Sunday 14/12, NPE Day#6

A lone elf ready for the show in ET carriage shed

49 in steam in MH shed early this morning
(photo courtesy of Steve Easton)

49 leaving MH shed ......
(photo courtesy of James Gray)

..... heading for MHCS to pick up the empty stock
(photo courtesy of James Gray)

Steve looking back as his train leaves the North Pole for East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of James Gray)

Anne & Margaret ready behind the counter at the North Pole
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

An elf with children's activities
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

Another elf with the reindeer dust stall
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

Technology Tom preparing his stall
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

Margaret decorating James
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

The man in red & James in the gtotto
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

Terry checking decorations on a tree
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

49 about to pass Causey Arch with the NPE
(photo courtesy of Steve Easton)

Margaret, Terry, Philip & Anne waiting to welcome
passengers on today's first Express at the NP
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

Passengers queuing to enter the refreshment room .....
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

..... &Santa's grotto
(photo courtesy of Barry Duncan)

Elise preparing Twizell

Logan reinstalling Cochrane's boiler plugs .....

...... under Jonathan's supervision

Chris preparing Stanley as spare loco

Oliver cleaning Twizell

Mark removing high spots from 456's undercoat

Peter preparing to remove a split bearing
from No.2's LH connecting tod

Twizell ready to take over the NPE next time 49 arrives at the North Pole
(photo courtesy of Steve Easton)

Twizell waiting to take over when 49 returns from East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of James Gray)

Passengers waiting for their return express
(photo courtesy of James Gray)

Queues for the refreshment room as Twizell is watered
(photo courtesy of James Gray)

Signalman Callum takes the token back to Twizell while it runs round the train
(photo courtesy of James Gray)

James cleaning 49 after its return to MH shed

Anne, Geoff & Margaret ready for more customers at the North Pole
(photo courtesy of Rob Anderson)

North Pole station .....
(photo courtesy of Rob Anderson)

..... & MH signalbox in late afternoon
(photo courtesy of Rob Anderson)

Stanley with an arrival at the North Pole
(photo courtesy of Rob Anderson)