Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos

Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

December 2016

Photographs

This month we have:-
1. At the National Heritage Railway Awards in London on 7th December 2016, the railway achieved the award of highly commended for the new Scruton Crossing Gates.
2. Nathan helping to decorate the Christmas tree at Scuton Station
3. Work by the Leyburn Infrastructure Team
4. Repair work on Aysgarth Station cottage
5. The Vegetation Team at work
6. The Leeming Bar Infrastructure Team at work
7. A photo of Scruton station

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Photo - Unknown Photographer
At the National Heritage Railway Awards in London on 7th December 2016, the railway achieved the award of highly commended for the new Scruton Crossing Gates.
The photo shows the presentation - Tug Lee and Peter Chapman who are receiving the Stagecoach Volunteers Award for the construction of the crossing gates at Scruton. The gates were built and installed by volunteers of the Direct Works Team. (07/12/2016)
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
At the National Heritage Railway Awards in London on 7th December 2016, the railway achieved the award of highly commended for the new Scruton Crossing Gates.
The photo shows the presentation - Tug Lee and Peter Chapman who are receiving the Stagecoach Volunteers Award for the construction of the crossing gates at Scruton. The gates were built and installed by volunteers of the Direct Works Team. (07/12/2016)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
Nathan (a special needs person) is assisting Virginia Arrowsmith to decorate the Christmas tree at Scruton. (09/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The wood seen here being burnt was the 2 train (10 wagon loads) of brash removed from Leyburn between bridges B25 and B26 the previous month. (05/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
This picture shows 7 bonfires lit on the line west of Leyburn which must be a record.!! (05/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Using some old sleepers the decking of Argill UWC was repaired until a full decking replacement can be programmed in. (12/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburns last working party of the year was to re-gauge the approach to Argill UWC between Harmby and the private Spennithorne Station using the only 3 replacement sleepers available. Minor vegetation was also cleared and a drain cleaned out. (12/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Using a minimum of 3 second hand sleepers the approach to Argill UWC was repaired and the Gauge 1435mm width restored. Some good sleepers were moved across and re-drilled and others plugged. (12/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Aysgarth Station cottage chimney was in immediate danger of collapse and a repair was urgently needed. Scaffolding is erected for access. (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The stones from the chimney of Aysgarth Station cottage, some turned to dust on removal. (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Roger Lees was tasked with repairing the chimney of Aysgarth Station cottage and has made a start. (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
An unusual view from the scaffolding for accessing Aysgarth Station cottage chimney of the Aysgarth platforms. (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Scruton Station (13/11/2016)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Putting the trolley on the line ready to go and collect a load of logs from previously felled trees (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Bringing logs back. These are then sold to raise funds for the Vegetation team (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Bringing logs back on the trolley. These are then sold to raise funds for the Vegetation team (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Steve Hall
The logs have now been loaded into a trailer and now it has got stuck. (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Steve Hall
The Vegetation team are working out how to recover the fully loaded trailer of logs that has become stuck on the lineside (14/12/2016)
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Photo - Alastair Connell
The Infrastructure team visited Argill Farm UWC, dropped off 3x replacement sleepers for the Leyburn gang and verified the STATIC gauge as 1465mm. We fitted a tie- bar (see attached photos) and pulled the gauge into 1448mm, but sleeper condition is very poor and the track/deck at this UWC needs prioritising for renewal (26/11/2016)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The Infrastructure team clearing trees on the line west of Bedale. A Santa special with a Class 37 at the rear has just passed. (24/12/2016)
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Photo - Ian Yale
More than leaves on the line ! The Infrastructure team clearing one of the felled tress cut down in between the running of the 2016 Santa special on the curve west of Bedale. (24/12/2016)
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Photo - Ian Yale
A return Santa special topped by class 37 and tailed by type 4 on the curve west of Bedale (24/12/2016)
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Photo - Ian Yale
A return Santa special showing type 4 being the tail end. (24/12/2016)
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