Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


November 2018
Photographs
This month we have:-
1. The Leyburn Station Group.
2. The Shunters Training Course.
3. Installation of the West Points for the Leyburn Loop (For more photos see here).
4. the Vegetation Group at Work

Ref - 4146
Photo - Philip Sedgewick
North Yorkshire County Council staff from the Adult Social Services department for Harrogate and the Dales came to help the railway during one of their 'volunteering days'. The helped to decorate the coaches ready for the Santa Specials. (27/11/2018)
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Ref - 4146
Photo - Philip Sedgewick
North Yorkshire County Council staff from the Adult Social Services department for Harrogate and the Dales came to help the railway during one of their 'volunteering days'. The helped to decorate the coaches ready for the Santa Specials. (27/11/2018)
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Ref - 4114
Photo - Kev Burnitt
Mandy in the Leyburn tea bar. (07/11/2018)
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Ref - 4115
Photo - Kev Burnitt
Bernard, treating a seat at Leyburn station. (07/11/2018)
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Ref - 4116
Photo - Kev Burnitt
Phil and Graham busying themselves at Leyburn Station. (07/11/2018)
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Ref - 4125
Photo - Kev Burnitt
Graham, Penny and Kev Burnitt “hard at work” in Leyburn Station’s Tea Bar (28/11/2018)
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Ref - 4126
Photo - Kev Burnitt
The Leyburn Station gang at their Christmas lunch (29/11/2018)
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Ref - 4127
Photo - Kev Burnitt
Kev Burnitt (Leyburn Station) and Peter Johnson (from the vegetation team) sporting their Christmas jumpers (29/11/2018)
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Ref - 4113
Photo - David Calvert
A photograph of the crew of 65894 that I took after a trip from Leyburn back in August (30/08/2018)
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Ref - 4123
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Trainee shunters practical day 1. (21/11/2018)
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Ref - 4124
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Trainee shunters practical day 1. (21/11/2018)
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Ref - 4121
Photo - Bob Coombs
Trainees during the Shunters exam (20/11/2018)
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Ref - 4128
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Leyburn West Points installation Day 1. A 'before' picture I normally forget to take. Looking west. (05/11/2018)
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Ref - 4129
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburn West points installation Day 1 - Digging out starts, all the spoil will be placed behind the digger by the dumper for loading into the Sea Urchin rail wagon later. (05/11/2018)
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Ref - 4130
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburn West points installation Day 1 - Digging out continues with some additional lighting under the bridge. (05/11/2018)
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Ref - 4131
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburn West points installation Day 2 - Moving the spoil heap into the Sea Urchin. (06/11/2018)
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Ref - 4132
Photo - Kev Burnitt
Leyburn West points installation Day 2 - The infrastructure hard at work completing the Leyburn loop (06/11/2018)
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Ref - 4133
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburn West points installation Day 2 - View of the ballast bed. (06/11/2018)
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Ref - 4134
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburn West points installation Day 6 - Both switches on the timbers and about to line up the 60' rail. There were up to 51 ish hardwood timbers for this installation. (14/11/2018)
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Ref - 4135
Photo - John Tong
Leyburn West points installation Day 6 - Preparing to move a rail (14/11/2018)
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Ref - 4136
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburn West points installation Day 10 - Sparks flying while cutting the switch rail ends to length. (22/11/2018)
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Ref - 4137
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburn West points installation Day 10 - End of play with closure rails connected to the crossing unit,it's dark outside. (22/11/2018)
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Ref - 4138
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Leyburn West Points installation Day 13. Looking like a set of points,the stretcher bars still need fitting. The last closure rail for the north line being cut. (28/11/2018)
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Ref - 4139
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Leyburn West points installation Day 13 - Todays team plus the photographer of course. (28/11/2018)
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Ref - 4140
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Leyburn West Points installation Day 14. Stretcher bars in place. Some hand packing of the ballast and the line will be ready for low speed movements. (30/11/2018)
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Ref - 4117
Photo - Alan Graham
A member of the vegetation team clearing out infrastructure channels near Newton-Le-Willows (14/11/2018)
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Ref - 4118
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team burning small branches etc near Newton-Le-Willows. A warm fire in Winter is a welcome comfort at this time of year. (14/11/2018)
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Ref - 4119
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team creating daylight in previously dense foliage to prevent risk to trains. (14/11/2018)
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Ref - 4120
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team creating daylight in previously dense foliage to prevent risk to trains. (14/11/2018)
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Ref - 4122
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team removing a potentially dangerous tree under controlled conditions on a non-running day. (21/11/2018)
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