Wednesday 3/6

The wooden wall gang excitedly waiting for work

Thursday 28/5

Neil drilling buffer spacers for engineers' saloon 1173

Wednesday Wall

The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:

Martin & Barry fetching a sleeper for the wall by MH box

Causey Crossing Cabin

Following on from the blog post of 19 Jan 2025, the photos below, courtesy of Neil Morgan, show the new crossing cabin around the time it was placed in position:

The former van body, only the steel frame of which remains,
being checked at East Tanfield by Steve before transport .....

Making Causey Level Crossing Hut

It seems that the NER provided a 2-storey house for the crossing keeper at Causey, possibly when the Tanfield Branch was modernised from 1881.   In 1962, the NCB began moving coal by road from Tanfield collieries, the Causey section of the Tanfield Branch closed, Causey Level Crossing became redundant & in 1965 the house was demolished.   Some years ago members of the Holmes family who lived in the house visited TR & sent photos of their grandparents.   

Mrs Violet Holmes, crossing keeper, outside the keeper's house c1950

The blog post for 2 January 2015 features Causey Crossing & an excellent article researched & written by the late Eric Maxwell.

Wednesday 12/11

Alex preparing boards on which to store forge tools

Wednesday

Roger & Steve stapling flange sectors to a wheel

Monday (starring Peter)

Peter & Eric discussing the gap between Twizell's new door & smokebox ring,
which is reducing the vacuum & hence the blast & efficiency of the loco

Wednesday

Colin working on the crossing cabin windows
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Thursday

Mick checking a micrometer

Wednesday

Richard cleaning & checking 49's LH eccentrics

Thursday

Geoff painting inside the crossing cabin
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

A Wet Wednesday

Ian cutting plate with which to make a lamp bracket

Wednesday

M2's tender chassis being loaded alongside MH shed

Wednesday

Colin & Colin taking delivery of 3/4" plywood sheets

Tuesday

Angela & Brian.....
(photo courtesy of David Watchman)

Thursday

Jim making a cap nut

Wednesday

Progress on rebuilding the forge approaching the top

Tuesday

Barry cleaning Twizell .....

Thursday

Ian cutting a square of plate from Horden's scrap buffer beam .....