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| Mick setting up to pressure test the new safety valve stand for Renishaw No.6 |
Tanfield Railway shows 1920-1950 on an industrial/minor railway, featuring items built/used in NE England.
East Tanfield DH9 9UY tearoom open 10-2 daily.
East Tanfield DH9 9UY tearoom open 10-2 daily. Next ordinary passenger trains will be in February 2022 - book on TR web.
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Monday, 17 January 2022
Monday
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
Sunday, 16 January 2022
Thursday, 13 January 2022
TR Today
The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:
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| Martin & Steve checking the door frame at AH water tower |
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Tranent - Cockenzie Waggonway
BBC iPlayer has a recent archaeology programme with a section on Scotland's first railway, a 1722 waggonway which carried coal from Tranent to salt pans at Cockenzie. View Digging for Britain series 9 episode 3, from about 28 mins in. (Stills below are from this episode.)
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| On the route of the waggonway |
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
UK City of Culture 2025
County Durham is one of 8 areas / cities shortlisted for the accolade of UK City of Culture in 2025 - the same year in which TR celebrates its 300th birthday (& S&DR its 200th). Everything that we do for our tercentenary can go forward to support the Durham bid, to mutual benefit. The "City of Culture" can call on its history, environment, attractions, people & potential to show how deserving it is.
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| A turbine blade being erected in the commercial / maritime centre of Hull. Hull's fortunes surged following it being the 2017 UK City of Culture. Coventry has benefitted from being the 2021 UK City of Culture Can we help make County Durham the 2025 UK City of Culture? |
Monday, 10 January 2022
Science Museum Group Journal
The Science Museum Group publishes an online biannual journal. The articles are lengthy, but quite interesting. Click View more for 3 articles in the most recent Autumn 2021 journal which have some relevance to TR. You may find other articles of personal interest.
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| The Weaver - art at the Whitworth |
Sunday, 9 January 2022
Some Sunday Shots
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
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| Kyle watching Richard breaking brickwork from No.2's smokebox |
Friday, 7 January 2022
Railways are much older than trains
An interesting YouTube video focussing on Tanfield, link submitted by Luke Griffiths.
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| Still from the YouTube video "Railways are much older than trains" by Lindybeige |