03079 off home

Photos of 03079 being loaded up this morning for its journey back home to the Derwent Valley Light Railway. The loco has been with us for about a year and has been enjoyed by all volunteers who crewed it and were involved in its cosmetic work

 

Guard iron removal

This afternoon the guard irons on 03079 were removed in preparation for the loco to go on the low loader next Tuesday

Katie and Daryl removing the rear guard irons

 

End of the day jobs

401 being coaled up at the end of the day, ready for next Sunday

03079 shunting the coaching stock away

Whistle board installation and other work down the line

Volunteers Michael and Steve have been down the line today to install the newly constructed whistle boards at the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate foot crossing, in this photo Michael is removing stone/ballast after digging the hole with the auger

The post was placed in the hole and then filled with water and postcrete. Here, Steve holding the post in place whilst waiting for the postcrete to set

Further down the line, the second whistle board is successfully installed

View from 03079s cab

Down at Percy Main, work begins on digging out the 5mph board at the end of Percy Main platform...

...so it can be replaced with a 15mph board

The 5mph board which was dug out at Percy Main platform was then installed at the south end of Percy Main curve

On the way back up to Middle Engine Lane volunteers took the opportunity to give the other speed limits boards a fresh coat of paint

03079 test run

Photos of 03079 out on a loaded test run to Percy Main and back this morning

03079 at Percy Main

03079 down at Percy Main this afternoon

Shunting

08915 buffering up to the parcel van in the museum

03079 shunting A5 back into the museum

08915 shunting 69

More shunting

More photos of 08915 and 03079 shunting in the yard today

Meaford No.1 and 03078 (below) were shunted into the carriage and wagon shop for temporary storage

A5 being shunted into the workshop

View from 03079 shunting tank wagons

08915 down in the south headshunt with the tank wagons

401 and 03079 rolling out the paintshop

401 and 03079 were rolled out the paint shop this morning after both undergoing repaints

03079 is on loan to us from the Derwent Valley Light Railway. The loco came to us for our Diesel Gala last year and stayed for cosmetic repairs and repaint

79s first start up since December

Bits on 03079

John has fitted the new circular metal plates, which are fitted around the radiator filler caps, this afternoon