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Photo - Rebekah Jerram

The Wensleydale Railway Team were delighted to have the Tour de Yorkshire trophies visit Bedale Station! The TDY Women’s and Men’s races will be finishing in Bedale on Friday 3rd May 2019 and the team here at Wensleydale Railway have many exciting activities planned at the station in support of the event, details of which are due to be released shortly! . Pictured are Councillor Mark Robson, Councillor and Acting Chairman of the Wensleydale Railway PLC Carl Les, General Manager Richard Brown, Events Manager Rebekah Jerram, Bedale Station Master Brian Whitehead and Bedale Station Volunteers Gill Thornton and Angela Kingsbury. Thank you to Hambleton District Council and Welcome to Yorkshire for organising the visit and to the Bedale Station Volunteers for the warm welcome and scrumptious refreshments! (07/03/2019)

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Ref - 4791

Photo - Andy Crawford

Bedale Café refurbishment - The kitchen serving area is now complete (28/02/2019)

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Photo - Andy Crawford

Bedale Café refurbishment is now complete - looking towards the kitchen area (06/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Crawford

Bedale Café refurbishment is now complete - looking towards the entrance door (06/03/2019)

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Ref - 4793

Photo - Andy Glendinning

33035 on a sound recording special passes members of the Leyburn permanent way gang near Leyburn Shawl Plantation. (18/03/2019)

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Ref - 4794

Photo - Andy Glendinning

33035 on the returning sound recording special passes a member of the Leyburn permanent way gang near Leyburn Shawl Plantation. (18/03/2019)

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Ref - 4795

Photo - Andy Glendinning

66741 on the rear of the MOD special at Scruton. (21/03/2019)

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Ref - 4796

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

66776 "Joanne" approaching Newton Le Willows with the return load of military vehicles from 30/01/19 load out. It would appear 1 Husky was missing but gained 9 Landrovers..! (21/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

These Landrovers are on a civilian rail wagon plus an adaptor deck with hinged end ramps for easy unloading. Don't recall ever seeing anything like this before on the branch. (21/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

One of the Huskies on a MOD Warwell passing Finghall Station. (21/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

66741 "Swanage Railway" on the rear of the MOD train at Finghall Station. (21/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

66776 on an MOD train at Harmby. (21/03/2019)

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Ref - 4801

Photo - Andy Glendinning

66776 approaches Wensley Crossing at the head of the MOD special. (21/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

MOD at Redmire. (21/03/2019)

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Ref - 4803

Photo - Andy Glendinning

More Landrovers returned than had headed south so two of these French registered IFA twin wagons were added to the train to carry them. (21/03/2019)

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Ref - 4804

Photo - Andy Glendinning

66741 shunts at Redmire. (21/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

MOD at Redmire. (21/03/2019)

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Ref - 4806

Photo - Andy Glendinning

I can see you. (21/03/2019)

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Ref - 4807

Photo - Andy Glendinning

37250 passes Bedale on a loaded test run. (23/03/2019)

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Ref - 4808

Photo - Andy Glendinning

37250 in the loop at Constable Burton. (23/03/2019)

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Ref - 4809

Photo - Andy Glendinning

37250 passes Harmby Bridge returning to Leeming Bar after its test run. (23/03/2019)

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Ref - 4810

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

37250 with 47715 and 6 coaches on it's 2nd load test of the day at Harmby. (23/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

37250 returning from Redmire at Harmby. (23/03/2019)

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Ref - 4812

Photo - Andy Glendinning

D9523 at Bedale the head of the 1030 Leeming Bar-Redmire. (23/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Awaiting the rightaway at Bedale. (23/03/2019)

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Ref - 4814

Photo - Steve Hall

The vegetation team are always up for a laugh. Here, bashful Relay Cover Star Peter Johnson modestly acknowledges requests for autographs from Relay clutching associates after appearing on the front of the latest Relay magazine. (13/03/2019)

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Ref - 4815

Photo - Alan Graham

A Wednesday morning in March and the vegetation team are preparing to clear undergrowth on the trackside near Constable Burton. (06/03/2019)

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Ref - 4816

Photo - Alan Graham

Clearing vegetation is one thing but tidying up afterwards is quite another. Here the veg team remove twigs and debris from infrastructure channels to keep them clear. (06/03/2019)

