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| The NER Parcel Van being shunted out of the museum |
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| 08915 was started up for the first time in three months, having been sat in the C&W workshop getting a beauty treatment |
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| Consett No.10 is propelled into the C&W workshop for storage |
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| 08915 proudly sporting her new BR Blue livery, a big well done and thank you to Norman Swindle and Keith McNally for their efforts! |
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| Christmas presents arriving, these are loaded onto the train and given to the children as Santa walks through the train |
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| 08915 almost complete and ready for the weekend |
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| Anthony begins cleaning A.No.5 |
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| On goes some tinsel on the handrails and polish on the tanks |
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| A.No.5 after being decorated with tinsel and with Anthony still hard at work polishing the locomotive |
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| Festoon lighting around the cabin |
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| Festoon lighting and plastic icicles around the museum entrance |
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| As well as the regular Christmas decorations, Steve and Richard have been busy tonight adding the finishing touches by placing 12 LED lamps around the museum, lighting the place up in a small variation of different colours |
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| As well as lamps, two big speakers are placed in separate locations in the museum |
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| Richard and Michael mixing cement |
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| Michael then pours the mix into the brick arch former inside the firebox of Ashington No.5 |
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| The winning team, from Left to Right, Steve, Michael D, Richard and Michael W |
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| Richard drilling a hole for the speaker bracket |
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| One of the newly installed speakers's in the canteen area |
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| Festoon lighting going up around the museum |
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| An aerial view of the yard utilising the vertical scissor lift platform |
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| Richard fitting festoon lighting around the office |
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| Whilst Michael was busy fitting the bulbs for the platform set of lighting |
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| Richard installing cable trunking |
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| Steve begins work on sanding down and repainting components of 401s reverser, in this picture the bracket that keeps the cylinder cocks handle in place is being removed |
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| The handle of the reverser level is now completely sanded down as is the reversers trigger. The locking mechanism is also sanded down and ready for painting |
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| The latest on 08915, after Norman and Keith have been working around the clock in order to get the locomotive ready for the Santa Specials |
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| Progress on the LHS panels of 08915 |
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| The Christmas decorations begin to go up in the Stephenson Railway Museum! |
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| Ashington No.5s boiler is filled up in preparation for a hydraulic test |
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| Kevin gives the coaches a good clean in readiness for a busy Santa Special season |
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| Steve removes the whistle and dome cover from Ashington No.5 in order to get the air line in for an air over water hydraulic test |
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| Cleaners Joe (L) and Anthony (R) get to work cleaning up the side rods and eccentric rods previously removed from 401 |
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| The RHS Eccentric Rod and Expansion Link are finally separated after a tapered pin decided to put up quite the fight! |
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| The LHS Connecting Rod Big End is blocked up to relieve the pressure on the Journal after the Big End was loosened in preparation for removal |
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| Work begins on splitting the Crosshead |
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| Richard practising gas welding |
