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Bobby & Cain working on Stanley's pipework in MH shed

Andy oiling around HL No.2 before moving it

Tom & Jim discussing valve cotters on HC 38

Andy, Alex & Jonny shunting locos around Marley Hill shed

Robert & James refitting one of Stanley's mud hole doors

Ryan & Lewis sifting coal from dust at Andrews House

Steve using the Fowler to swap No.6 & No.14 around in the 5 road shed
(No.6 is due to leave on Friday)
(photo courtesy of Steve Easton)

Irene, Geoff & Hannah discussing cakes & presentation before the next serving

Tom working on the sanding gear linkage for HC 38

Peter at work on the other end of the same rod