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Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

March 2025

Photographs

During March lots of work has been going on on the railway by our Engineering Maintenance, Vegetation and Infrastructure teams. This month we have:
1. Locos and trains on the line.
2. Old and recent photos of Pacer 142018.
3. Work being carried out on a recently arrived SPA wagon on our line.
4. Further restoration work on a 0-6-0 steam tank loco.
5. Loco 47714 undergoing bodywork repairs in the maintenance workshop.
6. Further work being carried out installing a restored lever frame at Scruton.
7. The Direct Works Team carrying out various tasks at Scruton.
8. The replastering of Scruton station ticket office.
9. Further restoration work on a Mk2 brake coach.
10. Work by the fencing team.
11. Work by the infrastructure team.
12. Work by the vegetation team

For more photos of the restoration of the lever frame at Scruton see here and here

For more photos of the bodywork repairs to loco 47714 see here

For more photos of the replastering of Scruton station ticket office 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 - John Slaughter
A very well-worn Pacer, 142 060, at Leeming Bar. (18/03/2025)
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Photo - John Slaughter
A very well-worn Pacer, 142 060, at Leeming Bar. (18/03/2025)
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Photo - John Slaughter
D9523 basking in spring sunshine at Leeming Bar (18/03/2025)
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Photo - John Slaughter
Contrasting liveries at Leeming Bar, with D9523 parked up between the bubble car and a Mk2 coach. (18/03/2025)
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Photo - John Slaughter
Leeming Bar Yard, with NCB liveried D9513 beside EWS liveried 37 250, and the remains of a Mk2 coach after the stripping out of fittings. (11/03/2025)
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Photo - Unknown photographer
One of a large number of photos donated to the Railway for sale. Wensley Station and crossing taken from the secondman's side of a DMU forming part of the Lancashire Rail Ramblers rail tour from Blackpool to Redmire. (16/04/1988)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Roughly the same scene today but taken from a lower angle. (17/03/2025)
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Photo - Unknown photographer
Another of the photos donated to the Railway. 142018. Printed caption on the rear reads "Sat 30.10.99 -The 12.30 Middlesbrough to Hexham train approaches Stockton at Hartburn Junction." (30/10/1999)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The same unit in the siding at Bedale (but not going to Whitby!). (29/03/2025)
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Photo - Unknown photographer
Another donated photo. 143623. No date. Written caption just reads "Swansea". (Date unknown)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The same unit at Leeming Bar having just arrived on the 1430 from Leyburn. (29/03/2025)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
33035 at Leyburn ready to form the 1100 to Leeming Bar. (30/03/2025)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
37250 to the rescue after 33035 had unfortunately failed at Bedale on the 1200 Leeming Bar-Leyburn. (16/03/2025)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Yorkshire Water contractors carrying out a video camera survey of a sewer which runs across under the track just west of Flatts Bridge in Leyburn. (19/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An SPA wagon has recently arrived at Leeming Bar, and is have some remedial work done to it. I will be very useful as an additional wagon in the Works train (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An SPA wagon has recently arrived at Leeming Bar, and is have some remedial work done to it. I will be very useful as an additional wagon in the Works train (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An SPA wagon has recently arrived at Leeming Bar, and is have some remedial work done to it. I will be very useful as an additional wagon in the Works train (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An SPA wagon has recently arrived at Leeming Bar, and is have some remedial work done to it. I will be very useful as an additional wagon in the Works train. The lowering sides allow easy access when alongside a platform (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An SPA wagon has recently arrived at Leeming Bar, and is have some remedial work done to it. I will be very useful as an additional wagon in the Works train. The lowering sides allow easy access when alongside a platform (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An SPA wagon has recently arrived at Leeming Bar, and is have some remedial work done to it. I will be very useful as an additional wagon in the Works train. The lowering sides allow easy access when alongside a platform (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An SPA wagon has recently arrived at Leeming Bar, and is have some remedial work done to it. I will be very useful as an additional wagon in the Works train. Here one of the intermediate side support stanchions is being repaired (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
