Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos

Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

August 2019

Photographs

This month we have:-
1. The J27 steam loco and diesel locos on the line.
2. New signage at Redmire Station.
3. Work at Bedale station.
4. Platform One Tearoom at Bedale.
5. Graham of Leyburn station.
6. Our stand at the Wensleydale Agricultural Show.
7. Volunteers packing the AGM envelopes.
8. A large boulder which was dislodged by the recent heavy rain and flooding and ended up on the line.
9. Work by the Direct Works Team at Leeming Bar.
10. Work by the Infrastructure Team.
11. Work by the Vegetation Team.

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Photo - Andy Glendinning
A happy couple pose with 65894 at Leyburn before setting off to Finghall Lane. (02/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
A happy couple pose with 65894 at Leyburn before setting off to Finghall Lane. (02/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The happy couple and crew. (02/08/2019)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
First steam service of the main season as 65894 arrives at Leyburn Station. (02/08/2019)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
65894 leaving Leyburn Station after watering. (02/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
J27 65894 approaches Harmby Bridge on the second down train of the day. (03/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
J27 takes water at Leyburn. (03/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
J27 takes water at Leyburn. Note the new housing behind the water tower. (03/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
65894 on the first up train passes Wensley Crossing. (04/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
65894 on the last up train passes Wensley Crossing. (04/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
J27 departs Bedale on the second down train of the day. (06/08/2019)
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Ref - 5431

Photo - Michael Metcalfe
65894 with the 11.00 from Leeming Bar leaving Leyburn as the vegetation gets higher. (07/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
65894 waits departure at Bedale on the second down train of the day. (07/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
D9523 arrives at a wet Leyburn on the first down train of the day. (09/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
65894 prepares to buffer up to its train after running round at Redmire. (10/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Now what number was it? (10/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
J27 with Wensleydale Railway headboard ready to leave Leeming Bar with the fourth down train of the day. (20/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
J27 with Wensleydale Railway headboard at Bedale. (20/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
65894 on the last down train of the day passes Bedale level crossing. (21/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Chapman
The steam train passing the Infrastructure work site near Akebar (24/08/2019)
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Photo - Ian Yale
A steam hauled service bound for Leyburn passing the infrastructure team worksite at Akebar (24/08/2019)
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Photo - Ian Yale
Class 37 (37250) returning from Leyburn passing the infrastructure team worksite at Akebar (24/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
65894 on the first down train of the day passes Wensley Crossing. (25/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
J27 65894 arrives somewhere damp on the second down train of the day. (31/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
New arrival 37503 sits at Leeming Bar admired by the Railway's Permanent Way Department pickup truck. (31/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
New signage at Redmire. (20/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
More new signage at Redmire. (20/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Crawford
The new boundary fence at Bedale nears completion (27/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Crawford
(Not) the royal wave. Work on the boundary fence at Bedale (27/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Crawford
Latest recruit at Bedale, Edward Carter, putting on a brave face (27/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Crawford
Tony Robinson pushing an 0-1-0 opposite Bedale station platform towards Leyburn (27/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Crawford
A rare moment of quiet contemplation at the Platform 1 tearoom at Bedale (27/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Crawford
All made on the premises at Platform 1 tearoom at Bedale (27/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Crawford
Wensleydale Show awards for Tracey's cakes at Platform 1 tearoom at Bedale (27/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Unaccustomed role for Graham at Leyburn. (02/08/2019)
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Photo - Kev Burnitt
Our publicity stand at the Wensleydale Agricultural Show (24/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Back room work. Envelope packing with the WRA(T) and WR plc Annual Reports. (22/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The boulder. Dislodged by the flash floods it came down from somewhere up there. (13/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The boulder. Hit this tree, part broke off and the rest ended up between the rails in the four foot. (13/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The boulder. The train crew managed to lever it up over the south rail and it ended up at the bottom of the bank. (13/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The boulder. Estimated 300kg or 0.3 ton. (13/08/2019)
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Photo - John Tong
Wall as built by 7 July at Leeming Bar for the new 3 phase electric supply box (21/08/2019)
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Photo - John Tong
Fitting the new door frame to the building for the new 3 phase electric supply box at Leeming Bar (21/08/2019)
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Photo - John Tong
The door frame for the building for the new 3 phase electric supply box at Leeming Bar fits! (21/08/2019)
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Photo - John Tong
Work on the new sewerage system for Leeming Bar station. The new connection is to take place on the East of the LXing approx 20 yds from the gates. Sewerage hole being filled in. (21/08/2019)
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Photo - John Tong
Work on the new sewerage system for Leeming Bar station. The new connection is to take place on the East of the LXing approx 20 yds from the gates. The hole is deep behind old pizza shop (21/08/2019)
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Photo - John Tong
Sanding down the new crew room door at Leeming Bar (The old Goods Shed Office) (21/08/2019)
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Photo - John Tong
Beginning the replacement of window frames of the new crew room door at Leeming Bar (The old Goods Shed Office) (21/08/2019)
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Ref - 5468

Photo - Andy Chapman
At the east end of Akebar straight the Infrastructure Team replaced five sleepers and a number of Ash trees in the area were cut down and burnt. View before. (17/08/2019)
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Photo - Andy Chapman
At the east end of Akebar straight the Infrastructure Team replaced five sleepers and a number of Ash trees in the area were cut down and burnt. View after. (17/08/2019)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A wagon load of concrete sleepers were unloaded at Peter Black's UWC, Leyburn for future use elsewhere on the line. (19/08/2019)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The mechanical grab makes light work of moving the sleepers off the lorry. (19/08/2019)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
In part payment for the concrete sleepers, scrap rails were loaded. (19/08/2019)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Sleeper replacement just past bridge 29 Ord & Madison and some vegetation clearance in the background. (19/08/2019)
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Photo - Ian Yale
"before" photo showing the large ash trees growing on the north side of the line at Akebar (24/08/2019)
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Photo - Ian Yale
"after" photo showing two of the trees that have been felled at Akebar by the Infrastructure Team before being chopped up and brash burnt (24/08/2019)
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Photo - Ian Yale
Some of the logs recouped from the felled trees at Akebar by the Infrastructure Team (24/08/2019)
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Photo - Ian Yale
Andy Chapman packing the last 3 sleepers installed on Akebar straight with David Constable shovelling ballast (24/08/2019)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team about to start embankment clearance behind Newton-Le Willows village hall, at the request of the local community. (14/08/2019)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Amid bonfire smoke the view to the Newton-Le Willows village hall and playground begins to open up as the vegetation team get underway assisted by NYCC volunteers on an away day. (14/08/2019)
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Photo - Bill Briggs
Steve Hall of the Vegetation Team leaning over his newly-erected fence by the Cricket Field UWC )User Worked Crossing) gate at Newton Le Willows (14/08/2019)
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Photo - Bill Briggs
The cleared embankment viewed from the rear of newton-Le-Willows village hall. (14/08/2019)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team and NYCC volunteers at the end of the day at Newton Le Willows; the NYCC staff having been willing workers who enjoyed their time with us. (14/08/2019)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The view looking west towards Wensley level crossing before the vegetation team begin to improve visibility for train drivers and crossing keepers. (21/08/2019)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team disposing of strimmed bracken, brambles and brash etc at Wensley. (28/08/2019)
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Photo - Alan Graham
After 2 weeks work, the new view uncovered by the vegetation team, looking east from Wensley crossing gates for about a quarter of a mile. (28/08/2019)
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