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Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

April 2023 (Part 2)

Photographs

Lots of work has been carried out during April.
1. New heritage information boards for our stations.
2. New lighting in Bedale station cafe.
3. A wash boiler has been constructed in Leeming Bar Station House washroom.
4. Several views in Leeming Bar Station House.
5. Our class 121 'bubblecar' is now nearly ready for service.
6. Restoration of the 0-6-0 steam tank loco is progressing (for more photos see here).
7. A Wickham Trolley is being restored.
8. Restoration of the railway crane has now started with shot blasting and priming of the metal (for more photos see here).
9. Our pacer in Regional Railways Livery is just getting its final light blue stripe painted.
10. Various other maintenance.
11. an unusual use for some of old rail chairs.
12. The Aiskew track renewal is now complete, with some 'before' and 'after' photos.
13. Some routine track maintenance.
14. A couple of miles of rails are being donated to us.
15. Various work by the Vegetation Team.

For photos of various locomotives and trains including the visit of Network Rail's CEO on the line in April see here

For photos of the 2023 Model Railway show see here

For photos of the fitting of anti-slip strips to Scruton station platform see here

For photos of the tarmacking of Leeming Bar station platform see here

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Photo - Claire Bell
The new visitor heritage boards for our stations. These give interesting facts about the station, complete with QR codes to give further online information. Pictured here before being taken to the relevant stations. (--/04/2023)
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Photo - Claire Bell
The new visitor heritage boards for our stations. These give interesting facts about the station, complete with QR codes to give further online information. Pictured here before being taken to the relevant stations. (--/04/2023)
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Photo - Claire Bell
The new visitor heritage boards for our stations. These give interesting facts about the station, complete with QR codes to give further online information. Pictured here before being taken to the relevant stations. (--/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bedale Station cafe is being transformed into the 1930s era. Here before the light fittings have been changed with the ugly fluorescent tubes (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bedale Station cafe is being transformed into the 1930s era. Here three new light fittings more in keeping woth the 1930s have been installed. The rest of the cafe is still to be done. (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bedale Station cafe is being transformed into the 1930s era. A close up if the new light fittings (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Following removal during the winter of a lot of the brambles and other growth from the bank opposite Bedale station platform, the bluebells are flowering nicely (25/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The gate from the road to Bedale signal box is being repainted (25/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A wash boiler being constructed in Leeming Bar Station House washhouse (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A wash boiler being constructed in Leeming Bar Station House washhouse (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A wash boiler has been constructed in Leeming Bar Station House washhouse (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A wash boiler has been constructed in Leeming Bar Station House washhouse (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A wash boiler has been constructed in Leeming Bar Station House washhouse (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A piece of washing equipment in Leeming Bar Station House washhouse (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Connor Lagus
A wash boiler has been constructed in Leeming Bar Station House washhouse (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Connor Lagus
A wash boiler has been constructed in Leeming Bar Station House washhouse (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The kitchen range in Leeming Bar Station House (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The station master's parlour in Leeming Bar Station House (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The station master's parlour in Leeming Bar Station House (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The class 121 'bubblecar' is looking very nice (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
New seat cushions have now been installed in the class 121 'bubblecar'. (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
New seat cushions have now been installed in the class 121 'bubblecar'. (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is ongoing in the guards van area of the class 121 'bubblecar'. (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The class 121 'bubblecar' is looking very nice (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The class 121 'bubblecar' is looking very nice. Nearly ready for service, just needing a new starter motor (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The class 121 'bubblecar' having its front windows cleaned and polished (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A view inside the class 121 bubblecar' (20/04/2023)
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Photo - John Slaughter
First day of the Model Railway Weekend at Leeming Bar, with "Bubble Car" W55032 awaiting the fitting of a new starter motor before it can return to service. (29/04/2023)
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Photo - John Slaughter
First day of the Model Railway Weekend at Leeming Bar, with steam loco under restoration. (29/04/2023)
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Photo - John Slaughter
First day of the Model Railway Weekend at Leeming Bar, with steam loco under restoration. (29/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Wickham Trolley under restoration at Leeming Bar (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Wickham Trolley under restoration at Leeming Bar (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Parts of a Wickham Trolley under restoration at Leeming Bar (24/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Wickham Trolley under restoration at Leeming Bar (24/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane match wagon partially shot blasted and primed (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body being shot blasted (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body has been shot blasted and primed to prevent further rust (22/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Pacer being repainted in Regional Railways Livery. Just getting the final light blue stripe done (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Pacer being repainted in Regional Railways Livery. Just getting the final light blue stripe done (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A Pacer being repainted in Regional Railways Livery. Just getting the final light blue stripe done (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Some maintenance on the wheels/suspension of a Pacer unit (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco D5923 undergoing maintenance (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A piece of equipment used by Sheffield University as part of their Cryogrip leaf clearance demonstrator (a Pacer unit). (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Peter Rawlinson
