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Photo - Nick Keegan

We held a ceremony on 3 June at Crakehall Station to unveil the plaque awarded to Bob Coombs at the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards in London! The Hendy & Pendle Trust Volunteers Award was received for the replacement level crossing gates that Bob generously donated to our railway.
The plaque was unveiled by Lord Hendy (Chair of Network Rail) and the ceremony was attended by Andy Savage, Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust and Tim Hedley-Jones, Director of the Railway Heritage Trust. They were joined by members of the National Railway Heritage Awards team, volunteers and staff from our railway, along with William Lambert, his wife Claire and daughter Rachel. William produced the superb gates at the Woodcraft Studio, Raygill House Farm, near Hawes. (03/06/2024)

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Photo - Nick Keegan

We held a ceremony on 3 June at Crakehall Station to unveil the plaque awarded to Bob Coombs at the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards in London! The Hendy & Pendle Trust Volunteers Award was received for the replacement level crossing gates that Bob generously donated to our railway.
The plaque was unveiled by Lord Hendy (Chair of Network Rail) and the ceremony was attended by Andy Savage, Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust and Tim Hedley-Jones, Director of the Railway Heritage Trust. They were joined by members of the National Railway Heritage Awards team, volunteers and staff from our railway, along with William Lambert, his wife Claire and daughter Rachel. William produced the superb gates at the Woodcraft Studio, Raygill House Farm, near Hawes. (03/06/2024)

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Photo - Nick Keegan

We held a ceremony on 3 June at Crakehall Station to unveil the plaque awarded to Bob Coombs at the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards in London! The Hendy & Pendle Trust Volunteers Award was received for the replacement level crossing gates that Bob generously donated to our railway.
The plaque was unveiled by Lord Hendy (Chair of Network Rail) and the ceremony was attended by Andy Savage, Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust and Tim Hedley-Jones, Director of the Railway Heritage Trust. They were joined by members of the National Railway Heritage Awards team, volunteers and staff from our railway, along with William Lambert, his wife Claire and daughter Rachel. William produced the superb gates at the Woodcraft Studio, Raygill House Farm, near Hawes. (03/06/2024)

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Photo - Nick Keegan

We held a ceremony on 3 June at Crakehall Station to unveil the plaque awarded to Bob Coombs at the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards in London! The Hendy & Pendle Trust Volunteers Award was received for the replacement level crossing gates that Bob generously donated to our railway.
The plaque was unveiled by Lord Hendy (Chair of Network Rail) and the ceremony was attended by Andy Savage, Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust and Tim Hedley-Jones, Director of the Railway Heritage Trust. They were joined by members of the National Railway Heritage Awards team, volunteers and staff from our railway, along with William Lambert, his wife Claire and daughter Rachel. William produced the superb gates at the Woodcraft Studio, Raygill House Farm, near Hawes. (03/06/2024)

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Photo - Nick Keegan

We held a ceremony on 3 June at Crakehall Station to unveil the plaque awarded to Bob Coombs at the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards in London! The Hendy & Pendle Trust Volunteers Award was received for the replacement level crossing gates that Bob generously donated to our railway.
The plaque was unveiled by Lord Hendy (Chair of Network Rail) and the ceremony was attended by Andy Savage, Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust and Tim Hedley-Jones, Director of the Railway Heritage Trust. They were joined by members of the National Railway Heritage Awards team, volunteers and staff from our railway, along with William Lambert, his wife Claire and daughter Rachel. William produced the superb gates at the Woodcraft Studio, Raygill House Farm, near Hawes. (03/06/2024)

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Photo - Nick Keegan

We held a ceremony on 3 June at Crakehall Station to unveil the plaque awarded to Bob Coombs at the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards in London! The Hendy & Pendle Trust Volunteers Award was received for the replacement level crossing gates that Bob generously donated to our railway.
The plaque was unveiled by Lord Hendy (Chair of Network Rail) and the ceremony was attended by Andy Savage, Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust and Tim Hedley-Jones, Director of the Railway Heritage Trust. They were joined by members of the National Railway Heritage Awards team, volunteers and staff from our railway, along with William Lambert, his wife Claire and daughter Rachel. William produced the superb gates at the Woodcraft Studio, Raygill House Farm, near Hawes. (03/06/2024)

