Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive
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January 2018
Photographs
This month we have:-
1. Progress with Leeming Bar shed. For more photos see here.
2. Work by the Bedale Station Support Group.
3. Aiskew crossing lights replacement.
4. Work by the Direct Works Team at Bedale Beck Bridge.
5. Work by the Direct Works Team at Leeming Bar and Scruton.
6. Our publicity stand at Pontefract Model Rail Show.
7. Argill Farm track replacement project. For more photos see here and here.
8. Progress with Leyburn loop. For more photos see here.
9. Work by the Infrastructure Team.
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Photo - John Tong
The new shed at Leeming Bar - Third Frame is now up. (10/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
The new shed at Leeming Bar - Third Frame is now up. (10/01/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Leeming Bar Shed - The framework is now complete (16/01/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Leeming Bar Shed - The roof is now going on. (23/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The New Shed at Leeming Bar. South side cladding going on. (29/01/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Leeming Bar Shed - Start of the north side of the shed (30/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The New Shed at Leeming Bar. South cladding and end cladding complete (apart from cutting the square panels to the roof line on the end). (30/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Last train of the 2017 season prepares to leave Leyburn. (01/01/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
Bedale Waiting Room at Christmas (01/01/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
The newly cleared bank at Bedale (30/01/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
Peter Lohmeyer and Brian Harland repairing the fence at the top of the bank at Bedale (30/01/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
New cables passing under the track opposite Bedale Signal Box (16/01/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
Timothy Edwards connecting cables in the junction box beside the level crossing at Bedale (16/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Operations assistants? (30/01/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Aiskew Crossing - The lights being replaced with modern LED lights (23/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Four. From the first westbound train over the new Aiskew Crossing. (30/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Four. From the first eastbound train over the new Aiskew Crossing. (30/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Bedale Beck Bridge parapet works - Axing the tree trunk in the wall (03/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Bedale Beck Bridge parapet works - Preparing to remove the 1st springer (03/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Bedale Beck Bridge parapet works - The first springer is moved by crowbars (03/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Bedale Beck Bridge parapet works - Shovelling cement ready to relay the 2nd springer. (03/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Bedale Beck Bridge parapet works - Gently positioning the cemented third springer. (03/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Bedale Beck Bridge parapet works - Removing old mortar. (03/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Resetting the tactiles on Leeming Bar platform due to them having sunk. First tactiles being lifted. (10/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Resetting the tactiles on Leeming Bar platform due to them having sunk. More tactiles being lifted and old ones cemented in. (10/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Resetting the tactiles on Leeming Bar platform due to them having sunk. Tactiles being lifted and previously lifted ones cemented in (10/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Resetting the tactiles on Leeming Bar platform due to them having sunk. 81 done today (17/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Scruton Log Store - Apex Roof Timber placed (24/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Scruton Log Store - Rt Hand Wall extended (24/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Scruton Log Store - Rt Hand Wall work (24/01/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Scruton Log Store - Timber for the Roof positioned (24/01/2018)
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Photo - Craig Hodkinson
Our advertising stand at the Pontefract Model Rail Show (27/01/2018)
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Photo - Craig Hodkinson
Our advertising stand at the Pontefract Model Rail Show (27/01/2018)
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Photo - Craig Hodkinson
Our advertising stand at the Pontefract Model Rail Show (27/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Waite
Redmire Railhead - The rails here are virtually unused, so second-hand rails have been obtained to replace them, so that they can be reused for the Argill Farm relaying project. Here the rails are being removed ready to take to the Argill Farm area (09/01/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Argill Farm Track Relaying project - Here concrete sleepers are being loaded by a Road-Rail machine on to its truck at Leyburn. These will then be taken to site (11/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Waite
Argill Farm Track Relaying project - Concrete sleepers being laid beside the track by the Road-Rail machine (11/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Waite
Argill Farm Track Relaying project - Virtually unused rails from Redmire railhead have been laid on the other side of the track (11/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week One. First thirty foot panel lifted out. (11/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week One. Life expired sleepers were unscrewed and left behind. (12/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Two. The old ash ballast being dug out. (15/01/2018)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
JCB lifting concrete sleepers in 2 at a time, wood blocks are used as spacers. (22/01/2018)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Clipping up the rail to the sleepers starts. (22/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Three. Three teams clipping up the sleepers on the north rail working east to west. (24/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Three. Walk through, east to west. (28/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Four. So far so good. (30/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Four. Ballast loading at Redmire into the Dogfish. (30/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Four. Thirteen minutes later on site and the sun's out again. (31/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm Relay Week Four. Ballast is smoothed into position by the plough of the Shark. (31/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Preparatory works for the new loop at Leyburn. (03/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Preparatory works for the new loop at Leyburn. (03/01/2018)
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Photo - David Walker
Preparing the ground for the new passing loop at Leyburn (04/01/2018)
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Photo - David Walker
Preparing the ground for the new passing loop at Leyburn (04/01/2018)
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Photo - David Walker
A works train in Leyburn Station (04/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Waite
Leyburn Loop - Track panels from Argill Farm track relaying project are being reused for the Leyburn loop (12/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Waite
Leyburn Loop - Track panels from Argill Farm track relaying project are being reused for the Leyburn loop (12/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Waite
Leyburn Loop - Track panels from Argill Farm track relaying project are being reused for the Leyburn loop (12/01/2018)
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Photo - Andy Waite
Leyburn Loop - Track panels from Argill Farm track relaying project are being reused for the Leyburn loop (12/01/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The Infrastructure crew starting work stripping down the lifted track panels stored at Leyburn from Argil track renewal to recover chairs, chair screws, keys and any re-usable wooden sleepers (20/01/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The Infrastructure crew have stripped panels that have come out of Argil Farm track renewals. Here Andy C seen barring the rails (placed on rail rollers) into position (20/01/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The Infrastructure crew stripping panels that have come out of Argil Farm track renewals (20/01/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The Infrastructure crew have stripped panels that have come out of Argil Farm track renewals. Here chairs are safely stacked alongside boundary fence for re-use elsewhere on the Wensleydale railway (20/01/2018)
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