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.

Barry mixing mortar to haunch his manhole

Colin checking a plank for size on the chaldron waggon .....

..... & cutting more planks
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Steve planking a side of the chaldron
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

The chaldron team pondering how to plank over varying rib angles

Steve looking out of the soon to be finished body
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Ian collecting materials from behind the 5 road shed

Richard collecting & dumping rotten doors