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| Twizell bringing the empty stock for the North Pole Express ..... |
Everyday work, people & events at the World's Oldest Railway 1725
North East England industrial steam railway heritage on a 1920-50 minor railway
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Sunday, 21 December 2025
Sunday 21/12, NPE Day#8
The photos below are courtesy of James Gray:
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| Margaret, Dave, Anne & Geoff behind the counter at the North Pole |
Saturday, 20 December 2025
Thursday, 18 December 2025
Thursday 18/12
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Tuesday 16/12
Labels:
Building,
Environment,
Maintenance,
Plant,
Preparation,
Woodwork
Sunday, 14 December 2025
Saturday, 13 December 2025
Friday, 12 December 2025
Video - 300 Year Old Railway
A recent YouTube video by Jago Hazzard deals with some of the 300 year history of Tanfield Railway:
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| A still from the video |
Thursday, 11 December 2025
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Tuesday, 9 December 2025
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.
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| Dr Mike Nevell (2nd right) chairing the meeting |
Sunday, 7 December 2025
Sunday 7/12, NPE Day#4
Saturday, 6 December 2025
Saturday 6/12, NPE Day#3 at ET
The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:
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| 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:
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| Chris operating the ground frame for MH carriage shed ..... |
Friday, 5 December 2025
Friday 5/12
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| Angela decorating Tanfield Railway's Christmas Tree in St Margaret's church in Tanfield Village (photo courtesy of Ian Cowan) |




















