Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


January 2019
Photographs
This month we have:-
1. The last train of the season at Redmire.
2. A temper on the line finishing off the Leyburn loop. For more photos see here.
3. The Vegetation Team at Work.
4. The Vegetation Blitz week with assistance from employees of the Driver Vehicles Standards Agency from Darlington.
5. The Bedale Station Support Group refurbishing the Bedale Station cafe. For more photos see here.
6. The Direct Works Team repairing the car park wall at Redmire.
7. The Direct Works Team installing new lamp posts on Leeming Bar platform.
8. The Direct Works Team have repaired the abutments and parapet of an underbridge.
9. Work by the Infrastructure Team.
10. An army train ran on the line during the month.

Ref - 4511
Photo - Andy Glendinning
In low winter sun 55032 sits at Redmire to form the Leyburn shuttle before returning to Leeming Bar on the last day of the season. (01/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4511
Photo - Andy Glendinning
In low winter sun 55032 sits at Redmire to form the Leyburn shuttle before returning to Leeming Bar on the last day of the season. (01/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4512
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Volker Rail tamper DR75401 at A684 Traffic Light Bridge preparing to give another tamp to the relay site at Argill Farm.
Volker Rail are able to train their staff away from the pressures of the main line and we get our track tamped. Win,win. (15/01/2019)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4513
Photo - Andy Glendinning
The sharp end. The track is lifted to the desired level and ballast is then packed under the sleeper by the vertical tines. (15/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4514
Photo - Andy Waite
The tamper arriving at Leyburn (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4515
Photo - Andy Waite
A view of the Leyburn loop after a run by the tamper (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4516
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Tamper DR 75401 in Leyburn loop. The new housing estate is coming along nicely in the background. (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4517
Photo - Andy Waite
A view from the tamper operators conntrol position (17/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4518
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Lined and levelled DR75401 uses its ballast brush to tidy up the rack. (17/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4519
Photo - Alan Graham
These nuisance trees were in an awkward location for the vegetation team right next to the busy A684 traffic light bridge near Leyburn. (09/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4520
Photo - Alan Graham
Trees now safely removed by the Vegetation Team. (09/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4521
Photo - Alan Graham
Four members of the Vegetation Team. Traffic light bridge can be seen in the background. (09/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4522
Photo - Alan Graham
Todays job for the Vegetation Team: to clear vegetation on the left hand side to improve clearance and visibility east of Leyburn traffic light bridge. (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4523
Photo - Alan Graham
Job done by the Vegetation Team, time for home. Site swept up and left clean and tidy; logs ready for collection. (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4524
Photo - Alan Graham
Winter daylight is fading as the Vegetation Team come towards the end of another weekly shift. (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4525
Photo - Alan Graham
9am on a cold and frosty January day, the Vegetation Team's task being to remove more vegetation on left hand side, again near traffic light bridge. (23/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4526
Photo - Alan Graham
3pm, and the frost's still there but the vegetation isn't. A productive day's work for the volunteers on the Vegetation Team. (23/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4527
Photo - Helen Ashworth
Some volunteers helping with the Vegetation Blitz in advance of Tornado arriving. (28/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4528
Photo - Helen Ashworth
Some employees of the Driver Vehicles Standards Agency from Darlington who came to help out on the railway as part of their employee volunteering scheme. They were helping out with the Vegetation Blitz (28/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4529
Photo - Andy Crawford
Where do we start? - a lot of clutter to clear from the Bedale Station cafe to refurbish it. (22/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4530
Photo - Andy Crawford
Brian Whitehead repainting the kitchen ceiling of the Bedale Station cafe as part of the cafe's refurbishment (19/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4531
Photo - Peter Harbord
Marilyn Crawford cleaning the replacement cooker, ready for installation at the Bedale Station cafe refurbishment. (29/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4532
Photo - Peter Harbord
Timothy Edwards installing trunking for a new cooker supply for the Bedale Station cafe refurbishment (29/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4533
Photo - Peter Harbord
Workers pause for a group photo at the Bedale Station cafe refurbishment. (29/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4534
Photo - Bob Coombs
The shed on Leeming Bar platform has been nicely painted in new colours (15/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4535
Photo - John Tong
Redmire car park wall repairs by the Direct Works Team (09/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4536
Photo - John Tong
Redmire car park wall repairs by the Direct Works Team (09/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4537
Photo - John Tong
Redmire car park wall repairs by the Direct Works Team (09/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4538
Photo - John Tong
First lamp post hole dug at Leeming Bar platform with mini digger driven by Colin Brown (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4539
Photo - John Tong
First lamp post inserted on Leeming Bar platform with Neil Guest, Tug Lee, and David Haswell (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4540
Photo - John Tong
First lamp post concreted in on Leeming Bar platform (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4541
Photo - Neil Guest
The Direct Works Team installing concrete lamp posts at Leeming Bar (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4542
Photo - John Tong
Fifth & last lamp post being moved/positioned on old scaffolding poles on Leeming Bar platform by Tug Lee and Neil Guest (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4543
Photo - John Tong
All five lamp posts in their final installed position on Leeming Bar platform. (16/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4544
