New Year's Eve 31/12 Mince Pie Day#3

Oliver & Ben doing final preparation of Twizell at Marley Hill station

Sunday 28/12 Mince Pie Day#2

Alan & Neil discussing repairs to the vertical borer

Saturday 27/12 Mince Pie Day#1

Fireman David on 49 acknowledging guard Michael's signal to depart from ET
(photo courtesy of  James Gray)

Christmas Eve 24/12, NPE Day#10

Euan setting the train away & Elise acknowledging

Tuesday 23/12, NPE Day#9 at ET

The photos below, taken at East Tanfield, are courtesy of Dave Dixon:

A show in the carriage shed

Tuesday 23/12, NPE Day#9

Twizell bringing the empty stock for the North Pole Express .....

Sunday 21/12, NPE Day#8 Extra

Peter filing to take up wear on a split bearing from HL No.2

Sunday 21/12, NPE Day#8

The photos below are courtesy of James Gray:

Margaret, Dave, Anne & Geoff behind the counter at the North Pole

Saturday 20/12, NPE Day#7

Eric scanning ET car park as David & Rod fix a sign
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Thursday 18/12

John making brackets for the replica wooden waggon

Wednesday 17/12

Treey painting the beams supporting the workshop overhead crane

Tuesday 16/12

Steve painting the hinges for .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Sunday 14/12, NPE Day#6

A lone elf ready for the show in ET carriage shed

Saturday 13/12, NPE Day#5 at ET

Customers browsing in Nigel's shop
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Video - 300 Year Old Railway

A recent YouTube video by Jago Hazzard deals with some of the 300 year history of Tanfield Railway:

A still from the video

Friday 12/12

Sarah looking forward to a cake
(photo courtesy of Ken Dickson)

Thursday 11/12

Dennis making clamps to hold the mesh onto AH platform staircase

Wednesday 10/12

Alex working on a lamp
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

IHNNE Meeting

The final Industrial Heritage Network (NE group) for 2025 was held at Hopetown, Darlington.   IHN is based at Ironbridge Industrial Museum, which is due to be taken over by the National Trust in March 2026.

Dr Mike Nevell (2nd right) chairing the meeting

Sunday 7/12, NPE Day#4

Mick working on the engine of the flail

Saturday 6/12, NPE Day#3 at ET

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Steve's the guard as his train is waved off from East Tanfield, heading for the North Pole

Saturday 6/12, NPE Day#3

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

Chris operating the ground frame for MH carriage shed .....

Friday 5/12

Angela decorating Tanfield Railway's Christmas Tree
in St Margaret's church in Tanfield Village
(photo courtesy of Ian Cowan)

Thursday 4/12

Geoff manually turning an internal thread in a plug for a boiler tube

Wednesday 3/12

Roger on electrical & Julian making a bracket in MH workshop

Tuesday 2/12

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

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 29/11, 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 27/11

Jim setting up to make a pin

Wednesday 26/11

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

Tuseday 25/11

Barry fetching long lengths of timber .....

Sunday 23/11

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

Thursday 20/11

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

Wednesday 19/11

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe, except where stated:

Brian & David shunting in the snow

Tuesday 18/11

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

Monday 17/11

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:

Contractors starting to erect the marquee at AH

Sunday 16/11

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

Thursday 13/11

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

Wednesday 12/11

Alex preparing boards on which to store forge tools

Tuesday 11/11

The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:

Steve & Colin fitting a wooden wheel to an iron (steel) axle .....

Monday 10/11

The crane undergoing its annual inspection

Sunday - Gan Canny

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

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

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

Wednesday

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

Tuesday

Steve sanding the wooden waggon wheels

Monday

The photo below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:

Paul dressing up rough castings for new carriage door locks

Sunday

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