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Ref - 4817

Photo - Alan Graham

Preparing to clean out debris from infrastructure channels following vegetation removal at Constable Burton. (06/03/2019)

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Ref - 4818

Photo - Alan Graham

All WRA volunteers wear a halo as we know, but the vegetation team go in for rainbows too. (06/03/2019)

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Photo - Alan Graham

End of day and time for home; a job well done. Train crews and passengers will have clearer views on this section of track following this day's work. (06/03/2019)

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Ref - 4820

Photo - John Tong

The direct Works team put another new post in the fence at Ainderby Steeple (13/03/2019)

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Photo - John Tong

The Direct Works Team start work at two locations in the fence at Ainderby Steeple (13/03/2019)

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Photo - John Tong

Direct Works Team - Denailing some timber that had been donated from someone in Blackpool (27/03/2019)

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Photo - John Tong

Direct Works Team - Putting more panels on to the restored Wickham Trolley shed at Scruton (27/03/2019)

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Photo - John Tong

Direct Works Team - Repairing the flame gun at Scruton station (27/03/2019)

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Photo - John Tong

Direct Works Team - The first cut of the grass at Scruton statkion (27/03/2019)

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Ref - 4822

Photo - Ian Yale

Infrastructure Team clearing vegetation near Crakehall - 'before' showing extensive brash and vegetation cut down but not dealt with previously (01/03/2019)

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Photo - Ian Yale

Infrastructure Team clearing vegetation near Crakehall - adding fuel to the fire (01/03/2019)

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Ref - 4824

Photo - Andy Chapman

The PWay team demonstrating how to have a ‘Real’ fire (01/03/2019)

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Ref - 4825

Photo - Ian Yale

Infrastructure Team clearing vegetation near Crakehall- class 20 heads the second train of the yellow timetable from Bedale (01/03/2019)

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Photo - Ian Yale

Infrastructure Team clearing vegetation near Crakehall - just one of the substantial overhanging tree that have been dealt with today (01/03/2019)

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Photo - Ian Yale

Infrastructure Team clearing vegetation near Crakehall - after photo - brash and felled wood cleared, logs stacked, site tidied (01/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Class 14 D9523 on the works train at Leyburn. (22/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Loading concrete sleepers at Leyburn onto the Salmon. (22/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

D9523 heading to Redmire to load ballast. (22/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Works train stabled in the loop at Leyburn. (22/03/2019)

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Ref - 4833

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

47715 on the rear and conveying the works train wagons loaded with materials for Finghall Level Crossing replacement starting on Monday 25th. (23/03/2019)

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Ref - 4834

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 1. Gates removed, old sleeper decking ready to come out. (25/03/2019)

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Ref - 4836

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 1. Most of the decking came up with a little struggle but these two final timbers were a real struggle to get up. (25/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 1. Digging out the bed. (25/03/2019)

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Ref - 4841

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 1. A visitor on the platform has come to see what all the fuss is about. (25/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 1. Removing the old cill beams, cast iron drain pipe under the track bed causes a few problems. (25/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 1. All dug out ready for track laying and the dumper is moved along the track bed. Two cill beams are on each side of the crossing ready for installation. (25/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 2. Start of the day, ballast bed being wackered down. (26/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 2. The JCB lifting sleepers off the Flatrol. (26/03/2019)

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Ref - 4855

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 2. JCB placing concrete sleepers, new crossing panels in the foreground. (26/03/2019)

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Ref - 4857

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 2. Sleepers roughly laid out. (26/03/2019)

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Ref - 4859

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 2. New flat bottom rails being moved into place. (26/03/2019)

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Ref - 4862

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 2. 03144 Running to works train over the new rails. (26/03/2019)

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Ref - 4864

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 2. End of the day, time to go home. (26/03/2019)

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Ref - 4866

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 3. Ballast levelled out and tamped in with the hired Robel machines. (27/03/2019)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 3. Trench been dug out for the concrete foundation then the cill beam will sit on top. Tarmac has been cut back. (27/03/2019)

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Ref - 4869

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 3. Digging out the south cill beam foundation. (27/03/2019)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 3. Centre panels slotting nicely into place. (27/03/2019)

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Ref - 4872

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Finghall Lane Level Crossing Day 3. South cill beam trench out, all centre panels in place. That pipe again. (27/03/2019)

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