Photo - John Tong
Bridge 20 from south looking east after the Direct Works team have repaired some of the brickwork and retaining walls (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4545
Photo - John Tong
Bridge 20 from south looking west after the Direct Works team have repaired some of the brickwork and retaining walls (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4546
Photo - Infrastructure Team
Below is a picture showing how bad the dipped joints are on this section. (31/12/2018)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4547
Photo - Infrastructure Team
The start of the jacking and packing process begins with digging out the crib around the 2 joint sleepers in order to remove the dip in the line at the joint (31/12/2018)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4548
Photo - Infrastructure Team
The jack is inserted and the required lift added to remove the dip in the rails. Note the gap under the sleepers. (31/12/2018)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4549
Photo - Infrastructure Team
The packing ballast is then put down and pushed under the sleepers using spades to remove the di[p in the rails (31/12/2018)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4550
Photo - Infrastructure Team
An after photo of the same joint after the Infrastructure Tram have worked to remove the dipped joint. (31/12/2018)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4551
Photo - Infrastructure Team
The hump over bridge 14 can be seen quite clearly in this photo (31/12/2018)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4552
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Ironmen being used to safely move rails at the track maintenance site by Leyburn Shawl Plantation. (08/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4553
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Upgraded track with correctly spaced rail joints and some replacement sleepers by Leyburn Shawl Plantation. (12/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4554
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Hard work packing sleepers by Leyburn Shawl Plantation. (12/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4555
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Redmire West point required some repairs to make it compliant for Tornado's visit. Some new sleepers fitted and re-gauged. (28/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4556
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Works train at Leyburn between Vegetation Blitz duties. (28/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4557
Photo - Andy Glendinning
20166 hauls the stored coaching stock from east of Leeming Bar crossing prior to taking it the Constable Burton Loop to clear the line for the MOD train the next day. (29/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4558
Photo - Andy Glendinning
20166 passes Bedale Crossing with coaching stock on its way to Constable Burton Loop. (29/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4559
Photo - Andy Glendinning
66737 and 66723 at the head of the empty MOD train passing Finghall Lane. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4560
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The first MOD train to run in nearly 4 years passing Harmby with 66737 "Lesia" leading 66723 along with empty wagons but running approx 3 hours late due to a brake fault at Castle Hills area. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4561
Photo - Andy Glendinning
66737 and 66723 at the head of the empty MOD train at Leyburn. Part of the freshly tamped loop on the left. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4562
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
66723 "Chinook" just passed over UWC MHF1 at Wensley. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4563
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
66737 arriving at Redmire with a MOD train. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4564
Photo - Andy Glendinning
66737 and 66723 at the head of the empty MOD train arrive at ... Redmire. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4565
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Once the wagons were shunted into the sidings the locos are seen at the west end with the VGA van which has chocks, planks, straps, etc for loading and securing of army vehicles. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4566
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Recently tamped and maintained west points at Redmire. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4567
Photo - Andy Glendinning
66723 Chinook at Redmire. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4568
Photo - Andy Glendinning
66737 "Lesia" (named after GB Railfreight's boss's wife) at Redmire. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4569
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Bolton Castle peeps above the trees as the wagons are prepared for loading. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4570
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Where are we? (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4571
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Another 'no hi-viz' culprit, with the army train being loaded in the background. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4572
Photo - Andy Glendinning
I thought this was a GB Railfreight working! (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4573
Photo - Andy Glendinning
A switchback ride for the drivers of these Huskies as they are moved into position along the wagons. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4574
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
7 Husky wheeled vehicles are loaded on Warwell wagons. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4575
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
21 Landrovers were loaded onto Warflat wagons. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4576
Photo - Andy Glendinning
The outgoing train ready to depart Redmire somewhat earlier than had been expected.
66737 at the head of eleven MOD Warflats loaded with Landrovers followed by ten MOD Warwells loaded with eight Huskies,a VGA van and 66723 on the rear. (30/01/2019)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 4577
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Signs of improvements at Redmire station with the bank regraded and a fence erected. There is a flat pack shed behind the buses for erection as a shelter I guess but the project seems top secret. Buses are for the Army drivers to return to camp after delivering vehicles to be loaded on a train. (30/01/2019)
Click here to see higher resolution photo
Tip - You may find it better to view the pictures in 'full screen' mode - For most browsers F11 will toggle this on and off
date_default_timezone_set("Europe/London"); ?>© 2025 Wensleydale Railway