Tuesday

Brian taking telehandler basic training

BH Monday

New recruit Peter preparing to be guard by tidying the carriage shed
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Thursday's Views

Fire extinguisher inspection

Wednesday at East Tanfield

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Dan training on the digger .....

Monday, mainly in the Workshop

Jim working on HC 38's steam stand
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Firebox Instruction by Destruction

Jonny cutting a section from No.6's inner firebox showing grooving at the foundation ring

Sunday

Jim making spacers for HC 38

Sunday Movements

Jim turning another dolly for tube extraction

Monday

Brian & Malcolm brazing pipework .....
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Sunday

Tom using the overhead crane to lift No.2's chimney .....

Monday

Practice pallet handling .....

Sunday

Jim turning a drift for work on Horden

Loco Firing

The Fire Triangle

The fire triangle is used by fire fighters to show that there are 3 components which, if all present & balanced, will cause a chemical reaction - a fire.   Remove a component and the fire goes out.   The inverse applies to steam loco firing, where the fireman must strive for the perfect balance of components to get the most heat energy from coal, which also occurs with minimum smoke.

Sunday

Andy cleaning a joint face in No.2's smokebox

Sunday

Andy & Barry reassembling HL No.2

Monday

Malcolm repairing a valve on HL No.2's steam stand
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Training

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

Andrew the guard casting an eye over his stock for today

Boiler Tubing Training

Four TR volunteers attended BESTT training for boiler tubing today at Hatch Engineering in Swindon.   The photos below are courtesy of Tom Hartley:

..... & knocking the tube out

Sunday Around Marley Hill

Shunting stock & locos into place for some of today's work

Signalman's Day Out

Chris, Angela, Guy & Ian watching David demonstrate blade detection on an economic point lock