New Year's Eve 31/12 Mince Pie Day#3

Oliver & Ben doing final preparation of Twizell at Marley Hill station

Sunday 28/12 Mince Pie Day#2

Alan & Neil discussing repairs to the vertical borer

Saturday 27/12 Mince Pie Day#1

Fireman David on 49 acknowledging guard Michael's signal to depart from ET
(photo courtesy of  James Gray)

Christmas Eve 24/12, NPE Day#10

Euan setting the train away & Elise acknowledging

Tuesday 23/12, NPE Day#9 at ET

The photos below, taken at East Tanfield, are courtesy of Dave Dixon:

A show in the carriage shed

Tuesday 23/12, NPE Day#9

Twizell bringing the empty stock for the North Pole Express .....

Sunday 21/12, NPE Day#8 Extra

Peter filing to take up wear on a split bearing from HL No.2

Sunday 21/12, NPE Day#8

The photos below are courtesy of James Gray:

Margaret, Dave, Anne & Geoff behind the counter at the North Pole

Saturday 20/12, NPE Day#7

Eric scanning ET car park as David & Rod fix a sign
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Thursday 18/12

John making brackets for the replica wooden waggon

Wednesday 17/12

Treey painting the beams supporting the workshop overhead crane

Tuesday 16/12

Steve painting the hinges for .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Sunday 14/12, NPE Day#6

A lone elf ready for the show in ET carriage shed

Saturday 13/12, NPE Day#5 at ET

Customers browsing in Nigel's shop
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Video - 300 Year Old Railway

A recent YouTube video by Jago Hazzard deals with some of the 300 year history of Tanfield Railway:

A still from the video

Friday 12/12

Sarah looking forward to a cake
(photo courtesy of Ken Dickson)

Thursday 11/12

Dennis making clamps to hold the mesh onto AH platform staircase

Wednesday 10/12

Alex working on a lamp
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

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.

Dr Mike Nevell (2nd right) chairing the meeting

Sunday 7/12, NPE Day#4

Mick working on the engine of the flail

Saturday 6/12, NPE Day#3 at ET

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

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:

Chris operating the ground frame for MH carriage shed .....

Friday 5/12

Angela decorating Tanfield Railway's Christmas Tree
in St Margaret's church in Tanfield Village
(photo courtesy of Ian Cowan)

Thursday 4/12

Geoff manually turning an internal thread in a plug for a boiler tube

Wednesday 3/12

Roger on electrical & Julian making a bracket in MH workshop

Tuesday 2/12

Barry dealing with NP rubbish
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)