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Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Tuesday 2/12

Barry dealing with NP rubbish
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Sunday, 30 November 2025

Sunday 30/11 by Geoff at ET

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:
Susan welcoming visitors

Sunday 30/11, NPE Day#2

Early morning preparatory shunting at Marley Hill
(photo courtesy of Steve Easton)

Saturday, 29 November 2025

Saturday 29/11, NPE Day#1

The photos below of the start of the first NPE day are courtesy of Rob Anderson:
Sarah & Ken setting up East Tanfield cafe

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Wednesday 26/11

Dave & Jeff assembling battery-driven LED units for signal lamps

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Sunday, 23 November 2025

Sunday 23/11

Kathryn decorating a tree at the North Pole .....

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Thursday 20/11

Rich repairing a fire iron .....
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Wednesday 19/11

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe, except where stated:
Brian & David shunting in the snow

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Tuesday 18/11

Armstrong Whitworth diesel electric D21 of 1933 at East Tanfield .....
(photo courtesy of Ken Dickson)

Monday, 17 November 2025

Monday 17/11

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:
Contractors starting to erect the marquee at AH

Sunday, 16 November 2025

Sunday 16/11

Mick & Jim investigating & trying to fix a feed fault on a lathe

Thursday, 13 November 2025

Thursday 13/11

At ET, Elves are wrapping for Santa
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Tuesday 11/11

The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
Steve & Colin fitting a wooden wheel to an iron (steel) axle .....

Monday, 10 November 2025

Sunday, 19 October 2025

Sunday - Gan Canny

Marley Hill shed with locos being prepared for the day
(photo courtesy of Steve Easton)

Saturday, 18 October 2025

Saturday - Gan Canny pt2

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:
Cochrane & Stanley at the head of the goods train .....

Saturday - Gan Canny pt1

The photos below are courtesy of James Gray:
No.2 & Twizell ready to leave Marley Hill shed

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Thursday

Rich & Dennis marking a square on the workshop floor .....
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Wednesday

Dave mowing the car park
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Monday, 13 October 2025

Monday

The photo below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:
Paul dressing up rough castings for new carriage door locks

Sunday, 12 October 2025

Sunday

Antony relinquishing the Sunniside token as Stanley propels empty stock into Andrews House

Geoff's Sunday at East Tanfield

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:
Jordan watering the plants

Thursday, 9 October 2025

Thursday

Colin (left) having a group of fellow railwayana collectors shown round by Barry (right)

Tuesday, 7 October 2025

Monday, 6 October 2025

Monday

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:
Bagnall's painters starting to limewash the rear gable of Marley Hill shed

Sunday, 5 October 2025

Sunday

Reyrolles No.2 assembling today's seven carriage train

Thursday, 2 October 2025

Thursday

The roller ready to leave Marley Hill to a restoration base

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Wednesday

Terry painting signal lever marking rings (?)
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Tuesday

Contractors adding another coat of limewash to MH shed walls

Monday, 29 September 2025

Monday

James clearing 49's grate of cynders & ash

Sunday, 28 September 2025

Sunday Exchange

Angela handing over a painting of Twizell to Paul Jarman of Beamish Museum,
to mark the occasion of the handover of Twizell to the Tanfield Railway Trust

Sunday at TR

Andy cleaning Twizell .....
(photo courtesy of Alex Tyson)

S&DR 200 Weekend - crossing Skerne Bridge very early on Sunday

The photos below, taken between 1am & 2am at Skerne Bridge, are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
Early risers & late retirers await the train

Saturday, 27 September 2025

S&DR 200 Weekend - Saturday @ Darlington

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
Angela dressed as a navvy in an avenue of trees planted along the S&DR route

Malleable No.5 Hand Over

Before Marley Hill & Beamish, Malleable No.5 was used at Stockton by South Durham Steel & Iron Co.   It has an unknown builder, but its origins may be with the Stockton Malleable Iron Works.
Malleable No.5 was the first loco to be steamed by Tanfield Railway at Marley Hill.
Alan Thompson, Eric Maxwell, Neil Thompson, Derek Knott & Pete Weightman pose in 1972.
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Friday, 26 September 2025

S&DR 200 Weekend - Friday @ Shildon

The train waiting at Shildon to start its 3-day commemorative journey to Stockton

Thursday, 25 September 2025

Thursday

Dennis tidying mesh on a gate .....
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Wednesday

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:
Martin working on MH water tank .....

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Monday, 22 September 2025

Monday

Chris & Tom removing the remains of stays from HC 38's firebox using a windy tool

Sunday, 21 September 2025

More Diesel Sunday

The photos below are courtesy of Neville Whaler:
AW D21 of 1933 (CEGB Dunston No.14) posed outside Marley Hill shed

Diesel Sunday

Rob making loco parts

More of 49's Weekend at SVR

Backworth meets Backworth at Severn Valley
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Saturday, 20 September 2025

49 at SVR

The photos below, showing 49 at the Severn Valley Railway, are courtesy of Richard Charlton:
Jonny chatting at Bridgnorth on Thursday, after delivery of 49