Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive
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September 2022
Photographs
During September all our teams have been very busy. This month we have:
1. Photos taken from Bedale Signal box.
2. Attractive new seats at Bedale station.
3. Tidying in Leeming Bar yard and the painting of the goods shed doors.
4. Restoration of a 0-6-0 steam tank loco is progressing.
5. Restoration of a covered van.
6. Restoration of a Mk1 buffet coach is progressing.
7. Painting of a Pacer unit is progressing.
8. Building work around the Leeming Bar station house yard and the toilet block roof, is now virtually complete.
9. Redecoration of a room at Finghall station under way.
10. Work by the Direct Works Team at , Fingall and Scruton.
11. Work by the Vegetation Team mainly at Constable Burton.
12. The Infrastructure Team replacing sleepers.
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Photo - John Slaughter
Crossing-keeper's view of Bedale Station from the signal box, with 142 060 waiting to depart on the 14.50 Leeming Bar to Leyburn. (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10504
Photo - John Slaughter
Crossing-keeper's view of Bedale Station from the signal box, with 142 060 waiting to depart on the 14.50 Leeming Bar to Leyburn. (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10505
Photo - John Slaughter
Crossing-keeper's view of Bedale Station from the signal box, with 142 060 departing on the 14.50 Leeming Bar to Leyburn. (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10506
Photo - John Slaughter
Route 73 bus from Northallerton, passing over Bedale Crossing into Bedale at 15.35hrs, seen from the signal box. (29/09/2022)
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Ref - 10507
Photo - John Slaughter
The shape of things to come: steam loco under restoration in Leeming Bar Yard. (03/09/2022)
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Ref - 10508
Photo - Brian Whitehead
One of the new benches at Bedale Station (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10509
Photo - Brian Whitehead
One of the new benches at Bedale Station (27/09/2022)
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Photo - Brian Whitehead
One of the new benches at Bedale Station (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10511
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The old Leeming Bar goods shed is looking very neat and tidy now that the area in front of it has been cleared and doors being painted. Thanks to Matt Jervis for leading this work. (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10512
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The old Leeming Bar goods shed is looking very neat and tidy now that the area in front of it has been cleared and doors being painted. Thanks to Matt Jervis for leading this work. (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10513
Photo - Timothy Edwards
An 0-6-0 steam tank loco under restoration at Leeming Bar. Note that the plating and coal hatch between the cab and coal bunker is now complete and the rear of the coal bunker has been removed to allow resstoration/replacement of it. (27/09/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An 0-6-0 steam tank loco under restoration at Leeming Bar (27/09/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An 0-6-0 steam tank loco under restoration at Leeming Bar (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10516
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A covered van under restoration at Leeming Bar (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10517
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A covered van under restoration at Leeming Bar (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10518
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Mk1 buffet coach under restoration at Leeming Bar (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10519
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Mk1 buffet coach under restoration at Leeming Bar (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10520
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Mk1 buffet coach under restoration at Leeming Bar (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10521
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Pacer is being repainted (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10522
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Pacer is being repainted (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10523
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Pacer is being repainted (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10524
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The side of the new Leeming Bar toilet block showing the notice board and a door into a storeroom (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10525
Photo - Timothy Edwards
The new planters in Leeming Bar car park have been planted up. The entrance to the station house yard can be seen in the middle (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10526
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A view from inside Leeming Bar station house yard showing the edge of the new fibreglass roof over the new toilet block (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10527
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A view from inside Leeming Bar station house yard. A small store has been built (13/09/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A view from inside Leeming Bar station house yard. A small store has been built (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10529
Photo - Timothy Edwards
A view from inside Leeming Bar station house yard. A small store has been built. The work on this yard area is now virtually complete (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10530
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Guttering has now been installed around the Leeming Bar toilet block roof in the station house yard. The work on this yard area is now virtually complete (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10531
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Another view inside the Leeming Bar station house yard. The work on this yard area is now virtually complete (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10532
Photo - Timothy Edwards
An old signal donated by Network Rail has arrived at Leeming Bar (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10533
Photo - John Tong
Richard Kirk painting a room wall at Finghall Station (20/09/2022)
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Ref - 10534
Photo - John Tong
The steps at Otterbeck pedestrian crossing (in Aiskew) have been repaired by the Direct Works Team. The broken timbers on the steps were in need of replacement as they had rotted; then the old gravel refilled behind. View looking north (06/09/2022)
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Ref - 10535
Photo - John Tong
The steps at Otterbeck pedestrian crossing (in Aiskew) have been repaired by the Direct Works Team. The broken timbers on the steps were in need of replacement as they had rotted; then the old gravel refilled behind. View looking south (06/09/2022)
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Ref - 10536
Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team's trailer loaded at Scruton with the complete scaffolding tower (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10537
Photo - John Tong
The scaffolding tower is erected at the West end of Finghall station building in preparation to removing the ivy by the Direct Works Team (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10538
Photo - John Tong
80% of the ivy is removed from Finghall station building by the Direct Works Team (13/09/2022)
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Ref - 10539
Photo - John Tong
The Last of the ivy is removed on the East Wall by the Direct Works Team (20/09/2022)
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Ref - 10540
Photo - John Tong
West Wall of Finghall station completely devoid of all ivy (20/09/2022)
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Ref - 10541
Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team Fence doing fence repairs behind Scruton Wooden Platform (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10542
Photo - John Tong
Fence Repairs continue behind the wooden platform at Scruton by the Direct Works Team (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10543
Photo - John Tong
Picket Gate repairs at Scruton station by the Direct Works Team (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10544
Photo - John Tong
New Timber for Picket Gate Fence at Scruton by the Direct Works Team (27/09/2022)
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Ref - 10545
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team tackling a fallen tree at Constable Burton. (21/09/2022)
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Ref - 10546
Photo - Alan Graham
Heading towards the camera this Pacer makes its way past the veg team through the woods at Constable Burton towards Leyburn. (14/09/2022)
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Ref - 10547
Photo - Alan Graham
Dingley Dell. View from the train through Constable Burton woods. (14/09/2022)
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Ref - 10548
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team at work at Constable Burton. (14/09/2022)
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Ref - 10549
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team at work at Constable Burton. (14/09/2022)
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Ref - 10550
Photo - Alan Graham
Blue smoke signals. The vegetation team at work in the woods at Constable Burton. (14/09/2022)
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Ref - 10551
Photo - Alan Graham
"Not out of the woods yet". Unfortunately many lineside trees are in advanced stages of ash die-back. The vegetation team at work here at Constable Burton. (14/09/2022)
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Ref - 10552
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A combined Leyburn and Bedale Infrastructure gangs renewing sleepers between Bridge 22 (traffic light bridge) and Spennithorne Station. The sleepers which are mainly 2nd hand ones selected from those removed at the Argill relay site earlier this year. The worksite is 2.5 miles from our access point at Peter Blacks UWC which is a slog on the way back uphill with multiple trolleys. (26/09/2022)
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