Tommy's Cuttings #3

Gibraltar Bridge reconstruction (former designed by Stan Weightman) was an essential part of the Causey & ET extension.   Below are local press cuttings (basic info fed via Derek Charlton) from 12 February 1987 courtesy of Tommy Knox:

Newcastle Journal 12/2/1987

Some Tasks from Thursday

Peter cleaning up after painting Cochrane's toolbox
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Wednesday Daytime

Colin working on shed doors .....
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

MH Shed

Ian & Steve re-extending the scaffold on Marley Hill shed
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Loco Prep

David preparing the former for Horden's brick arch
(photo courtesy of Alex Tyson)

Steaming Again

The photos below are courtesy of Alex Tyson:

Graham checking Horden's boiler in steam

Today around Marley Hill

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Graham Morris inspecting Horden's front tubeplate
(Graham Morris Engineering Ltd, 07734560802)

Wednesday Daytime

Bill, Geoff & Colin in the woodwork shop

Tuesday's Tasks

Ian removing render from the outside wall of MH shed
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Today's Jobs

Jim making replacement nuts to repair 49

Today

The empty stock arrives at a wet Andrews House under Bob's watchful eye

Tommy's Cuttings #2

The cuttings below were collected & provided by Tommy Knox:

Note - Ian on the Poclain first made & later removed a route for farm access
(Northern Echo 8 August 1986)

Today at Marley Hill

Martin & Colin working on the top of a door
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Wednesday Daytime Workers

Dave starting to dismantle the walls of the SE offshoot to MH shed

Monday's Engineering

The photos below are courtesy of Angela Pickering:

Ian grass cutting - for the last time this year?

Hetton Colliery

As part of the bicentenary celebration of the winning of Hetton Colliery, together with George Stephenson's steam railway linking the pit with the Wear, NEIMME has organised a free talk at the Common Room this Thursday - on line from 6 pm.

Hetton Colliery, from a drawing by TH Hair 

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Sunday Views

Jim making parts for HC 38

Starting to prepare Horden .....

..... for annual boiler inspection

Alex cleaning Horden's smokebox
(photo courtesy of Oliver Humphries)

The Collier John Bowes

On a visit to South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, I discovered a model of the iron steam collier John Bowes, built in 1852 at Palmers shipyard in Jarrow:

The model of the John Bowes 
(South Shields Museum & Art Gallery)

Geoff's Snaps Today

The photos below are courtesy of Geoff Lowe:

Malcolm giving Martin & Colin a hand with a new shed door