Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos

Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

February 2026

Photographs

February has been a busy month for the various maintenance, vegetation and infrastructure teams. On this page:-
1. An old photo of Hertford East signal box, now re-erected at Constable Burton.
2. Loco 47714 at Leeming Bar.
3. Bedale station platform is about to be tarmacked.
4. Track from the former Eggborough power station arriving at Leeming Bar.
5. Refurbishment/replacement of bogies for Mk2 coaches.
6. More work on the 0-6-0 steam tank loco.
7. Pacer unit 142060 undergoing refurbishment.
8. The railway has recently acquired a Lomac wagon with an atlas crane.
9. The Wickham trolley is being prepared for display.
10. The Sentinel Diesel loco is undergoing restoration work.
11. The Direct Works team preparing a base for a shed at Finghall.
12. The Infrastructure team ballasting the track over the restored Stoop House bridge.
13. The Infrastucture team carrying out drainage work.
14. The Fencing Team replacing fencing and gates.
15. The Vegetation Team at work.

The track from the former Eggborough power station is being used to support our return to Redmire plans as well as for on-going track maintenance. Whilst we are getting the track free, we have to pay our specialist rail contractor - Lampitt Rail Services - for the costs in getting it to the railway. Please help us to achieve our aims by donating to our appeal - https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/securingourfuture

