Tuesday

Steve sawing ends from pegs holding the chaldron frame together

Monday

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:

Richard repairing a pipe joint for Stanley.

Sunday

Jim & Andy discussing securely & accurately mounting Horden's swan neck in the 4-jaw chuck
 of the Crowthorne lathe,  to enable skimming the joint to which the main steam will be attached

Last Sunday (Easter)

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

Ben checking over TIC No.35 at the start of the day

Saturday

The photos below are courtesy of Rob Anderson:

Steve with Michael the trainee guard seeing the stock around MH curve .....

An End of the Tanfield Railway

I am interested in the Tanfield Railway & South Shields.   Around 1840 these were linked by the Brandling brothers, who were interested in making their fortune from shipping coal & firing their links to industry in South Shields by establishing the Brandling Junction Railway (BJR).
 

South Shields OS town map sheet 42 surveyed 1855
(from National Library of Scotland)

In the map above, Harton Colliery high staiths are at bottom left,  Trinity Church is near bottom right.   There's a viaduct over Commercial Road near top right, with sidings and a ballast hill, but I've never seen sign of these features on the ground - what are they?

Thursday

Sarah Jarman varnishing the scumbling in Stanley's cab

Wednesday

Dave investigating  a fault on the mower

Tuesday

Steve & Colin working on the waggon again

Easter Monday

David checking with Elise & Chris as they ready HL No.2 for the day
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Easter Sunday

Tom & Peter working out how to set up HC 38's regulator valve

Saturday

Fireman Ben emptying Twizell's smokebox at the end of the day's running
(photo courtesy of Alex Tyson)

Good Friday

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

George oiling No.2

Thursday

Rob making studs for Horden's header

Wednesday

Barry passing firebars into 49 .....

Tuesday

Boilermaker John .....
(photo courtesy of Richard Charlton)

Monday

Barry strimming grass near Gibraltar Bridge
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Sunday

Luke oiling & checking under Twizell
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Thursday

Sarah painting Stanley's cab interior

Wednesday

Julian & Roger continuing construction .....

Tuesday

NG rail loaded for reuse at Ayle Colliery 

Ayle is a hamlet in the SW corner of Northumberland, 6 miles north of Alston in the NE corner of Cumbria.   Ayle has a drift mine producing anthracite, so is the last working colliery in northern England.

Monday

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman (except where stated):

Richard preparing to finish the detachable portion for 49's ashpan

Sunday

Cochrane coming out of Marley Hill with empty stock for the first train
(photo courtesy of John Turnock)

Thursday

Dennis cutting more wheel bosses for the chaldron waggon

Wednesday

Roger & Julian assembling track panels

Tuesday

Colin cutting a tenon on an oak rib for the chaldron waggon
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)