Sunday

Richard, Peter & Jonny discuss cause, effect & repair of a fault on 49's clack valve

Jim making a valve face lapping tool for 49's clack

Mick continuing to mill a slot the point nose plate

The waggon replica & waggonway on display outside MH shed

Tom & Michael shunt today's passenger train

Steve on Stanley heading out from Marley Hill station (est'd 1977) ......
(photo courtesy of Neville Whaler)

..... & taking a passenger train to Sunniside on the 300-year-old route
(photo courtesy of Neville Whaler)

Pausing at 35-year-old Andrews House station (the site of a manure siding of c1900)
 for departure on the 300-year-old wooden waggonway formation to Causey

Waiting for the guard's signal
(photo courtesy of Neville Whaler)

Pausing at Causey station (c1991) before heading to East Tanfield on the Brandling Junction 1839 iron railway route
(which took its first passengers c1840 (ceased c1845) towards Gateshead, Sunderland & Shields)

The Tanfield waggonway of 1725 curved (behind the carriage in the bay) onto Causey Arch.
Stanley is on the later southbound deviation of the waggonway which served other pits
after the underground fire which closed pits beyond the arch c1750, but prior to BJR's operations.

Mark checks back as the train leaves .....

..... while ticket inspector John & guard Michael also look out

Stanley returns its train

Dave & Henry signing copies of their new book covering Tan field's preservation years

The book is available from Andrews House bookshop

Tom explaining purpose & use of our wheel lathe, originally used in Consett Steelworks
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Blacksmithing demo outside MH shed
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)