Peter Rawlinson recently bought some old rail chairs off the railway. Here is a photo showing what he has done with them (09/04/2023)
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Photo - Peter Rawlinson
Peter Rawlinson recently bought some old rail chairs off the railway. Here is a photo showing what he has done with them (09/04/2023)
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Photo - Andy Waite
A before picture of Aiskew relay prior to a drainage ditch bring dug on the north side in 2021. The relaid track is now on proper ballast (09/12/2020)
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Photo - Andy Waite
A before picture of Aiskew relay prior to a drainage ditch bring dug on the north side in 2021. The relaid track is now on proper ballast (18/01/2021)
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Photo - Andy Waite
View of the Aiskew track renewal - Now looking much better (22/03/2023)
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Photo - Andy Waite
View of the Aiskew track renewal - Now looking much better (22/03/2023)
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Photo - Andy Waite
View of the Aiskew track renewal - Now looking much better (27/03/2023)
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Photo - Andy Waite
View of the Aiskew track renewal - Now looking much better (27/03/2023)
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Photo - Andy Waite
View of the Aiskew track renewal - Now looking much better (27/03/2023)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A mass clean up of the area around the Leeming A1 bridge was carried out of old track panels/materials, some of which can seen at the far side. This left a bit of time to renew the odd sleeper using a good second hand sleeper. (17/04/2023)
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Photo - Ian Yale
A damaged chair with a crack right through it near the A1 motorway bridge - It needs to be replaced (17/04/2023)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The damaged chair has now been replaced (17/04/2023)
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Photo - Ian Yale
A sleeper has just been replaced near to the A1 motorway bridge (17/04/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
A couple of miles of rails are being donated by Suez Recycling and Recycling UK to the WR from their site at Haverton Hill near Stockton on Tees. A Contractor has been engaged by the railway to remove the rails and transport to Leeming Bar under a lucrative commercial deal with the Railway. (27/03/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
A couple of miles of rails are being donated by Suez Recycling and Recycling UK to the WR from their site at Haverton Hill near Stockton on Tees. A Contractor has been engaged by the railway to remove the rails and transport to Leeming Bar under a lucrative commercial deal with the Railway. (27/03/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
A couple of miles of rails are being donated by Suez Recycling and Recycling UK to the WR from their site at Haverton Hill near Stockton on Tees. A Contractor has been engaged by the railway to remove the rails and transport to Leeming Bar under a lucrative commercial deal with the Railway. (27/03/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
At the beginning of April the vegetation team's task for the day is to remove the thorns and bushes on the left hand side in this picture to improve visibility for train drivers approaching Aiskew crossing from beneath the motorway bridge. (05/04/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The same view showing removed undergrowth after a morning's work in the rain. (05/04/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Train driver and vegetation team volunteer Sue Threadgold collects litter and helps tidy the area near the motorway bridge on a pouring wet day. The infrastructure team have earlier this year re-laid all of the track in this frame. (05/04/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Looking back in the opposite direction towards the motorway bridge. The vegetation team have been at work on both sides. New track and cleared vegetation; what more could a train driver require? (05/04/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
As motorway traffic speeds above their heads, vegetation team volunteers find a conveniently dry spot for lunch on a wet day. (05/04/2023)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Approaching out of the clear blue morning sky above Leyburn, driver Sue Threadgold brings her Pacer train towards Stoop House Bridge. (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Bill Briggs
Stoop House Bridge 21 on Wednesday 19th April before the attentions of the Veg Team. (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team getting to work early in the morning at Stoop House Bridge between Constable Burton and Harmby near Leyburn. The team were tasked to clear vegetation on and around the bridge so that necessary inspections could be facilitated. (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Bathed in Spring afternoon sunlight and with leaves appearing and greenery emerging upwards, this is Stoop House Bridge viewed from the North side. There is a flight of concrete steps for track workers leading up the left hand side of the bridge, invisible in this picture. (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Showing track workers' steps cleared of vegetation at Stoop House Bridge. (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Stoop House Bridge. Showing a neat strimming job on the opposite side to the concrete steps. Engineers will have straightforward access to inspect masonry and condition on arrival. (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Bill Briggs
Stoop House Bride 21 on Wednesday 19th April 2023 South side after the attentions of the Veg Team. (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
In response to an urgent request the vegetation team cleared perhaps the largest ever area of scrub land clearance in a single shift. Previously dense bramble & elder were obstructing drivers' views of this stretch and associated level crossing behind Tennants at Leyburn. (26/04/2023)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Opposite view to previous slide, showing the area behind Tennants, Leyburn, cleared on 26th April to improve safety and visibility. (26/04/2023)
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Photo - Bill Briggs
Members of the vegetation team clearing the line-side at the back of Tennants in Leyburn. The "caravan crossing" (as it's known) is in the distance. (26/04/2023)
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Photo - Bill Briggs
A distant view of the cleared line-side area taken from Tennants car park at the end of the working day. (26/04/2023)
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