Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


March 2022
Photographs
During March all our teams have been very busy working on a number of projects
This month we have the following:-
1. The Inspection Special at Redmire
2. Floral display at Scruton
3. New volunteers at Leyburn
4. Leeming Bar shed and station house
5. Pacers at Bedale
6. The class 121 bubblecar undergoing maintenance at Leeming Bar
7. The Direct Works Team building an office in Leeming Bar maintenance shed
8. The Direct Works Team rebuilding the gorse dock and adjacent wall at Bedale Station
9. The infrastructure team working on the Harmby relay
10. The Vegetation team at work at Finghall and elseware
More photos of the Vegetation team at work at Finghall can be seen here.
More photos of the Harmby Track relay can be seen here

Ref - 9758
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Inspection special at the end of the line at Redmire. (01/03/2022)
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Ref - 9758
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Inspection special at the end of the line at Redmire. (01/03/2022)
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Ref - 9759
Photo - John Carter
A superb floral display at Scruton station (27/03/2022)
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Ref - 9760
Photo - Kev Burnitt
Leyburn would like to welcome three new volunteers: Chris, Carie and Lorainne. (16/03/2022)
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Ref - 9761
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Pacers in Leeming Bar maintenance shed (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9762
Photo - Andy Glendinning
No more wires at Leeming Bar Station House. (25/03/2022)
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Ref - 9763
Photo - John Slaughter
Unusual weekend at Bedale Station, with trains starting here for Finghall Lane, due to engineering works at Aiskew (12/03/2022)
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Ref - 9764
Photo - John Slaughter
Unusual weekend at Bedale Station: 12.05 Pacer departs for Finghall Lane. Leeming Bar closed due to engineering work at Aiskew (12/03/2022)
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Ref - 9765
Photo - John Slaughter
The welcome sight of a train departing westwards from Bedale after months of shuttles to Scruton. (12/03/2022)
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Ref - 9766
Photo - John Slaughter
The welcome sight of a train arriving from the west at Bedale after months of shuttles to Scruton. (12/03/2022)
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Ref - 9767
Photo - John Slaughter
The unusual sight of a Pacer being parked up for the night at Bedale, due to engineering works closing the line back to Leeming Bar. (12/03/2022)
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Ref - 9768
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Preparations continue for the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU to re-enter traffic following extensive bodywork repairs last year. (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9769
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Preparations continue for the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU to re-enter traffic following extensive bodywork repairs last year. Our friends at Diamond Services in Sheffield are helping us once again with re-upholstering the seating. (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9770
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Preparations continue for the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU to re-enter traffic following extensive bodywork repairs last year. Here work is being carried out on a door (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9771
Photo - P Sutherland
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. A second reconditioned engine is being fitted. (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9772
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. A second reconditioned engine is being fitted. (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9773
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. A second reconditioned engine is being fitted. (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9774
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. A second reconditioned engine is being fitted. (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9775
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. Here is the first reconditioned engine that was previously fitted. (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9776
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9777
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. Work on the batteries (29/03/2022)
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Ref - 9778
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. (29/03/2022)
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Ref - 9779
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. The old engines. I assume that they will get sent away for reconditioning (29/03/2022)
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Ref - 9780
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work continues on getting the 121 ‘Bubble Car’ DMU ready re-enter traffic following its extensive bodywork repairs last year. The old engines. I assume that they will get sent away for reconditioning (29/03/2022)
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Ref - 9781
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The ex Tyne and Wear diesel shunter is looking very smart in its newly painted yellow livery, the same as when delivered new (29/03/2022)
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Ref - 9782
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work on the 0-6-0 tank locomotive has slowed down as it has had to vacate the maintenance shed due to other urgent essential work needing to be carried out on the pacers and the bubblecar (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9783
Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team lining the new office in the Leeming Bar maintenance shed with plasterboard (15/03/2022)
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Ref - 9784
Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team lining the new office in the Leeming Bar maintenance shed with plasterboard (15/03/2022)
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Ref - 9785
Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team lining the new office in the Leeming Bar maintenance shed with plasterboard (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9786
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The Direct Works Team lining the new office in the Leeming Bar maintenance shed with plasterboard (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9787
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The Direct Works Team lining the new office in the Leeming Bar maintenance shed with plasterboard (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9788
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The Direct Works Team lining the new office in the Leeming Bar maintenance shed with plasterboard (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9789
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A door ready to be fitted to the new office in the Leeming Bar maintenance shed (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9790
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team have stepped aside to a place of safety at Newton Le Willows as this engine cautiously makes its way through on a chilly March morning near Primrose Crossing. (16/03/2022)
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Ref - 9791
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team have stepped aside to a place of safety at Newton Le Willows as this engine slowly makes its way by on a chilly March morning near Primrose Crossing. (16/03/2022)
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Ref - 9792
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team are working on it (08/03/2022)
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Ref - 9793
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team are working on it (08/03/2022)
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Ref - 9794
