Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos

Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

January 2015

Photographs

This month we have pictures showing the new down signal protecting Bedale level crossing being installed.

Also several other pictures showing work undergone at Bedale Station by the station support group.

There is also a picture showing Elizabeth Edwards who performed at a fund raising concert in aid of the Shed Appeal (MARS). For more information on Elizabeth see her website

There are also some photos showing the work carried out by the Infrastructure Team at Blind Lane and AiskeW crossing.

There are some photos showing the newly restored DMU 101678 at Leeming Bar together with another photo before it came to the Wensleydale Railway.

Finally some photos of the Vegetation Team at work during January.

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Photo - John Plowman
The new down signal post at Bedale has been erected (04/01/2015)
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Photo - John Plowman
The new down signal post at Bedale has been erected (04/01/2015)
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Photo - John Plowman
The Signal Arm being fitted to the new signal at Bedale (04/01/2015)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
The new Signal at Bedale is now installed (27/01/2015)
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Photo - John Plowman
The Bedale Signal box levers are being repainted
The new signal will be operated from here along with the exiting up signal (07/01/2015)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
The benches on Bedale station being revarnished (27/01/2015)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
The embankment opposite Bedale Station has been cleared of vegetation (27/01/2015)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards playing her Yamaha Tyros 4 keyboard
She recently performed for a fund raising concert in aid of the Shed Appeal (MARS) (10/01/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The track at Blind Lane prior to sleeper replacement (24/01/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
A close up of the poor state of the sleepers at Blind Lane before replacement (24/01/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
A sleeper being replaced at Blind Lane (24/01/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The ballast being tamped after the sleepers were replaced at Blind Lane (24/01/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The ballast being tamped after the sleepers were replaced at Blind Lane (24/01/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The track at Blind Lane after the sleeper replacement (24/01/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Blind lane - Jacking & Packing the track, Ron on the right has just had his 80th birthday! (03/01/2015)
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Photo - Andy Waite
The track near Aiskew crossing showing the dip in the track at the track joint (17/01/2015)
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Photo - Brian Battersby
DMU 101678 at Manchester Piccadilly (24/06/2002)
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Photo - Brian Battersby
The same DMU 101678 - now newly restored at Leeming Bar when it entered service again after Christmas (30/12/2014)
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Photo - Brian Battersby
DMU 101678 - now newly restored at Leeming Bar when it entered service again after Christmas (30/12/2014)
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Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team at work (14/01/2015)
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Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team at work (14/01/2015)
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Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team having their lunch break - Weather was not good, so the bridge was used for shelter (21/01/2015)
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