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Photo - Rob Williamson

Our railway has just purchased this class 47 loco 47714. It has electric train heating and will be used to support our Polar Express Experience trains and save having to hire in a loco.
It will be arriving at Leeming Bar shortly. (2015)

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Photo - Rob Williamson

Our railway has just purchased this class 47 loco 47714. It has electric train heating and will be used to support our Polar Express Experience trains and save having to hire in a loco.
It will be arriving at Leeming Bar shortly. (2015)

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Photo - John Slaughter

33 035 departing Bedale for Leyburn at 11.40, on a Saturday service from Leeming Bar. (01/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

33 035 approaching Bedale Crossing at 15.04 with a Saturday train from Leyburn to Leeming Bar. (01/06/2024)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

33035 at the head of the Jazz Train which has just arrived at Leyburn. (22/06/2024)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Too busy to take photos in the interim apart from this one of 33035 waiting to depart back to Leeming Bar with a train load of jazzed up passengers. (22/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

33 035 approaching Bedale Signal Box at 21.30hrs, returning to Leeming Bar from Leyburn with the Jazz Train. (22/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar Station. Routemaster RML2338 taking passengers home from the Jazz Train at 21.55hrs (22/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar. Routemaster RML2338 taking passengers home from the Jazz Train at 21.55hrs (22/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar. Routemaster RML2338 taking passengers home from the Jazz Train at 21.55hrs (22/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar. Routemaster RML2338 taking passengers home from the Jazz Train at 21.55hrs (22/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Your Newsletter Editor has been busy strimming the edge of the embankment opposite Bedale station (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Your Newsletter Editor has been busy strimming the edge of the embankment opposite Bedale station (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

These planters at Leeming Bar are looking great (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Nick Keegan

Our new signage on the A684 at 'Traffic Lights Bridge' - where the road crosses over our railway close to Leyburn. This is part of on-going work to promote our railway in the region.
Many thanks to our fantastic partner PNP Events Ltd for generously sponsoring the signage and volunteer Steve Hall who installed it. (--/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Notice from 1954 at Finghall Lane Station, announcing the withdrawal of passenger services between Northallerton and Hawes, 70 years ago! (15/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station's new name board and information display at its entrance. (15/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station on a gloomy afternoon. (15/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station. Notice dated September 1920 still displayed 104 years later on a cupboard door, showing a scale for calculating excess luggage charges. (15/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station. Notice dated 1st September 1920 still displayed 104 years later on a cupboard door, showing a table for calculating increased rates for 'Exceptional (O.R.) & Special (C.R & O.R) Rates Shown in the Perishables Rate Book....' (15/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station's old telephone (It doesn't work!). (15/06/2024)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Exemplary passenger service on the Wensleydale Railway (no it's not his). (22/06/2024)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Is it or isn't it? (22/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our newly arrived Sentinel loco at Leeming Bar yard along with an old Mk.1 coach (11/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

A maroon Mk.2 coach in Leeming Bar platform (11/06/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar level crossing with a single ballast waggon being towed to Ainderby at 09.20 (15/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Loco 33035 in Leeming Bar yard (18/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Class 14 loco 9523 is in the shed for some tlc. It is being rubbed down for a varnish in advance of its booked appearance at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway 14s @ 60 at the end of July. (18/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

This ex NCB class 14 (9513) is still undergoing repair/maintenance in our maintenance shed (18/06/2024)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

The proud? owner (clean overalls as well!) stands in front of D9513 after it has been started and run for the first time since arriving. (22/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

A view of the railway crane (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