An SPA wagon has recently arrived at Leeming Bar, and is have some remedial work done to it. I will be very useful as an additional wagon in the Works train. Here one of the intermediate side support stanchions has been repaired (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a 0-6-0 steam tank engine. A replacement flue is being constructed (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a 0-6-0 steam tank engine. The side water tanks are beyond repair and work is starting on building new ones, using the old ones as a pattern. (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco 47714 in our maintenance workshop. It has been having filler applied over bodywork imperfections, and here the filler is being smoothed down (11/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco 47714 in our maintenance workshop. It is having some grinding done on the chassis (11/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco 47714 in our maintenance workshop. After having primer applied over bare metal, it is having filler applied over bodywork imperfections to ensure a nice smooth finish for painting. (11/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco 47714 in our maintenance workshop. After having primer applied over bare metal, it is having filler applied over bodywork imperfections to ensure a nice smooth finish for painting. (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - Continuing with the removal of a build up of silt and earth in the signal box pit. See the ground eater leaking into the pit (11/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - Continuing with the removal of a build up of silt and earth in the signal box pit, we have found two signal arm weights buried (18/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - Continuing with the removal of a build up of silt and earth in the signal box pit, we have found another old bit of signalling equipment (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - An angled bar, piece of signalling equipment found in the signal box pit along with a couple of weights (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - One of the alcoves for the frame supporting beams is now cleaned up and ready for a concrete/brick support for the replacement beam to be installed. (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton -The other alcove for the frame supporting beams is now cleaned up and ready for a concrete/brick support for the replacement beam to be installed. (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - The removal of a build up of silt and earth in the signal box pit is now complete (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Scruton Outdoor Toilet rotten Barge Board (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Scruton Outdoor Toilet rotten Barge Board replaced by the Direct Works Team (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Scruton Outdoor Toilet new Barge Board painted by the Direct Works Team (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Scruton Wooden Platform Section plastic anti-slip strips lifted and the surface pressure washed by the Direct Works Team. (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Tug Lee
Scruton Wooden Platform Section plastic anti-slip strips lifted and the surface being pressure washed by the Direct Works Team. (18/03/2025)
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Photo - Tug Lee
Scruton Wooden Platform Section plastic anti-slip strips being lifted by the Direct Works Team (18/03/2025)
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Photo - Tug Lee
Scruton Wooden Platform Section plastic anti-slip strips have been lifted and the platform surface prior to Pressure Washing by the Direct Works Team (18/03/2025)
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Photo - Tug Lee
Scruton Wooden Platform cleaned by the Direct Works Team (18/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Pressure Washing Back of the Platform Fence at Scruton station by the Direct Works Team (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Back of Fence area Pressure Washed at Scruton station by the Direct Works Team (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
More Wooden Platform Pressure Washed at Scruton station by the Direct Works Team (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Back of Platform Fence Pressure Washing looking West finished at Scruton station by the Direct Works Team (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Back of Scruton Platform Fence Pressure Washing Looking East finished by the Direct Works Team (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Joan Walker
Scruton Ticket Office Lime Plastering continues (JW) (03/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
David Harrison plastering the walls of Scruton station ticket office (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Joan Walker
Scruton Ticket Office looking West Plaster now dry (18/03/2025)
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Photo - Derek Barnes
Scruton Ticket Office newly Plastered Walls have been Primed (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Joan Walker
