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| The Smart & Brown lathe in question, here Workshop and Plant Foreman Richard begins to work out how best to dismantle it and make it easier for transport |
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| Loading up the van |
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| David and Richard unloading it all back at the railway |
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| 401 has been out again today on the final Thursday running day of the summer 2019 holidays. Today we also welcomed two friends from Tanfield Railway/Beamish Musuem, Matthew and David Watchman, who joined us for a day out on the footplate. Here, Matthew, Katie, David and Joe set to work cleaning |
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| At Percy Main with the first train |
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| Ran-round |
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| Steve driving, on the climb out of Percy Main |
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| Joe putting a round on |
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| Taking water after arriving back at Middle Engine Lane |
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| Down at Percy Main again in the South Headshunt |
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| Matthew driving and David firing |
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| Ready to depart |
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| Matthew driving on the run back up to Middle Engine Lane |
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| Back at Middle Engine Lane, after letting passengers off the train, Matthew draws the train forward to allow enough room to be able to run round |
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| Changeover on the next run |
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| Matthew firing |
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| David driving |
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| Watching the road ahead |
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| David finding big valve on the bank |
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| David (L) and Matthew (R) Watchman on the ground and Fireman Joe Stuart (L) and Driver Steve Thornton (R) on the running board |
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| The running shed pit has received a good clean with the pressure washer by volunteer Carl today |
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| Volunteers Joe and Carl have been making steady progress with the Match Wagon this afternoon |
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| Carl lighting up |
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| On route to Middle Engine Lane |
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| Driver Keith looks on at 03078 whilst awaiting permission from the guard to re-join the train |
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| Alongside 401 running trains today, 03078 was in the yard on Driver for a Fiver Duties |
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| Steps leading up to the cab |
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| 03078 dragging 401 out this morning |
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| Steaming up |
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| At Percy Main on the line inspection |
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| Ready to leave Middle Engine Lane with the first train |
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| Arrival at Percy Main |
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| Ran-round |
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| Joe cleaning out the smokebox during disposal |
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| The before shot of the ballasted area outside the museums flat road. This years Santa Specials will be changing so that the roller shutter door in this photo is the main exit from the museum for visitors, this means that this area is to be dug up and cemented level with the museum floor/concrete apron so that is more comfortable for people to walk on |
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| Volunteers Richard and Steve began the project this afternoon, seen here using the tractor to begin digging |
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| Large piece of old concrete being dug up |
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| After a lot of man handling and use of the crowbar we managed to get it into the bucket of the tractor |
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| Loading the dumper up |
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| Afternoons work, more progress to follow soon |
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| Some progress from today on the flat wagons transformation into a match wagon, here Norman is marking out the wasp stripes |
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| Carl applying the first coat of yellow |
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| Lettering being applied on the side |
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| Joe smears a thin layer of grease over the lettering to give it a weathered look |
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| More progress to follow soon |