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team are working on it (08/03/2022)
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Ref - 9795
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team are mixing mortar for it (08/03/2022)
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Ref - 9796
Photo - John Tong
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team are working on it (15/03/2022)
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Ref - 9797
Photo - John Tong
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team are working on it (15/03/2022)
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Ref - 9798
Photo - John Tong
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team are working on it (15/03/2022)
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Ref - 9799
Photo - John Tong
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team are working on it (15/03/2022)
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Ref - 9800
Photo - John Tong
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team have nearly finished it (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9801
Photo - John Tong
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team have nearly finished it (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9802
Photo - John Tong
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team have finished the dock wall (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9803
Photo - John Tong
The old Horse dock siding adjacent to BDL platform needed its platform wall repairing as bricks, stone slabs, and mortar were missing all over the 50 feet of it. Here the Direct works team have finished the outside platform wall (22/03/2022)
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Ref - 9804
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our incredible Infrastructure team have endured the worst possible weather over the past couple of weeks to keep the momentum of the track relay at Harmby near Leyburn “on track” (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9805
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our incredible Infrastructure team have endured the worst possible weather over the past couple of weeks to keep the momentum of the track relay at Harmby near Leyburn “on track” (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9806
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Ballast working through Leyburn for the Harmby relay. (10/03/2022)
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Ref - 9807
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Now that the track has all been laid at the Harmby track relay, the track is being covered with ballast in readiness of the tamper arriving (11/03/2022)
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Ref - 9808
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Now that the track has all been laid at the Harmby track relay, the track is being covered with ballast in readiness of the tamper arriving (11/03/2022)
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Ref - 9809
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Another ballast working,the Shark ballast plough prominent. (11/03/2022)
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Ref - 9810
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Tidy up time after the Harmby relay. (21/03/2022)
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Ref - 9811
Photo - GimbalAir
An aerial view of the nearly completed track relay at Harmby. Just needs to be tampered now (26/03/2022)
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Ref - 9812
Photo - GimbalAir
An aerial view of the nearly completed track relay at Harmby. Just needs to be tampered now (26/03/2022)
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Ref - 9813
Photo - Unknown Photographer
The tamper from VolkerRail has just arrived and is ready to work on the recently relaid section of line at Harmby, just east of Leyburn. A huge thanks to VolkerRail! (29/03/2022)
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Ref - 9814
Photo - Bill Briggs
9th March and today's task is to remove the last dangerous Leylandii and the unstable telegraph pole without endangering the electricity cable behind, or the railway signage in front. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9815
Photo - Alan Graham
A chainsaw operator of the vegetation team skilfully sends one of the last Leylandii crashing to the ground inch perfectly at Finghall station. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9816
Photo - Alan Graham
Just beyond the Stop sign, a chainsaw member of the vegetation team is about to fell the last Leylandii using a pole saw while another member of the team walks away to a place of safety. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9817
Photo - Alan Graham
The last remaining Leylandii is beginning to topple to the right. It needs to be dropped away from the station, away from the electricity line and away from the railway signage boards. Steady does it. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9818
Photo - Alan Graham
The last remaining Leylandii falls in mid air exactly where it was planned to. From now on it's a case of sawing and stacking logs and tidying up both sides for the farmer land owner and station users. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9819
Photo - Alan Graham
Keeping the home fires burning on a cold windy day. Members of the vegetation team going about their business of disposal of small branches, brash, tidying up and stacking logs. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9820
Photo - Bill Briggs
Job done. Home time! Come to Finghall station and admire the view! (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9821
Photo - Alan Graham
Job done. Leylandii logs safely stacked at Finghall station. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9822
Photo - Alan Graham
This was Finghall station on the 9th Feb. In this image the vegetation team have already cleared out lower branches between the trunks. (09/02/2022)
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Ref - 9823
Photo - Alan Graham
Exactly a month to the day later, this is Finghall station on 9th March. Whilst taking this photo I couldn't work out why the rest of the team were pointing and laughing at me. What could be behind me? (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9824
Photo - Peter Johnson
A crowd of curious onlookers! (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9825
Photo - Alan Graham
This gentle crowd of curious ladies had softly crept up behind me whilst I was taking a photo. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9826
Photo - Alan Graham
This "before" picture of Finghall station from the top of the hill was taken in December 2021 in anticipation of an "after" photo whenever the leylandii behind it were removed. See next slide. (29/12/2021)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The "after" picture of Finghall station taken from the same viewpoint at the top of the hill on 9th March 2021. The Leylandii are gone. The rest are a field's length from the station and are not ours. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9828
Photo - Alan Graham
Perks of the job! Veg team volunteer Andy Richardson gleefully displays the latest tray of baking kindly provided by Mrs Riddle at Finghall station. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9829
Photo - Alan Graham
Extracurricular Activities: A member of the vegetation team affixes additional transfer lettering to crossing signs at Newton-Le-Willows. (16/03/2022)
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Ref - 9830
Photo - Steve Hall
Under leaden March skies, members of the vegetation team going about their work trackside near Primrose Crossing, Newton-Le-Willows. And there were no primroses. (16/03/2022)
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Ref - 9831
Photo - Steve Hall
The vegetation team have paused work to step aside to a place of safety at Newton Le Willows as this engine slowly makes its way by on a chilly March morning near Primrose Crossing. (23/03/2022)
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Photo - Toby Albrecht
The vegetation team working near Newton-Le-Willows this month (March). (23/03/2022)
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