A view of the railway crane and old mess van (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The Wickham trolley is nearing completion (11/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The engine cover for the Wickham Trolley has been painted (11/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues - (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues - This area is now nearly ready for painting (18/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues - This area is now nearly ready for painting (18/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues - The bodywork repairs are being smoothed down ready for repainting (18/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues - This end of the coach still needs some repair work (18/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of an old P-Way Mess Van into a support van for use with our railway crane. The inside has now been tidied up and all the rubbish cleared away. (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of an old P-Way Mess Van into a support van for use with our railway crane. The inside has now been tidied up and all the rubbish cleared away. (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of an old P-Way Mess Van into a support van for use with our railway crane. The inside has now been tidied up and all the rubbish cleared away. The old stove in the main part of the van (04/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of an old P-Way Mess Van into a support van for use with our railway crane. Part of the roof has been removed. The next stag will be the dismantling of the van so it can be replicated in new wood (11/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The building of Constable Burton signal box is progressing. The box was originally located at Hertford East Station and work began to rebuild it in late 2022. (17/06/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The building of Constable Burton signal box is progressing. The box was originally located at Hertford East Station and work began to rebuild it in late 2022. (17/06/2024)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

Digging out under B29 for a drainage pipe eventually. The going is tough as there is bed rock and needs the nose picker to break it up. (03/06/2024)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Wrapped pitch fibre pipe at Leyburn awaiting collection later in the day by the asbestos disposal company. (17/06/2024)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Serious work laying out cuts in the slab to form part of the catch pit at the end of the U tubes between Bridges 28 & 29. (17/06/2024)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

A catch pit made up out of paving slabs as an experiment to see how quickly and cheaply we can do the job as we may have to build 2 more. A proper commercial catch pit can be £1000..! (17/06/2024)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

An end of the day shot with some pipes already installed in the U tubes and the next ones ready to go in next time. (17/06/2024)

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Photo - Andy Waite

Yorkshire Dales POGO (Power Operated Gate Opener) Crossing, Leyburn. Scrap fishplate used to make temporary repairs to the crossing deck. (03/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team have been working on the largely disused section at Ainderby Gates near Northallerton. This is the scene before they got started. A year ago this was a wooden deck crossing in poor condition; just look at it now. (12/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

This is the same scene afterwards. Close vegetation has been cut back and the area beneath the rail has been dug out to leave a gap beneath the rail to separate it from ground level. Also the sleeper ends have been uncovered from soil and exposed to daylight to dry. (12/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

This is a 'before' view in the opposite direction, looking towards Northallerton. During their visit the veg team identified a burst water main emptying on to the ballast beneath the gate on the right and they arranged for the water company to fix it the following day. (12/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The same scene afterwards showing how the four foot and sides of the cess have been weeded, cut back and cleared out. Lines of vision have been improved for crossing users, engendering complimentary remarks from passers-by while work was in progress. (12/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The same view as before but slightly further in to highlight the sleeper ends uncovered to daylight for the first time, also earth has been removed from beneath the rails to leave a gap between them and the ground. (12/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Back breaking work for the veg team clearing the four foot, weeding, creating air space beneath the rails and uncovering the sleepers from moss and earth that had hidden them. (12/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Nothing as satisfying as a job well done. A photo showing the results of the day's work and the team preparing to leave. (12/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

It's the eve of the longest day and it feels like summer at last for the vegetation team on arrival at Morton Flatts farm crossing. Nevertheless the mud and water of previous weeks is plain to see, as is the high vegetation to be cut back in this "before" image. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The same view after the veg team have got to work. The effects of the weedkiller train are quite visible. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Looking the opposite way in this "before" picture at Morton Flatts. This location is on the little used section between Leeming and Northallerton and doesn't see much use, although a train had been along the previous day. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The same view as previous, following the attention of the veg team with their strimmers. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

There's a public footpath which crosses the line near Morton Flatts and the PICOW's request was to find it and clear it. It's in this lot somewhere. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The same view as previous in this 'after' photo. What complicated matters in locating the stiles was the fact that they weren't opposite each other so walkers will have to negotiate a few yards of lineside. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

A pathway through. Looking up from the field side, the railway is at the top of the embankment. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The opposite stile after the waist high vegetation has been cut down. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Walkers need lines of visibility too and so just as with farm crossings, the vegetation has been cut back along the cess where this public footpath crosses the line. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Still at Morton Flatts and the veg team have cut down dead trees beside the line. Here they are preparing to remove logs. (19/06/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Toiling in the midday heat, the vegetation team sawing up dead tree limbs for removal as logs. (19/06/2024)

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