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| Volunteers cutting up whats left of the old platform fence |
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| Matthew and Richard filling up the woodstore with the cut up wood |
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| New wood in the process of being installed on one of the overhauled benches for the platform, which volunteer Angus has been slowly working on |
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| The first of four lamposts on the platform has received its repainted lamp head after being given a second coat of gloss white |
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| 722's wheelsets at Crowther Engineering in Washington after having their journals turned |
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| Returning to Middle Engine Lane |
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| Back on the rails and given a coat of gloss black |
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| Engineers blue was used on the wagons bearings to locate and skim any high spots |
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| The next day work began on lowering the wagon back down onto its axles. In this photo, Michael is fitting on the axleboxes bearings before lifting the axlebox onto the journal |
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| With the axlebox on its time for the underkeep, in this photo Michael is fitting the underkeep oiling pad and rubber insert around the edge of the underkeep box |
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| Successfully fitted, 4 down 3 to go |
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| After fitting all four axleboxes the long process of lowering the wagon back down begins. In this photo, Steve is watching the horn guides to ensure they sit correctly with the axlebox |
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| Slowly getting lower down |
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| Successfully down and the hornstays fitted |
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| 401 steaming up this morning |
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| Ready to depart Percy Main with the first service |
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| John taking 401 onto the train whilst running round at Middle Engine Lane |
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| Later in the day trainee fireman Katie driving 401 back onto shed |
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| Members of the North Tyneside Steam Railway Association attending 2021s belated Annual General Meeting to recount the events and accounts for 2020 |
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| Trainee driver David at the controls of 03078 |
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| A.No.5 and Meaford No.1 hauled out of the museum to make room for the AGM |
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| Work on Middle Engine Lane platform continues, with the platform fencing getting its first top of matte black, meanwhile Tom applies the first top coat of gloss white to one of the lamposts |
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| Tom painting the lampost, Joe painting the fence |
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| Down the other end of the platform, John undercoats the last of four lamposts |
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| The modern style 'Stop, Look, Listen' boards at either side of the foot crossing to the platform have been replaced by cast iron ones |
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| The digger being used to dig out one of the old gate posts at the southern end of Middle Engine Lane platform |
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| Awaiting passengers for the first train of the day |
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| Driver Tom watching the road ahead on the climb out of Percy Main with the first service of the day |
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| Trainee Katie (L) watching the gauge with Fireman Rob (R) overseeing |
