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Sunday, 3 March 2024

Sunday

Susan ready to welcome passengers at East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
49 ready to leave ET with the first train of the day
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Ian & John checking a doorway on carriage 456 .....
...... before Ian fixes the partition to the floor
Callum working on the slotted signal post to replace No.1
Andy & Jim setting up one of CH 38's valve rods on an angle 
to mill a slot for a tapered retaining key
Peter & Richard adjusting shims on No.2's slide bars
to get the best fit for the crosshead slippers
Philip & George working on Twizell's motion
Dorothy watching a train arrive at ET (with Ben checking back)
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Ben & Peter chatting before 49 runs round its train
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Harry checking tickets
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Irene, Mary & Sharon ready for the afternoon tea train
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Martin showing potential volunteers around
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Tom watching Alex's firing
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Alex acknowledging .....
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
..... Steve's flag
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Mick using a vice to press a collar into Twizell's brake hanger, assisted by Jim & Brian
Bobby & Cain .....
..... heating & bending pipework to be fitted to Stanley
Oliver feeding materials to Logan & Louis, who are fitting Horden's brick arch
Oliver cleaning the threads of Stanley's boiler plugs

2 comments:

Unknown said...

That's very good news regarding the manufacture and erection of an NER-style slotted signal post. Where will it be placed?

TRBlogMaster said...

At the site of No.1 signal, beside the A6076 road at the south end of Andrews House cutting.