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Photo - W.A. Briggs

J72 69023 "Joem" blasts through Finghall Lane station with 2D03 on the afternoon of Sunday 29 November 2015, 45 minutes late owing to a fallen tree on Bedale Curve (29/11/2016)

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Photo - Phil Sedgwick

In October 2015 the official opening of the meeting room / cafe carriage at Aysgarth took place (19/10/2015)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Some fencing has been installed at Aysgarth along the edge of the platform (20/01/2016)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Some fencing has also been installed at Aysgarth alongside the old goods bay for the carriage meeting room / cafe (20/01/2016)

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Photo - Stew Green

Some members of the Scotland Branch of the WRA(T) went on a Borders Railway outing to Tweedbank (26/09/2015)

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Photo - Paul Warren

The Infrastructure group installing points at Leeming Bar for a new siding (29/12/2015)

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Photo - Paul Warren

Further progress on the new points being installed at Leeming Bar for a new siding (02/01/2016)

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Photo - Unknown Photographer

Although plans are forging ahead for a fully fledged maintenance facility at Leeming Bar with covered accommodation for both rolling stock and maintenance staff, there was still the immediate problem of providing suitable covered accommodation in the meantime to allow essential maintenance work to continue in the wet, the wind and the cold of a Leeming Bar winter.
It was decided to invest in a polytunnel to form a temporary covering over the pit area in the station yard. However, this was not the sort of polytunnel that you would use to grow your tomatoes in - far from it!
The structure accommodates a coach and is covered over on all sides with a heavy duty plastic covering, having a sliding door at one end. The supports for the polytunnel are securely concreted into the ground. That said, it will be possible to resite the polytunnel once the shed project progresses enough. (08/01/2016)

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Photo - Unknown Photographer

Although plans are forging ahead for a fully fledged maintenance facility at Leeming Bar with covered accommodation for both rolling stock and maintenance staff, there was still the immediate problem of providing suitable covered accommodation in the meantime to allow essential maintenance work to continue in the wet, the wind and the cold of a Leeming Bar winter.
It was decided to invest in a polytunnel to form a temporary covering over the pit area in the station yard. However, this was not the sort of polytunnel that you would use to grow your tomatoes in - far from it!
The structure accommodates a coach and is covered over on all sides with a heavy duty plastic covering, having a sliding door at one end. The supports for the polytunnel are securely concreted into the ground. That said, it will be possible to resite the polytunnel once the shed project progresses enough. (08/01/2016)

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Photo - Paul Warren

Drainage being improved across the track. The track had been temporarily removed to enable a trench to be dug across the line (16/01/2016)

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Photo - Paul Warren

Another view of the drainage being improved across the track (16/01/2016)

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Photo - John Thompson

Whilst changing sleepers at Bedale Station, the high water table is visible. A drainage channel has been dug to the drain to try and improve the situation (09/01/2016)

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Photo - John Thompson

This sleeper at Bedale Station has now been replaced and packed with ballast - The drainage channel can also be seen (09/01/2016)

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Photo - John Thompson

Army cadets helping to raise the rail in a Leeming Bar siding by digging out old ballast and replacing with new (16/01/2016)

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Photo - John Thompson

Swapping out old 90lb. rail and replacing with 95lb rail near Leeming Bar (23/01/2016)

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Photo - John Thompson

Swapping out old 90lb. rail and replacing with 95lb rail near Leeming Bar. The access road to the A1(M) junction goes over this bridge (23/01/2016)

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Photo - John Thompson

Swapping out old 90lb. rail and replacing with 95lb rail near Leeming Bar. The access road to the A1(M) junction and the A1(M) itself goes over these bridges (23/01/2016)

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Photo - Peter Collins

A member of the Rolling Stock Group starting repair of a Mark 1 door panel (27/01/2016)

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Photo - Peter Collins

An incognito member of the Rolling Stock Group sanding down a panel (27/01/2016)

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Photo - Steve Hall

During the January the vegetation team have also had to be a drainage team due to flooding on various parts of the line. This flooding at Newton Grange was caused by a blocked pipe under a user worked crossing - During the heavy rains it had caused the track to be flooded (30/12/2015)

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Photo - Steve Hall

Trying to clear the entrance into a pipe to clear a drainage problem (30/12/2015)

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Photo - Steve Hall

Success - the flooding has been cleared and water is now flowing freely (30/12/2015)

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Photo - Steve Hall

The outlet of the pipe with water now gushing out after clearing the blockage (30/12/2015)

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Photo - Steve Hall

There was lots of flooding close to the railway which could cause problems at Newton Grange (13/01/2016)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Clearing the drainage channel and clearing vegetation at Newton Grange (13/01/2016)

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Photo - Steve Hall

Young Army Trainees came to help the Vegetation Team at Newton Grange (17/01/2016)

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Photo - Steve Hall

Young Army Trainees came to help the Vegetation Team at Newton Grange (17/01/2016)

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Photo - Steve Hall

At Harmby drainage water off the roads was pouring onto the railway either side of the over bridge. This has been taken up with the Council Roads Department (27/01/2016)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Cutting down vegetation at Harmsby (27/01/2016)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Burning cut down vegetation at Harmsby (27/01/2016)

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Photo - Steve Hall

At Harmby the embankment has been cleared of trees and shrubs etc. (27/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

Now the 20' ISO Contr has been moved West, Phase 2 of the platform can continue more easily. Phase 2 is approx. 30' long; bricks and lime mortar; and will rise approx. 10-12' to modern platform height so that trains can stop to allow passengers on/off them. Phase 3 will be about 180' long; of timber construction; and it will permit 3 carriages to stop (06/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

Hard-core and rubble from the old railway cottage (directly opposite Scruton station) which is being modernised; this is being used West of the new platform where there is a hollow in the ground (06/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

The hollow is being filled rubble so that the container can be moved past it to allow phase 3 of the platform - a 180' wooden platform to be built (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

The start of building the hut that will surround the tap and sink at the back of Scruton Station building (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

Continuing building the hut that will surround the tap and sink at the back of Scruton Station building (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

Continuing building the hut that will surround the tap and sink at the back of Scruton Station building (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

The area behind Scruton station building being prepared for the tap and sink (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

Continuing the wall construction on Phase 2 of the platform at Scruton (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

Continuing the wall construction on Phase 2 of the platform at Scruton (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

The drain cover/chamber surround in phase 2 of the platform is being prepared for breeze blocks being laid to increase the wall’s height to that of the eventual platform (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

A general view of Scruton Station showing the work going on (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

The Railway Heritage Trust award is secured above the fire place in the main waiting room of Scruton Station (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

Starting the work of putting in the anti-trespass metal bars in the level crossing West gate at Scruton Station (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

The final stages of installing the anti-trespass metal bars in the level crossing West gate at Scruton Station (20/01/2016)

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Photo - John Tong

The West LC gate is now complete - looking south west towards Scruton Station (20/01/2016)

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Photo - David Dalton

Continuing the wall construction on Phase 2 of the platform at Scruton (27/01/2016)

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Photo - David Dalton

Continuing the construction on Phase 2 of the platform at Scruton (27/01/2016)

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