Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


February 2016
Photographs
This month we have:-
1. The Rolling Stock Group repairing a carriage in the "polytunnel" at Leeming Bar
2. The Direct Works Team working at Scruton Station
3. The Direct Works Team placing fencing around the Fort bridge sections at Redmire
4. The Vegetation Team at work
5. The Leyburn Infrastructure Team doing work at Harmby and Leyburn

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Photo - Peter Collins
Preparing for welding, the outside of Mark 1 BSK (Brake Standard Corridor Coach) 35193 in the Polytunnel at Leeming Bar (23/02/2016)
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Ref - 547
Photo - Peter Collins
Preparing for welding, the outside of Mark 1 BSK (Brake Standard Corridor Coach) 35193 in the Polytunnel at Leeming Bar (23/02/2016)
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Ref - 548
Photo - John Tong
This shows David Dalton busy with the front wall of the Scruton platform extension; notice the gradient (edge) increase from Phase 1 (east end) to the expected Phase 3 (10/02/2016)
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Ref - 549
Photo - John Tong
This shows the beginning of the building of the West end wall of Phase 2 (10/02/2016)
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Ref - 550
Photo - John Tong
Work continued on the 2nd phase of Scruton platform extension with more bricks being laid; the slope increasing the height can clearly be seen (18/02/2016)
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Ref - 551
Photo - John Tong
Work continued on the 2nd phase of Scruton platform extension with more bricks being laid; the slope increasing the height can clearly be seen (18/02/2016)
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Ref - 552
Photo - John Tong
Washing out the cement mixer - a necessary task at the end of the day (18/02/2016)
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Ref - 553
Photo - John Tong
A dead ash tree needed to be felled adjacent to the Scruton platform extension (20/02/2016)
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Ref - 554
Photo - John Tong
The dead ash tree is now down at Scruton (20/02/2016)
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Ref - 555
Photo - John Tong
Clearing the brash from the felled dead ash tree at Scruton (20/02/2016)
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Ref - 556
Photo - John Tong
The felled ash tree has now been cleared - only sawdust remains (20/02/2016)
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Ref - 557
Photo - David Dalton
The 'Arrowhead' metal brackets being removed on the Scruton west level crossing gate for repainting. (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 558
Photo - David Dalton
Calking/Sealant applied to the anti-trespass bars on Scruton west level crossing gate (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 559
Photo - David Dalton
A large Hawthorn multi-stem trunk that needs to be removed at Scruton (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 560
Photo - David Dalton
The large Hawthorn trunk being dug out (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 561
Photo - David Dalton
The Hawthorn trunk now dug out on the boundary at Scruton Station (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 562
Photo - David Dalton
The Phase 2 brickwork at Scruton Station - The slope is looking good (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 563
Photo - David Dalton
Work has started on Wash House at the rear of Scruton Station (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 564
Photo - Derek Bailey
The new Wash House at Scruton Station now has a door frame (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 565
Photo - Derek Bailey
Preparing to fit a roof at the new Wash House at Scruton Station (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 566
Photo - Derek Bailey
Roof supports now installed for the new Wash House at Scruton Station (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 567
Photo - Derek Bailey
Another view showing the roof supports now installed for the new Wash House at Scruton Station (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 568
Photo - Derek Bailey
The Direct Works Team also went to Redmire - here is a view with a light covering of snow (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 569
Photo - Derek Bailey
Lots of Heres fencing had to be erected at Redmire to protect the 2 Fort Bridge Sections from trespassers injuring themselves!
Fence sections being unloaded and erected (24/02/2016)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 570
Photo - Derek Bailey
Lots of Heres fencing had to be erected at Redmire to protect the 2 Fort Bridge Sections from trespassers injuring themselves!
Fence sections being erected (24/02/2016)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 571
Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team clearing a drainage channel near Newton Grange (03/02/2016)
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Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team clearing a drainage channel near Newton Grange (03/02/2016)
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Ref - 573
Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team working on a drainage channel near Newton Grange (03/02/2016)
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Ref - 574
Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team busy clearing the embankment of vegetation near Newton Grange (03/02/2016)
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Ref - 575
Photo - Steve Hall
Timothy Edwards of the Vegetation Team have a break from clearing the embankment of vegetation near Newton Grange (03/02/2016)
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Ref - 576
Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team were doing some work at Akebar - Here is a view of the embankment where the slip was a couple of years ago (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 577
Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team were doing some work at Akebar - Here is a view of the embankment from the other direction (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 578
Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team clearing vegetation from the cutting at Akebar (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 579
Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation Team clearing vegetation from the cutting at Akebar (24/02/2016)
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Ref - 580
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Park Leisure's Pogo operated crossing at Harmby had some wood decking timbers replaced - shows a timber been lined up to be measured (18/02/2016)
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Ref - 581
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Park Leisure's Pogo operated crossing at Harmby had some wood decking timbers replaced - the timber having cut out removed to allow it to sit around the rail chairs (18/02/2016)
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Ref - 582
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The Leyburn Infrastructure Team cut the last of the trees down on the south side embankment between bridge 25 and bridge 26 at Leyburn (20/02/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The Leyburn Infrastructure Team cut the last of the trees down on the south side embankment between bridge 25 and bridge 26 at Leyburn (20/02/2016)
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Ref - 584
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
This bank at Leyburn has not been this clear for nearly 10 years now. It also shows the brash stacked up ready for shredding or movement out of town to enable burning without annoying the local..! More work is needed on the north side and hopefully the Wednesday Veg gang will be back soon to carry on (23/02/2016)
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Ref - 585
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Sometime in the 2 weeks prior to 24th February a contractor has installed a new high spec tubular handrail at B31 Preston Under Scar.!! (24/02/2016)
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