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| Twizell at Marley Hill in August 2017 ..... |
Everyday work, people & events at the World's Oldest Railway 1725
North East England industrial steam railway heritage on a 1920-50 minor railway
Saturday, 31 August 2019
Trains This Weekend
On Saturday, Twizell will haul passenger trains from Andrews House to Sunniside at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.55 pm, & 2.15 pm to Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return. The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 3.35 pm for Andrews House only.
Thursday, 29 August 2019
Thursday
The photos below are courtesy of Dave Dixon:
| Ian, George & Jim begin assembly of another truss by marking out |
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Tuesday
Monday, 26 August 2019
Sunday, 25 August 2019
Friday, 23 August 2019
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Roof Prep & More
Labels:
Building,
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Operations,
Projects
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
Roof & Floor
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Monday, 19 August 2019
Monday Mix
Labels:
Building,
Environment,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Projects
Sunday, 18 August 2019
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Friday, 16 August 2019
Trains This Weekend
On Saturday, Sir Cecil A Cochrane will haul passenger trains from Andrews House to Sunniside at 10.30 am, & thereafter from East Tanfield at 11.25 am, 12.55 pm, & 2.15 pm to Causey Arch, Andrews House, Sunniside & return. The last passenger train leaves East Tanfield at 3.35 pm for Andrews House only.
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| Matthew cleaning Cochrane in August 2012 |
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Thursday at East Tanfield
The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:
| Mark & Steve bringing the 2 carriage first train of the day into East Tanfield |
Marley Hill Shed Roof & More
Labels:
Building,
Catering,
Lineside,
Loco,
Maintenance,
Operations
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Congratulations .....
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| ..... to Jonny, who is now a passed fireman at Tanfield; coincidentally, he was passed as a metro depot driver today by Tom |
Roof & Lineside
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
More Shed Roof Work
Monday, 12 August 2019
Today's Work at Marley Hill
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| Eric, Dave, Malcolm & the waggon driver handling picnic tables from Andrews House - where new tables funded by the Tanfield Railway Association have been installed |















