Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


April 2016
Photographs
This month we have:-
1. Some work involving the Aysgarth Infrastructure Team and the Vegetation Team
2. Work by the Direct Works Team at Scruton
3. Members of the Railway Heritage Trust came and unveiled a plaque at Scruton Station
4. Work by the Leeming Bar Infrastructure Team

Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The Wednesday Vegetation Team and the Leyburn Infrastructure joined together on Leyburn's normal working day to shred the vegetation accrued at Leyburn. Due to unforeseen incidents the railways own shredder was due to arrive by train but didn't and the hired in shredder is shown at Leyburn station travelling to the work site with Roger Lees and Jim Wareing (18/04/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The Wednesday Vegetation Team and the Leyburn Infrastructure joined together on Leyburn's normal working day to shred the vegetation accrued at Leyburn. Due to unforeseen incidents the railways own shredder was due to arrive by train but didn't and the hired in shredder is shown at Leyburn station travelling to the work site with Roger Lees and Jim Wareing (18/04/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The Wednesday Vegetation Team and the Leyburn Infrastructure joined together on Leyburn's normal working day to shred the vegetation accrued at Leyburn. Due to unforeseen incidents the railways own shredder was due to arrive by train but didn't and the hired in shredder only lasted an hour before mechanical failure (18/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
View of the Scruton station and gates, showing the gates completed with anti-trespass bars and painted metalwork (13/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Cauldrons and Pots of flowers were placed on Scruton Station (13/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Cauldrons and Pots of flowers were placed on Scruton Station (13/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Another view showing the cauldrons and Pots of flowers were placed on Scruton Station (13/04/2016)
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Photo - NER Association/Ken Hoole Study Centre
A view of Scruton Station in 1910 when it won the Best Kept Station Award (1910)
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Photo - John Tong
Concrete being mixed for the concrete base for the shed at Scruton station (20/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The base being concreted for the base for the ex Wickham Trolley shed at Scruton (20/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Some people in period dress on Scruton station when members of the Railway Heritage Trust came and unveiled a plaque at Scruton Station for 2015's best restored station (23/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Some people in period dress on Scruton station when members of the Railway Heritage Trust came and unveiled a plaque at Scruton Station for 2015's best restored station (23/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Some people in period dress on Scruton station when members of the Railway Heritage Trust came and unveiled a plaque at Scruton Station for 2015's best restored station (23/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Lord Faulkner of Worcester (facing camera) and Sir William McAlpine (back to camera) unveiling the plaque at Scruton Station (23/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The celebration cake for the unveiling of the plaque by members of the Railway Heritage Trust (23/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Pegging out of the new platform at Scruton with work going on 200 ft. away (27/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Hand grading the soil/rubble beyond the Container (West of the existing Scruton station)
We hired a 1 tonne dump truck for the day to work with the railway's digger so that soil/rubble on the north side of the line (actually the old original platform), could be moved to the south side of the line. It was placed behind the already moved ISO contr, on top of the brick rubble previously placed there some weeks ago. (27/04/2016)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Tong
Our digger crossing the line to compress the soil beyond the container at Scruton Station
We hired a 1 tonne dump truck for the day to work with the railway's digger so that soil/rubble on the north side of the line (actually the old original platform), could be moved to the south side of the line. It was placed behind the already moved ISO contr, on top of the brick rubble previously placed there some weeks ago. (27/04/2016)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Tong
The soil is compressed
We can then move the contr further West to make room for the platform Phase 3 extension (27/04/2016)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - John Tong
The dump truck has finished transporting soil and is returning to Scruton station car park
We hired a 1 tonne dump truck for the day to work with the railway's digger so that soil/rubble on the north side of the line (actually the old original platform), could be moved to the south side of the line. It was placed behind the already moved ISO contr, on top of the brick rubble previously placed there some weeks ago. (27/04/2016)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The remains of a dead tree taken down by the Leeming Bar Infrastructure Team (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Joem Passing the Leeming Bar Infrastructure Team (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Primrose Crossing where the Infrastructure Team were improving drainage (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Primrose crossing showing how wet the track bed was (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Trying to reduce the water level at Primrose crossing by digging drainage channels (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
A telegraph pole that was wobbly and needed to be removed (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The wobbly telegraph pole has now been removed (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
An overhanging Tree at the site of Newton le Willows station that needs to be removed by the Infrastructure Team (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
A pile of logs is all that remains of the overhanging tree at Newton le Willows (02/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
A drainage channel the Infrastructure Team were improving to reduce waterlogging on the track bed (--/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The Infrastructure Team clearing vegetation near Northallerton West (--/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The Infrastructure Team clearing vegetation near Northallerton West - There were some good bonfires!! (--/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The Infrastructure Team clearing vegetation near Northallerton West (--/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The area west of Northallerton West is now looking much clearer (--/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
A works train hauled by 37674 leaving Leeming Bar with a load of sleepers for various locations (26/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
A pile of sleepers delivered to a lineside location (26/04/2016)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
A final bit of vegetation clearance by the Infrastructure team before going back to sleeper replacement (29/04/2016)
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