D21 & More

The Tanfield Railway Trust has negotiated the loan for static display of AW D21 from the NRM.  It arrived today from Beamish Museum, where it has been stored for about 10 years.    D21 is a very local loco, having been built & worked within about 7 miles of TR.   Ultimately we'd like to see D21 working alongside D22, for which beforehand we must negotiate a restoration agreement & repair programme, then a working agreement with the NRM.

Armstrong Whitworth D21 of 1933 has arrived at East Tanfield

Back to Work

Rob seeing the works train through Causey Crossing .....

Exhibitions

On 18 September, I mentioned an exhibition at St Mary's Church, ending on 31 October, which focuses on the Tanfield Branch and Dunston Staiths.

Today's Variety

Steve & Nigel at East Tanfield .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

A Wet Wednesday on the Way

Track maintenance south of Causey Level Crossing
 -  Bill & Geoff waiting for Vic to remove a sleeper

The Shed, its magic!

Stock Lists

We have now made several stock lists available via the main Tanfield Railway web, by hovering over the Stock Lists button.

It would be helpful if those with knowledge of one or several items on any of these lists would check the detail, and let us know of any errors or omissions by email.

The completed 'spotting' lists could be available, printed, for a small price at the gala.

The Collection

There was a note earlier in the blog about the underlying principles of TR, which will be on public show at the forthcoming gala, including via guest locos.   The overall collection at Marley Hill can be viewed in ways which demonstrate the principles, including as mentioned previously, Tyneside built locomotives at Marley Hill.

There are many other ways of presenting our collection, for example South Shields items at Marley Hill shows a local aspect, and similarly we can take a Northumberland, Durham or Teeside view.

One erased from the South Shields collection
(except for the handbrake wheel)

There are also sections of a SSM&WCR* carriage for the South Shields collection stored outdoors - this carriage being North Sunderland Railway (NSR) No.2, and ex GER.   The whole collection includes smaller items and records, many in people's homes.   (* South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway, or 'The Rattler' - an aspiration?)

From Our Foreign Correspondent

RW Hawthorn 3135 of 1915 "Invincible" on IoW,
reported as 'out of ticket' (courtesy of Neil M)

Tyneside Built Locos

The Tanfield Railway has a few key aims, one of which is to present the products of Tyneside locomotive builders such as Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns.

For those who are interested, there is a list of  Tyneside built locomotives at Marley Hill.   When you visit us, you can bring the list and do some train spotting!

Trustees Meeting

The Tyneside Locomotive Museum Trust meets monthly