Tuesday

Contractors adding another coat of limewash to MH shed walls

Monday

James clearing 49's grate of cynders & ash

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

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)

S&DR 200 Weekend - Friday @ Shildon

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

Thursday

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

Wednesday

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Martin working on MH water tank .....

Tuesday

Lime washing Marley Hill shed interior walls

Monday

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

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)

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

Thursday

Dave cleaning AH shop

Wednesday

Roger & Jeff PAT testing
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Tuesday

Dave mowing

Monday, featuring Eric

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:

Eric & Ian fitting the flail to the digger so Ian can tidy the car park

Sunday

Keith with example models to be made by visitors to a Heritage Open Day

Bluey Saturday

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Steve flagging the train away from Andrews House at the start of the day

Marley Hill Engine Shed

Marley Hill engine shed was built in 1854, at a key time of expansion of the surrounding collieries from 1845, as part of a new railway to take coal directly to a deep water berth at Jarrow.   At the same time water transport was being modernised by new bridges at Newcastle, spouts & drops to eradicate transhipment in keel boat, the advent of sea-going steel steam colliers built on the Tyne, and the take over of control by the Tyne Improvement Commission, which dredged the river & later built the Shields piers.

Marley Hill Engine in NCB days c1950

Thursday

Elaine cleaning AH toilets

Wednesday

Roger & Steve stapling flange sectors to a wheel

Tuesday

Steve & Colin checking the 3'10" gauge on a test axle .....

Monday

Ken cleaning carriages & MH carriage shed during today's power cut
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Sunday

Mark firing 49 outside Marley Hill shed

Saturday at Beamish

HL No.2 waiting at Rowley Station ......

Thursday

Dennis cleaning up a stand for a speed limit sign

Wednesday

Colin hammering staples into a waggon wheel to stabilize sectors
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Tuesday

Barry removing a damaged section of gate

(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Monday

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:

Paul finishing a point lock retaining plate