Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


February 2018
Photographs
This month we have:-
1. Bedale in the snow.
2. Progress with Leeming Bar shed. For more photos see here.
3. Construction of the Leyburn water tank.
4. First train of the year at Redmire.
5. Work by the Bedale Station Support Group.
6. Argill Farm track replacement project. For more photos see here.
7. Work by the Direct Works Team at Leeming Bar.
8. Progress with Leyburn loop. For more photos see here.
9. Work by the Infrastructure Team.
10. Work by the Vegetation Team.

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Photo - Peter Harbord
Bedale in the snow (27/02/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
Bedale in the snow (27/02/2018)
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Photo - Wensleydale Railway
The first train in the new Leeming Bar shed (--/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The New Shed at Leeming Bar. The second track being laid. (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Alex Dudiak
The shed is essentially complete, with the end roller doors in place and guttering added. (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Alex Dudiak
The second track is now laid and being compacted ready for the concrete floor to be poured (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Alex Dudiak
View from inside the shed, showing the amount of light and general airiness of the building (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The Leeming Bar Community Coach looking good, coming along well. (21/02/2018)
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Photo - David Walker
The steel work has arrived at Leyburn from Paul Prest Engineering. This will carry the water tank to supply steam locomotives at Leyburn Station. With an elevated tank supplying the water under gravity we’ll no longer need the petrol pump. This will be the first installation on the Leyburn Loop - which will be progressed quickly ready for steam operation. (14/02/2018)
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Photo - Alex Dudiak
The foundations of the new water tower at Leyburn start to take shape. Shuttering in place ready for concrete pour (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
First train of the season awaits return to Leeming Bar at Redmire. (10/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Snowy Pen Hill from the train. (13/02/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
Laying a cable duct across the footpath at Bedale Level Crossing for the Wicket Gate Locks. Bedale Station Group members at work in falling snow. (06/02/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
Laying a cable duct across the footpath at Bedale Level Crossing for the Wicket Gate Locks. Testing the fit of the duct. (06/02/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
Laying a duct across the footpath at Bedale Level Crossing for the Wicket Gate Locks. crossing - Despite the presence of a tamping machine at the platform, the backfilled trench is tamped by hand! (06/02/2018)
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Photo - Peter Harbord
Members of Bedale Station Group enjoying their annual New Year meal (06/02/2018)
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Photo - Alastair Connell
Argill Farm track relay. Track being checked prior to being tamped (03/02/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The infrastructure Team redistributing ballast prior to the line being tamped (03/02/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The infrastructure Team have lifted the UWC (User Worked Crossing) at Argill ready for tamper and with ballast redistributed (03/02/2018)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Argill Farm relaying - Preheating for the transition welding at both ends of the renewal. (07/02/2018)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Argill Farm relaying - Preheating for the transition welding at both ends of the renewal. (07/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm. Track welders at work. Note the threepenny bit appearance of the track at this time. (07/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
VolkerRail tamper DR75401 stabled at Bedale. Prior to it tamping the new track at Argill Farm, Bedale was being used as a base for them to do some training. (06/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm. The tamper has just completed its final pass. The temporarily removed User Worked Crossing is just to its left. (08/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Kitchen
The Direct Works Team relaying the Tactiles on Leeming Bar platform. These had sunk and were forming a trip hazard. End in sight of 73 + 2 Tactiles (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm. After the tamper has worked its magic -- nice smooth curves. (08/02/2018)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Argill Farm relaying - Shots of the track after it was tamped and ballasted. (08/02/2018)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
Argill Farm relaying - Shots of the track after it was tamped and ballasted. (08/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Tamper DR75401 departs Leeming Bar to return to the main line. (09/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argill Farm UWC new double width deck installed, just tidying up. (17/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Chapman
The western end of the Argill farm track relay after the tamping and the User Worked Crossing has been reinstated. There is a small dip here which needs rectifying (17/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Kitchen
The Direct Works Team relaying the Tactiles on Leeming Bar platform. These had sunk and were forming a trip hazard. A half cut Tactile is inserted (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Kitchen
The Direct Works Team relaying the Tactiles on Leeming Bar platform. These had sunk and were forming a trip hazard. Grading the shingle against the Tactiles (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Kitchen
The Direct Works Team relaying the Tactiles on Leeming Bar platform. These had sunk and were forming a trip hazard. The very last one (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Andy Waite
The day started for the Infrastructure Team at Leyburn Station dismantling 1 x 30ft track panel in order to make a clear access to the work site on the North side of loop. Hopefully this will make things safer and easier for all working in this area (17/02/2018)
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Photo - Alex Dudiak
Infrastructure team working hard on the alignment of the track panels recovered from Argill which will form the new loop at Leyburn. (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Alex Dudiak
Each track panel needs to be aligned and joined to the previous panel, to make up the loop at Leyburn (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Alex Dudiak
The remaining panels still to be assembled into the loop line at Leyburn (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Alex Dudiak
Its amazing what can be achieved with a few simple tools and hard work. The new loop being formed at Leyburn (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Alastair Connell
The infrastructure team busy working on the track panels to form the Leyburn loop (24/02/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The infrastructure Team removing a defective rail at Preston Under Scar near Redmire (looking towards Leyburn) (03/02/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The infrastructure Team cutting rail at Preston Under Scar near Redmire (03/02/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The infrastructure Team have removed a defective rail at Preston Under Scar near Redmire (03/02/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The infrastructure Team rolling a rail into the four foot for installation at Preston Under Scar near Redmire (03/02/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The infrastructure Team installing fish plate bolts at new joints at Preston Under Scar near Redmire (03/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The Vegetation Team at work clearing the vegetation around an underbridge (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The Vegetation Team at work clearing the vegetation around an underbridge (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The Vegetation Team at work clearing the vegetation around an underbridge (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The Vegetation Team felling and clearing trees (21/02/2018)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The Vegetation Clearance Team at work (21/02/2018)
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