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Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

July 2024 (Page2)

Photographs

During July lots of work has been going on on the railway. Due to the quantity of photos this month there are two photo galleries. On this second page we have:
1. D9523 at the '14s at 60' gala on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
2. The restoration of the ex P-Way mess van is continuing.
3. Restoration is starting on a Mk.1 BSK coach, M35304.
4. Restoration is continuing on the Mk.2 coach.
5. Restoration is continuing on the 0-6-0 steam tank loco.
6. Restoration is now nearly complete on the Wickham Trolley
7. The Infrastructure Team have been busy installing a drainage system on a particularly wet part of the line.
8. The Vegetation Team have been very busy all along the line.

There are many more photos in page 1 of this month's photo gallery.

There were also a good number of photos which could not fit in this month's two photo galleries. These can be found in the following dedicated photo galleries.

For more photos of the Works Mess van that is to be restored as a mess van for our railway crane see here.

For more photos of the restoration of the Wickham Trolley see here

For more photos of the restoration of the Mk1 Coach see here

For more photos of the restoration and rebuild of the 0-6-0 Steam Tank loco see here

For more photos of the continuing restoration of the Mk2 Coach see here

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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco D9523 in the workshop being repainted in readiness for its visit to the 'Class 14s at 50 Gala' at The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (16/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco D9523 in the workshop being repainted in readiness for its visit to the 'Class 14s at 50 Gala' at The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (16/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco D9523 in the workshop being repainted in readiness for its visit to the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (16/07/2024)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
D9523 off to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway for the Class 14@60 Gala 25-28 July. (23/07/2024)
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Photo - Chris Baily
Loco D9523 arriving at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway for its visit to their 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' (23/07/2024)
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Photo - The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
D9523 arriving back at Wirksworth after working a dining special for the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' sponsors on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (24/07/2024)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
Our D9523 on demonstration freight trains during the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (25/07/2024)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
Our D9523 on demonstration freight trains during the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (25/07/2024)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
Our D9523 on demonstration freight trains during the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (25/07/2024)
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Photo - Nigel the Fabricator
Our D9523 at the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (26/07/2024)
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Photo - Nigel the Fabricator
Our D9523 at the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (26/07/2024)
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Photo - Nigel the Fabricator
Our D9523 at the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (26/07/2024)
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Photo - Nigel the Fabricator
Our D9523 at the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (26/07/2024)
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Photo - The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Our D9523 heading a train with seven class 14 locos during the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (27/07/2024)
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Photo - Chris Gee
Our D9523 on a train at the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (28/07/2024)
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Photo - Chris Gee
Our D9523 on a train at the 'Class 14s at 60 Gala' at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (28/07/2024)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Restoration of an old P-Way Mess Van into a mess van for use with our railway crane. You have to break eggs to make a cake. Taking down the old timber structure of the NER van before a new body is put back on. (04/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of an old P-Way Mess Van into a mess van for use with our railway crane. All the old body has been removed and the top cleared. Now awaiting for whenever a new body can be made. (23/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the sides, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the sides, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the ends, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues. Refitting some of the window trim (16/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues. Missing windows have now been refitted (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues. Welding in a steel plate to fill in a section that had been cut out (16/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach continues. (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The restoration of the 0-6-0 steam tank locomotive is progressing. The smoke box has been fitted and is now covered up for protection (16/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The restoration of the 0-6-0 steam tank locomotive is progressing. Making a replacement chimney - the old one was very badly rusted (23/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The restoration of the 0-6-0 steam tank locomotive is progressing. Some of the restored parts of the loco (23/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Wickham trolley is now nearing completion (16/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Wickham trolley is now nearing completion (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Nigel Cockburn
Clearing blocked Utubes between Newton Grange and Fox Park User Worked Crossings. (03/07/2024)
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Photo - Nigel Cockburn
Clearing blocked Utubes between Newton Grange and Fox Park User Worked Crossings. (03/07/2024)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
Our ex Tyne and Wear shunter on a works train at Leeming Bar ready to take drainage pipes etc. to site (15/07/2024)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
A works train at Leeming Bar ready to take drainage pipes etc. to site (15/07/2024)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
