Running In

Ashington No.5 has been steamed up today to be run in after having a spring change. The locomotive is running passenger services this Sunday (29th) & Bank Holiday Monday (30th). 

Our freight brake van will be added to the train this Bank Holiday Monday, directly behind Ashington No.5, allowing passengers to get an upclose view of the loco hard at work. Passengers can ride in the brake van for a small donation on top of the normal ticket price, all donations go towards the work required on our Bagnall Locomotive, No.401

Burning the midnight oil

Tonight the volunteers have been hard at work with the tool van again, pictured below are two of the railways volunteers working with needle guns and wire wheels to remove years of old paint and many years of rust

Late night spring change

The broken spring 

ACC.No.5 blocked up

Richard jacking up Ashington No.5

Michael & Richard installing the replacement spring

Ashington No.5's boiler being filled 

Wednesday Jobs

Beginning the block up to Ashington No.5 ready for the spring replacement

John S & John D fixing a leak on D2078s fuel tank drain

Kevin collecting sleepers and timbers for packing

Today at NTSR

Fireman Richard filling up A5s tanks using the new lay flat discharge pipe

A.No.5 departing Percy Main

The water tower receives an upgrade!

Richard cutting the old pipe off

Fitting the new discharge pipe

Further Progress in the C&W Workshop

This evening in the Carriage & Wagon workshop, Tom and Richard have been busy with a needle gun tackling the tool van making further progress with the vans cosmetic overhaul.