17th February 2010 One last post from today! Below: A No.5 catches the evening sun prior to being shunted away for the night. Below: Davy…
17th February 2010 A couple of sundry shots here – our Internet has been rather troublesome of late, whence the lack of postings for a…
17th February 2010 Below: The chassis for the steam mule arrived last week. The tank is seen balanced on top, when complete (and painted Manchester…
17th February 2010 On Saturday we took A No.5 (on loan from Tyne & Wear Museums Stephenson Railway Museum site) to Consett, then brought it…
17th February 2010 We have borrowed the Bowes Railway’s Planet diesel locomotive to facilitate the shunting whilst we have the brief loan of Tyne &…
10th February 2010 Work on the renewal of rails at Foulbridge continues, despite the ever present threat of snow and ice! Below: Cutting the tarmac…
4th February 2010 Well – here are the first pictures of Coffee Pot complete with new boiler in position. The main outstanding job is to…
3rd February 2010 On Sunday we called in at Tanfield (a social call – not work!), which was lightly dusted with snow. Sir Cecil Cochrane…
3rd February 2010 Various bits and pieces today… Below: Shaun continues the refurbishment of the gallopers decking. The first piece is complete, the second is…
29th January 2010 A quick update on the Steam Mule… Below: David has refurbished and modified the reversing lever and is currently manufacturing a new…
27th January 2010 Lots happening around the place, so pictures with captions should explain it all… Below: The gallopers Gavioli organ has been removed for…
15th January 2010 A couple of things from today – notable for the rain finally setting in! Below: Shaun is finishing and painting the windows…
14th January 2010 Davy Sheen has been working away in his snowy outpost of the Regional Museum Store workshop, principally on the stone crusher. The…
13th January 2010 I called in at Stanegate Restorations and Replicas Ltd in Haltwhistle today to see progress on our bread and chip van restorations….
11th January 2010 A couple of shots today of the Steam Mule… Below: The water tank, John Moore having welded on the rivet heads. This…
6th January 2010 Whilst precious little else is happening on account of the relentless cold and snowy weather, I thought this afternoon’s latest progress on…
6th January 2010 David Young has been diligently working away in his workshop on the steam mule project. He sent through these images of progress…
4th January 2010 I called in at the Bowes Railway earlier today to deliver the wheels for the Steam Mule chassis. It was an opportunity…
23rd December 2009 I thought I’d post some seasonal pictures to mark the end of the blog for this year – though as 2010 promises…
17th December 2009As has been hinted at in these notes before, we aim to re-commence passenger operations at Rowley Station next Easter. This follows the…
15th December 2009 The final completion of Coffee Pot No. 1’s extensive restoration is now only weeks from completion and Vince Allen is making terrific…
14th December 2009 David Young sent through the latest picture of progress on the steam mule. It is looking superb and David is taking enormous…
14th December 2009 Here are a couple of scenes from last Friday night’s busy Christmas event (the weekend was even busier!). More images can be…
10th December 2009 A varied roundup of odds and ends today… Below: I was in Lincoln recently, where the Museum of Lincolnshire Life has this…
3rd December 2009 After some months of work behind the scenes I am pleased to announce that we have let a contract for the conservation…
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