Scruton Ticket Office newly Plastered Walls being primed (25/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a Mk2 coach - The west end is coming on, although work has temporarily stopped to focus on getting loco 47714 restored. (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a Mk2 coach - Work is needed around the guard's double door on the south side, although work has temporarily stopped to focus on getting loco 47714 restored. (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of a Mk2 coach - Work is needed around the guard's double door on the south side, although work has temporarily stopped to focus on getting loco 47714 restored. (04/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The Wickham trolley - work being carried out on its engine (11/03/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The Wickham trolley - with it tarpaulin sides down (18/03/2025)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Rail replacement Traffic Light Bridge to Stoop House Bridge. It's very hard work using the Ironmen to push a ton of rail uphill past Spennithorne Station. (03/03/2025)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Fencing Gang - Finghall Lane. Reports of one of the crossing gates dragging on the road. The top hinge mount had broken. Emergency repair undertaken whilst a longer term solution is developed. (19/03/2025)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Fencing Gang - Finghall Lane. Reports of one of the crossing gates dragging on the road. The top hinge mount had broken. Emergency repair undertaken whilst a longer term solution is developed. (19/03/2025)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Fencing Gang - Finghall Lane. Reports of one of the crossing gates dragging on the road. The top hinge mount had broken. Emergency repair undertaken whilst a longer term solution is developed. (19/03/2025)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Fencing gang - Newton Le Willows Cricket Field crossing.
New vehicle gates, the addition of separate pedestrian gates for the footpath, and improved visibility for users of the crossing. Photo taken from the Village Hall side looking towards the Cricket Field on the other side of the line (31/03/2025)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Fencing gang - Newton Le Willows Cricket Field crossing.
New vehicle gates, the addition of separate pedestrian gates for the footpath, and improved visibility for users of the crossing. Photo taken from the Village Hall side looking towards the Cricket Field on the other side of the line (31/03/2025)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Fencing gang - Newton Le Willows Cricket Field crossing.
New vehicle gates, the addition of separate pedestrian gates for the footpath, and improved visibility for users of the crossing. Photo take from the Cricket Field side looking towards the Village Hall on the other side of the line. (31/03/2025)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Fencing gang - Newton Le Willows Cricket Field crossing.
New vehicle gates, the addition of separate pedestrian gates for the footpath, and improved visibility for users of the crossing. Photo take from the Cricket Field side looking towards the Village Hall on the other side of the line. (31/03/2025)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
Showing the new gates and work of the Infrastructure team at Newton Le Willows Cricket field User Worked Crossing. (--/03/2025)
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Photo - Alan Graham
During March the vegetation team commenced a lengthy unpleasant exercise which will run in to April, clearing out this blackthorn and bramble west of Finghall so that sunlight can reach and dry the track before a new drain is dug out on the left cess. Here looking west. (12/03/2025)
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Photo - John Thompson
Making progress. The vegetation team are removing prickly thorns back to the fence line. No early nests have been uncovered so far but continuous advance checking is undertaken. (19/03/2025)
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Photo - John Thompson
Burning the brash. The only way to get rid of the cleared undergrowth otherwise it quickly becomes unmanageable to work amongst. (19/03/2025)
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Photo - John Thompson
Veg team PICOW Steve Hall hands over a brand new chainsaw to trained operator David Lawson (right) whilst Alan Graham (background) looks on. (12/03/2025)
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Photo - John Thompson
"All our own work". Looking west towards Constable Burton, ad an area of embankment already cleared which hours earlier had been twice the height of the veg team volunteers and impenetrable. And that's just a start. (19/03/2025)
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Photo - John Thompson
Looking east towards Finghall showing progress being made in clearing blackthorn. Sunlight is reaching the track for the first time. (19/03/2025)
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Photo - Alan Graham
A week later and the extent of the veg team's endeavours are becoming clearer. There's still more to be done (out of shot) but the track is already drying out in preparation for drainage digging. (26/03/2025)
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Photo - Alan Graham
Lunch time for the veg team volunteers near Finghall on 26th March and winter has turned to to Spring very suddenly. Previous weeks' chills have become a recent memory and the sun's warmth reaches everyone for the first time this year. (26/03/2025)
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Photo - Alan Graham
It's the end of day of the last shift in March and this is where the work's got to so far in this image looking east. April's task to remove more continuously prickly stuff lies ahead. (26/03/2025)
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