Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive
January 2021
Photographs
Due to the current lockdown only work considered to be safety critical has been continuing. Vegetation and Infrastructure work fall into this category and Infrastructure teams have been very busy during January, working most days of the week carrying out a further track renewal at Argill Farm and also the replacement of Smiths User Worked Crossing.
This month we have:-
1. The Infrastructure teams doing a further track renewal at Argill Farm.
2. The Infrastructure teams replacing Smiths User Worked Crossing.
3. More photos of Rishi Sunak's visit to the railway in December.
4. Various views along the railway.
5. The Vegetation Team in action
A selection of photos of the Infrastructure work is shown below, but for a more detailed view of their work, see the dedicated page showing the work here
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Photo - Alex Lomax
Argil Track Renewal - Although the first working week of 2021 isn't what any of us had hoped for here are a couple of images from the works train heading to Argill farm where some finishing off work needs completing following October's exercise. (04/01/2021)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
Argil Track Renewal - Although the first working week of 2021 isn't what any of us had hoped for here are a couple of images from the works train heading to Argill farm where some finishing off work needs completing following October's exercise. (04/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Argil Track Renewal - Works train arrived at Leyburn Peter Blacks UWC for loading of the excavator for transit to the Argill worksite. (04/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Argil Track Renewal - The excavator was unloaded at Argill Farm UWC - space was tight. (04/01/2021)
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Ref - 6633
Photo - Alex Lomax
Argil Track Renewal - Class 20 heading a works train transporting transporting the concrete sleepers the track relaying work at Argill farm, to continue on from what the Army did last year. (05/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Argil Track Renewal - Sleepers are unloaded and stacked up at the Argill worksite. (06/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Argil Track Renewal - Rail been removed by the excavator. (06/01/2021)
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Ref - 6622
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argil Track Renewal - Argill Farm looking east. Recovering old rail from down the bank at the end of the Army relay. (07/01/2021)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argil Track Renewal - Argill Farm looking west.New track in place. (12/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Argil Track Renewal - A few bad dips and alignment tweaks were Robel packed on the Army laid section. (13/01/2021)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Argil Track Renewal - The works train arrives at Leyburn. (14/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Argil Track Renewal - The Seacow ballast hopper being loaded. (14/01/2021)
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Ref - 6631
Photo - Andy Waite
Argil Track Renewal - The works train whilst track relaying at Argill farm (14/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - Concrete sleepers for Smiths UWC deck replacement being lifted at Leyburn. These had been earmarked for Smiths for a while now. (15/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - These concrete U tubes were under the crossing and fully blocked with silt from water/soil from the road to the right which is uphill. These tubes have been laid on a bed of ballast and will be covered by old upturned concrete sleepers. (18/01/2021)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - Drainage work at Smiths User Worked Crossing. (18/01/2021)
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Ref - 6607
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - Trackbed dug out ready for replacement. (21/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - A good wackering taking place. (22/01/2021)
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Photo - Andy Waite
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - The infrastructure team working on replacing Smiths User Worked Crossing (22/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - One 120' rail back in. (25/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - All sleepers and rails in and jointed up. (26/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - View uphill with new deck in. (29/01/2021)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Smiths User Worked Crossing Replacement - Final view towards Finghall Station with the JCB loader bringing in more ballast to finish the job off. Just a bit of tidying up left to do. (29/01/2021)
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Ref - 6638
Photo - Philip Sedgewick
A group photo taken during Rishi Sunak's visit to the railway in December (04/12/2020)
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Photo - Philip Sedgewick
Rishi Sunak with Carl Les of the railway (04/12/2020)
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Photo - Philip Sedgewick
Rishi Sunak speaking with volunteers whilst being shown round Leeming Bar in December (04/12/2020)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Deep and crisp and even at Leyburn. (14/01/2021)
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Ref - 6634
Photo - Paul Warren
An atmospheric view from Redmire (15/01/2021)
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Photo - Paul Warren
An atmospheric view at Redmire (15/01/2021)
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Ref - 6636
Photo - Paul Warren
Frost protection duty on the Pacers, which were started up to keep everything moving and the batteries charged, during this cold weather. (15/01/2021)
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Ref - 6627
Photo - Andy Glendinning
After the snow comes the floods. Taken from the A684 road bridge looking across to Swale Bridge in the distance. The water was almost up to the top of the piers. (20/01/2021)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
By the next day the water level had dropped quite a bit. (21/01/2021)
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Ref - 6629
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Snowy Penhill taken while on a track patrol between Leyburn and Wensley. (27/01/2021)
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Ref - 6645
Photo - Robert Hall
This is where the public footpath from Castle Bolton to the bottom road crosses the trackbed of the line beyond Redmire. Some drainage will certainly be needed here, when we extend the line to Bolton Castle. (07/11/2020)
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Photo - Paul Warren
The new LED upgrade WigWag lights for Ham Hall level crossing. They will be fitted shortly after some electrical modification works have been carried out to the crossing control system. (21/01/2021)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Continuing the theme of level crossing clearance, the vegetation team's job at Newton Grange in January was to clear vegetation on both sides of the track. (13/01/2021)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team working at Newton Grange, between Newton-Le-Willows and Crakehall. (13/01/2021)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team working in a downpour collecting logs and tidying up after themselves at Newton Grange. (20/01/2021)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Showing flooding beside the track at Newton Grange on 20th Jan while storm Christoph was at its height. The vegetation team are getting very wet in the far distance, rodding out a duct to get the water away. (20/01/2021)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team at Newton Grange crossing, rodding out drainage ducting to allow water to escape during Storm Christoph. (20/01/2021)
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Photo - Steve Hall
The vegetation team at Newton Grange crossing, rodding out drainage ducting to allow water to escape during Storm Christoph. (20/01/2021)
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Photo - Will Burnham
Leeming Bar Station House - Ticket office - The new ticket screens with the shutters down (--/01/2021)
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Photo - Will Burnham
Leeming Bar Station House - Ticket office - The outside (paying customers view) of the new ticket screen. Just needs to be painted. (--/01/2021)
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