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Photo - John Hodgson

Travelling beyond Leyburn during March 2023
Wensley Station, now a private dwelling. (22/03/2023)

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Photo - John Hodgson

Travelling beyond Leyburn during March 2023
P.way hut at Preston-u-Scar. (22/03/2023)

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Ref - 11381

Photo - John Hodgson

Travelling beyond Leyburn during March 2023
View of inside of timber hut at Redmire Station. (11/03/2023)

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Photo - John Hodgson

Travelling beyond Leyburn during March 2023
Looking west from Redmire Station. (11/03/2023)

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Photo - John Hodgson

Travelling beyond Leyburn during March 2023
View of Penhill from the platform at Redmire. (11/03/2023)

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Photo - John Hodgson

Travelling beyond Leyburn during March 2023
An old WR sign at Aysgarth (04/03/2023)

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Photo - John Hodgson

Travelling beyond Leyburn during March 2023
Aysgarth Station seen from Yorkshire Dales National Park's trackbed. (04/03/2023)

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Ref - 11386

Photo - John Slaughter

The approach to Redmire Station, with Castle Bolton visible in the distance, and an old mile post on the left. (21/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Milepost 22 just east of Redmire Station. (21/03/2023)

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Ref - 11388

Photo - John Slaughter

Redmire - ground frame to the east of the station loop. (21/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

The end of the line at Redmire, with the unusual sight of empty sidings: these had been emptied a couple of hours earlier of stored rolling stock using the "Teddy Bear" loco, which took loaded ballast waggons and a couple of stored coaches to Leeming Bar. (21/03/2023)

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Ref - 11390

Photo - Andy Glendinning

33035 at the head of the Mother's Day Tea Train after running round at Leyburn. (19/03/2023)

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Ref - 11391

Photo - John Slaughter

Constable Burton Loop from the east, showing a newly fenced and gated foot crossing. (21/03/2023)

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Ref - 11392

Photo - John Slaughter

Constable Burton Loop with 4 Pacer units in store: 3 car 144 020 nearest the camera. (21/03/2023)

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Ref - 11393

Photo - John Slaughter

Constable Burton Loop, with 142 041 in store with graffiti (21/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Constable Burton Loop with 4 Pacer units in store: 2 car 142 028 nearest the camera. (21/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Constable Burton Loop, with a concrete base laid in preparation for the erection of a signal box. Pacer 142 028 in store behind. (21/03/2023)

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Ref - 11396

Photo - Richard Kirk

New fencing being installed adjacent to Finghall Station House car parking area. (--/03/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

A snowy Finghall Lane and a platform to clear (--/03/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

The first new formal flower bed dug out to improve the look of Finghall station. More to follow. (--/03/2023)

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Ref - 11399

Photo - Richard Kirk

New gate post installed to the back garden of Finghall station house after the old one had rotted away. (--/03/2023)

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Ref - 11400

Photo - Richard Kirk

The new Heritage Information posters installed at Finghall Lane (05/03/2023)

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Ref - 11401

Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Station, showing the embankment cleared by the Station Group, and 142 035 parked up, awaiting another weekend of services to Leyburn. (14/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Station with 142 035 parked up during the week, awaiting another weekend of services to Leyburn. (14/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Close up of 142 035 in Bedale Station, showing dents to the roof. (14/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Crossing with Dales & District bus arriving on route 73 from Northallerton. (18/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Station with 142 035 departing on a Bedale to Leyburn service, seen from the signal box. (18/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Crossing with 142 035 departing on a Bedale to Leyburn service. (18/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale siding, with 142 060 parked up as a reserve unit for the Bedale-Leyburn service. (18/03/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale siding, with 142 060 parked up as a reserve unit for the Bedale-Leyburn service. (18/03/2023)

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Ref - 11409

Photo - Nigel Cockburn

Aiskew Track Renewal - only two more 60 ft panels to reach the bridge. (01/03/2023)

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Photo - Nigel Cockburn

Aiskew Track Renewal - only two more 60 ft panels to reach the bridge. (01/03/2023)

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Photo - Nigel Cockburn

Aiskew Track Renewal - only two more 60 ft panels to reach the bridge. (01/03/2023)

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Ref - 11412

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Aiskew Track Renewal. Looking east from Aiskew Crossing, rails clipped up and fishplates installed. (06/03/2023)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Aiskew Relay. Looking back towards the crossing. First section ballasted and levelled. Note the two small jacks still in position by the left hand rail in the centre of the picture (a work in progress). Yellow Ironmen off to the left. (13/03/2023)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Askew Track Renewal. The job we all hate - shovelling excess ballast around. (15/03/2023)

