Thursday

Richard asking Peter (in Horden's firebox) about leaking stays

Wednesday

Jim making a pin for No.35's brake blocks

Tuesday

Ian. Barry & Steve erecting the access tower

Sunday

Today's greeting at Andrews House .....
(photo courtesy of Colin Craig-Gilby)

Scotswood Walk

Walking Tour of Scotswood station site - 1pm Wed 30 Oct 2024
from St Margaret's Church on Heighley Street NE15 6AR

Scotswood is an area of the west end of Newcastle where the population grew rapidly with industrial expansion, notably Armstrong's factory on the riverside at Elswick.   This coincided with railway development. including the first cross country main line between Newcastle & Carlisle.

The Tyne was the main thoroughfare, with heavy industry along its banks, for which workers' housing packed the steep valley sides.   Railways in the area evolved to meet demand within these constraints, leading to condensed, impressive & expensive civil engineering, including the remarkable layout around Scotswood.

Thursday

Barry adjusting guttering, supported by Ian

Wednesday

Roger installing a spur in MH shed

Tuesday

Steve preparing the cab front of the forklift ......

Monday

Barry on bin duty .....
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

ITV Feature of Saturday

An ITV news feature of Saturday's Run It

Sunday Running

At the start of the day, a guard's view of Marley Hill carriage shed .....
(photo courtesy of Steve Easton)

Saturday Running

Callum preparing Stanley in Marley Hill shed
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

Thursday

Ian & Steve discussing removal of a mudguard .....

A Wet Wednesday

Ian cutting plate with which to make a lamp bracket

Alex Tyson's Day Off

Ian sorting scrap materials

Monday

Eric making a collar

Others' Sunday

The 11am from ET seen at Causey Level Crossing
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Geoff's Sunday

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Oliver coupling Horden to the train at East Tanfield ......

William Thomas

William Thomas, from the only known portrait
(artwork courtesy of Yasmin Turnbull)

This post follows today's talk by Les Turnbull at the Lit & Phil.

William Thomas (17xx - 1824) was the steward of Elizabeth Montague's northern estates & the viewer of her East Denton Colliery.   He was consulting engineer at Blackett's Wylam Colliery and a founding member of both the Lit & Phil and the Society of Antiquaries.

As a visionary, William was notable for his views on railways, which in his time were usually single purpose non-passenger unidirectional pit to port waggonways.   His ideas for the development of railways became evident in 1800 when he gave a talk at the Lit & Phil espousing a steam double track inter city railway between Newcastle & Carlisle, not only for bulk  materials such as coal, but also to carry general goods & passengers.   I wonder how many of his contemporaries thought similarly in NE England, a quarter century before the S&DR?

Thursday

Geoff painting the crane

Wednesday

Barry fitting guttering .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Tuesday

Jeff & Barry erecting the access tower
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Monday

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:

Paul working on Twizell's injector steam valves

Sunday

Andy preparing No.2 inside Marley Hill shed
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Thursday

Peter aligning Cochrane's blower pipe & bracket while Richard solders them together

Wednesday

Barry drilling the shed wall for gutter brackets
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Tuesday

Ian receiving guidance from Richard on remounting No.2's LH crosshead lubricator pot