Today's Diesel Day with No.08915 and No.D2078 in service with passenger trains and demonstration freight trains
Photos (C) Joseph Stuart & Michael Darling
Sunday, 26 February 2017
Lineside Clearance
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| Adam and Michael have been busy this morning carrying out some more lineside clearance work, the pictures above show the area next to the South headshunt in the yard, adjacent to the main running line |
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Branch Line Society
A collection of photos from the Branch Line Society visiting us today! With No.08915, No.D2078, C.I.C No.10 and Harton E4 all out the shed shunting and running passenger trains and demonstration freight train
Photos (C) Joseph Stuart & Michael Darling
Friday, 24 February 2017
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Throwback Thursday #17
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| LNER J27 owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group heading a short passenger train into Middle Engine Lane in the early 90s |
Monday, 20 February 2017
Sunday, 19 February 2017
First Running Day of 2017
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| 08915 standing outside the shed about to be started up |
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| Waiting to depart with the first train |
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| Proudly sporting her new livery |
Saturday, 18 February 2017
Steam Team busy on A5
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| Manifold reassembled and gauge frames re-fitted |
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| John re-fitting copper washer after annealing |
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| Stuart cleaning up washers |
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| Alan up top re-fitting the LHS clack valves |
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| George underneath boxing up, seen her fitting the RHS mud-hole door |
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| The firebars having been put back in by Richard and Steve |
Final Decals on 08915
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| Double arrows applied on the RHS of 08915 |
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| Norman applying some finishing touches to the cab roof |
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| LHS |
Friday, 17 February 2017
08915 Update
Below are photos of volunteer Keith McNally applying the first decals to No.08915, sporting her new BR Blue livery
Thursday, 16 February 2017
New Addition to the Plant Group Fleet
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| John Deere Front Loader, donated by the North Tyneside Council |
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Painting the Museum Floor
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| Section of the museum between RSH No.1 and Locomotive Billy being painted |
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| Shop floor with a new coat of paint |
Monday, 13 February 2017
Dumper Truck Work
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| Michael needle gunning the Dumpers frames |
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| Richard dismantling the engine |
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| Further dismantling |
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| Scraping off an old paper gasket |
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