Coal tub relocating

Volunteers have been hard at work re-locating the little coal tub from the pathway to Middle Engine Lane platform, to beside the car park pedestrian gates

 

Hartley Main Colliery engine at Percy Main

A little throwback for your Sunday. A veteran from Hartley Main Collieries finds her feet on the bank at Percy Main. Passing some of her more 'modern' counterparts! Number 3 of 1867 continued at work til 1959.

Photo courtesy of B.Embleton

 

Rules Refreshers

Today was the first of this month's biennial rules refreshers course, in this photo volunteers are carrying out the end of course assessment

 

Work on the dogfish

Michael fitting new oil lines to the Dogfish ballast hopper wagon

 

Ash clearing

Michael loading a freshly overhauled dumper truck with ash from the pit road

 

Parcel Van meets Metro

Two NER livery vehicles meet from very different eras. Our NER Electric Parcel Van meets a Tyne & Wear Metro at our rail over rail bridge at Percy Main

 

Work on 1208

Work has taken place on removing 1208's clack valve and injector to investigate a passing clack valve

Clack valve on the bench for further work