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Ref - 11415

Photo - Andy Glendinning

Aiskew Track Renewal. It's a weary walk back to base gathering tools on the way. (15/03/2023)

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Ref - 11416

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Askew Track Renewal. Jacks in, in a attempt to do a bit of line tweaking. (22/03/2023)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Askew Track Renewal. Class 14 D9523 getting into position to plough the ballast. (22/03/2023)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Askew Track Renewal. Ballast has been dropped previously and now ploughing with the Shark plough. (22/03/2023)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Askew Track Renewal. A hired in Story Rail RRV with a tamper attachment having a trial run. (22/03/2023)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Askew Track Renewal. Story Rail RRV tamper getting close to Aiskew Level crossing. (22/03/2023)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Aiskew Track Renewal. Tamper at work consolidating ballast under the sleepers. (23/03/2023)

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Ref - 11422

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Sheffield University's Pacer Unit undergoing modification for use as a demonstration unit for their Cryo leaf busting technology (07/03/2023)

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Ref - 11423

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Sheffield University's Pacer Unit undergoing modification for use as a demonstration unit for their Cryo leaf busting technology (07/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Sheffield University's Pacer Unit now has its 'Cryogrip' logo applied (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Sheffield University's Pacer Unit now has its 'Cryogrip' logo applied (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Sheffield University's Pacer Unit now has its 'Cryogrip' logo applied (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

A tank of CO2 for use with Sheffield University's 'Cryogrip' Pacer Unit (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The parts of a Wickham trolley are being restored in Leeming Bar maintenance shed (07/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our class 121 'Bubblecar' is now getting its seat cushions refitted (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our class 121 'Bubblecar' is now getting its seat cushions refitted (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our class 121 'Bubblecar' is now getting its seat cushions refitted (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The remainder of the seat cushions for our class 121 'Bubblecar' (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

A wash boiler is being built in the wash room of Leeming Bar Station House (Think by Darlington College) (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

A wash boiler is being built in the wash room of Leeming Bar Station House (Think by Darlington College) (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

A wash boiler is being built in the wash room of Leeming Bar Station House (Think by Darlington College) (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The 0-6-0 tank loco which is undergoing restoration is being painted (07/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The 0-6-0 tank loco which is undergoing restoration is being painted (07/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

An axle box frame on the 0-6-0 tank loco which is undergoing restoration (07/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The wheels of the 0-6-0 tank loco (which is undergoing restoration) are being cleaned, restored and painted. Note the flangeless centre wheels, which allow the loco to go round very sharp curves. (07/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The wheels of the 0-6-0 tank loco (which is undergoing restoration) are being cleaned, restored and painted (21/03/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The axle boxes and bearing of the 0-6-0 tank loco (which is undergoing restoration) are being cleaned and restored (21/03/2023)

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Ref - 11442

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The operating handles of the 0-6-0 tank loco (which is undergoing restoration) are being painted (21/03/2023)

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Ref - 11443

Photo - Alan Graham

Members of the vegetation team working at White Cross Bridge during March. (01/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team near White Cross Bridge in March. The bridge carries the A684 over the track between Crakehall and Bedale and is a very busy location for road traffic. (01/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team have been taking out dead trees and and overgrown bushes on the south facing side (to the right in this picture) at White Cross to enable sunlight to reach the track and dry it. Here, they've knocked off for lunch. No sunshine evident at this time. (01/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

"Wot you got there Steve?", Dave Lawson seems to be saying, as Steve Hall presents him with a track-side birthday cake - complete with lit candle - on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. (01/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The cake meets with Dave's approval (and that of the rest of the team he shared it with). Normally the height of culinary excellence enjoyed by the veg team extends little further than a baked jacket potato from one of the various bonfires. (01/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

It's the middle of March, it's been chilly overnight with a bit of snow and the veg team are turning up again at White Cross Bridge for a bitter cold start to the day. (15/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team turning up at White Cross Bridge on a cold frosty morning: 15th March 23. The vegetation team turns out every Wednesday of the year regardless of the weather. (15/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

On mornings like these, what's needed is a bit of heat. Volunteer Andy Richardson gets the first bonfire of the day under way. (15/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

A member of the vegetation team about to cut up a felled tree. Whilst the removal of the dead trees on the southern flank (to the right) benefits the track, these sort of jobs also release hitherto unseen views, benefiting passenger enjoyment. (Contrast with next image). (15/03/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Work continues on clearing the southern facing bank and tidying up afterwards. (15/03/2023)

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Photo - Steve Hall

Andy Robson, one of our recently qualified Chainsaw operators (in fully compliant PPE), tackles a dead tree. (29/03/2023)

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