A works train at Leeming Bar ready to take drainage pipes etc. to site (15/07/2024)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
A works train at Leeming Bar ready to take drainage pipes etc. to site (15/07/2024)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Works train loco WL4 arrived with more pipes at B29 at Leyburn Shawl. (15/07/2024)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A catch recently made with extra pipes added in - just needs the ends blocking up. (15/07/2024)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Clearing out the existing U tube which involved removing half a U tube in many places which was broken back in BR days for some reason. The new pipes are ready to go in. (29/07/2024)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Another catch pit under construction under B28 which hopefully will take a fair share from the pit behind in which a pipe also crosses the track there. (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Laying down geotextile to wrap the pipes in to. (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The final outlet where another catch pit will be built. (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Final digging out to get the correct grade for the pipes between the catch pit at the west end of the Utubes and the cross drain which is just beyond Bridge 29 in the distance. (29/07/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Scruton crossing on the Northallerton side and quite a tall mass of undergrowth for the veg team to tackle on arrival. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
There's a railway line hidden in this lot; where to start? A member of the vegetation team ponders this question at the start of a warm summertime shift at Scruton. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Looking over the top of the log trolley at the same view as the previous slide just an hour or so later. The veg team has got going and opened up this section again. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team seeing to dead trees east of Scruton. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Sue Threadgold
Lunch time for the veg team at Scruton station and what a treat to have comfortable tables and benches to sit at. Beats being plonked on a grassy bank or even worse being perched on a rail, any time. The best is usually a track trolley or an upturned log. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The veg team celebrating two of their members John Wallace and Steve Hall sharing seventieth birthdays on a lovely day at Scruton station at the end of June. Accompanied by Richard Willis keeping an eye on proceedings. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The veg team know how to celebrate! Smiling PICOW Steve Hall receives cakes and chocolate from driver Sue Threadgold while chainsaw operator Dave Lawson looks on. A lovely occasion. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Celebrating birthdays, receiving cards and gifts at Scruton station. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Yummy cakes to be shared at Scruton. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The veg team celebrating two seventieth birthdays, enjoying the fine weather and tucking in at Scruton Station. (26/06/2024)
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Photo - Patrick Dalzell
The vegetation team have got their work cut out with undergrowth crowding in on both sides in this image west of Bedale signal box. (10/07/2024)
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Photo - John Thompson
A "before" picture showing the vegetation team getting started on an overgrown section west of Bedale. (10/07/2024)
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Photo - John Thompson
An 'after' picture showing the extent of work done at the same location. (10/07/2024)
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Photo - John Thompson
The vegetation team in wellies, digging out overgrown drainage channels west of Bedale. Not one of the more attractive jobs. (10/07/2024)
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Photo - John Thompson
There's a drainage ditch in here somewhere. The veg team have to get stuck in and dig it out. (10/07/2024)
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Photo - John Thompson
Making progress. Showing how far the veg team have got to, in contrast to the previous image. (10/07/2024)
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Photo - John Thompson
A drainage ditch, uncovered and dug out by the vegetation team. (10/07/2024)
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Photo - John Thompson
It's amazing what the undergrowth conceals. How this chair ended up in a drainage ditch is anyone's guess (10/07/2024)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Some of the vegetation team have been working at the bridge over Bedale beck just west of the bypass flyover. There are problems at this location where big trees growing out of the riverbank have moved towards the bridge in a short time, as destabilised roots have given way. (17/07/2024)
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Photo - Steve Hall
A member of the veg team working on the bridge over Bedale beck on a (rare) red hot July day. (17/07/2024)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Although the worst of the collapsed trees and branches have been cut, the bulk remains and this will take some sorting out. On arrival the veg team discovered that some trees had been cut by persons unknown and allowed to fall in to the beck. (17/07/2024)
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Photo - Steve Hall
Perfectly cut trees felled by the vegetation team lying in exactly the right places by people who know what they are doing. As there were only three of the veg team on this job it was decided that best use of resources was to get as much felled as possible and tidy up later. (17/07/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The veg team have removed dangerous trees to the right of the bridge in this photo (though there's more to do out of camera shot) and have finished off for the day by strimming undergrowth on both bridge sides. (17/07/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
A veg team chainsaw operator deep in the undergrowth beside the Bedale beck alongside the bridge. The dense nature of this overgrown area makes working difficult; one slip and you're waist deep in water. (17/07/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Tackling challenging willows in dense vegetation alongside the bridge at Bedale beck; veg team chainsaw operator and PICOW Steve Hall. (17/07/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Sizing up the job. Members of the vegetation team consider the best way to remove a fallen tree trunk from the beck below. In the end they removed it via a winch and ratchet. (31/07/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
A member of the veg team strimming to improve sight lines near the Bedale bypass bridge. (31/07/2024)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Using a pole saw to improve sight lines for drivers. (31/07/2024)
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