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Photo - Stephen Ruff
Back in 1987, a C1 315832 EMU Broxbourne train is passing Hertford East signal box. This box was dismantled a few years ago and has now been erected at Constable Burton. (18/08/1987)
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Photo - Stephen Ruff
Back in 1987, a C1 315832 EMU Broxbourne train is passing Hertford East signal box. This box was dismantled a few years ago and has now been erected at Constable Burton. (18/08/1987)
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Photo - John Slaughter
Leeming Bar Station on a quiet Tuesday lunch time, with 47 714 parked in the plaform with a variety of rolling stock beyond, including Pacer 143 623 ahead, and the green paintwork of the Bubble Car just protruding in front of the 47. (24/02/2026)
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Photo - John Slaughter
Leeming Bar Station on a quiet Tuesday lunch time, with 47 714 parked in the plaform. (24/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Loco 47714 in Leeming Bar platform on a non-running day (24/02/2026)
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Photo - John Slaughter
Bedale Station platform awaiting its new tarmac surface, due to be constructed next week. The current surface consists of loose chippings and moss, which get carried into the building, and are difficult to wheel buggies and wheelchairs over. (24/02/2026)
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Photo - John Slaughter
Bedale Station platform awaiting its new tarmac surface, due to be constructed next week. The current surface consists of loose chippings and moss, which get carried into the building, and are difficult to wheel buggies and wheelchairs over. (24/02/2026)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
A load of donated rail from the former Eggborough Power Station being unloaded at Leeming Bar Station and loaded onto a 'Salmon' flat rail wagon. (16/02/2026)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
A load of donated rail from the former Eggborough Power Station being unloaded at Leeming Bar Station and loaded onto a 'Salmon' flat rail wagon. (16/02/2026)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
A load of donated rail from the former Eggborough Power Station being unloaded at Leeming Bar Station and loaded onto a 'Salmon' flat rail wagon. (16/02/2026)
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Photo - Nick Keegan
A load of donated rail from the former Eggborough Power Station being unloaded at Leeming Bar Station and loaded onto a 'Salmon' flat rail wagon. (16/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A load of rails from the former Eggborough power station has been taken from the articulated lorry and stacked on a 'Salmon' flat wagon for transport to elsewhere on the railway (17/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A load of rails from the former Eggborough power station temporarily stored at Leeming Bar (17/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A load of rails from the former Eggborough power station temporarily stored at Leeming Bar (17/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A load of old concrete sleepers from the former Eggborough power station temporarily stored at Leeming Bar (24/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A load of rails from the former Eggborough power station temporarily stored at Leeming Bar (24/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Several of our Mk2 coaches have had their bogies refurbished. Here is one ready to go back under a coach (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Two axle sets from a Mk2 coach bogie (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The rear coal bunker panel from the 0-6-0 steam tank has been removed to allow further work to be carried out (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The rear coal bunker panel from the 0-6-0 steam tank has been removed to allow further work to be carried out (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The SPA wagon has now been partially repainted (12/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The works train with a Lomac well wagon being shunted in Leeming Bar yard (12/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The works train being shunted in Leeming Bar yard (12/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Refurbishment work being carried out on pacer unit 142060. It is intended to give this a repaint in a suitable heritage colour. (17/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Refurbishment work being carried out on pacer unit 142060. It is intended to give this a repaint in a suitable heritage colour. (17/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The railway has recently acquired a Lomac wagon with an Atlas crane from the Keithley and Worth Valley Railway. This will be a very useful bit of kit for the P'way dept. (12/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The railway has recently acquired a Lomac wagon with an Atlas crane from the Keithley and Worth Valley Railway. This will be a very useful bit of kit for the P'way dept. (12/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The railway has recently acquired a Lomac wagon with an Atlas crane from the Keithley and Worth Valley Railway. This will be a very useful bit of kit for the P'way dept. (12/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The railway has recently acquired a Lomac wagon with an Atlas crane from the Keithley and Worth Valley Railway. This will be a very useful bit of kit for the P'way dept. (17/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
It has been decided that the Wickham trolley will not be used for work purposes due to the difficulty in making it compliant - especially the brakes. It will instead be exhibited in the original Wickham shed at Scruton. This will make it a very rare feature - A Wickham trolley in an original Whickham shed. Here the rear seat back has now been replaced with an original and the bench been replaced with a matching piece. (24/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Some of the bodywork has had rusted patches cutout and replaced. Here ready for repainting (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Here getting an undercoat (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Some of the bodywork has had rusted patches cutout and replaced. Here ready for repainting (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Here getting an undercoat (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Here getting an undercoat (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Here getting an undercoat (12/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Here getting an undercoat (12/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Here getting an undercoat (24/02/2026)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration work on the Sentinel diesel loco continues - Here the repaired areas have been primed and ready for an undercoat (24/02/2026)
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Photo - Dave Fielding
The Direct Works team have cleared a space at Finghall for a new shed (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Dave Fielding
The Direct Works team have cleared a space at Finghall for a new shed (03/02/2026)
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Photo - Dave Fielding
The Direct Works Team have made a concrete base for a new shed at Finghall (10/02/2026)
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Photo - Dave Fielding
The Direct Works Team have made a concrete base for a new shed at Finghall (10/02/2026)
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Photo - Dave Fielding
The Direct Works Team mixing the cement/concrete for the base of a new shed at Finghall (10/02/2026)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
The Infrastructure team busy ballasting the relaid track over Stoop House bridge following the repairs to the bridge (--/02/2026)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
The Infrastructure team busy ballasting the relaid track over Stoop House bridge following the repairs to the bridge (--/02/2026)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
The Infrastructure team busy ballasting the relaid track over Stoop House bridge following the repairs to the bridge. Diesel shunter 03144 is on the Works train (--/02/2026)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
The Infrastructure team busy ballasting the relaid track over Stoop House bridge following the repairs to the bridge (--/02/2026)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
The Infrastructure team has finished ballasting the relaid track over Stoop House bridge following the repairs to the bridge (--/02/2026)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
The Infrastructure team clearing and digging drainage channels on a flooded section of line (--/02/2026)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
The Infrastructure team clearing and digging drainage channels on a flooded section of line (--/02/2026)
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Photo - Chris Morrill
The Infrastructure team clearing and digging drainage channels on a flooded section of line (--/02/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Stoop House Bridge Spennithorne - Fencing Team
Access steps - request for a hand rail to be extended to lower steps prior to works on the bridge deck. (19/01/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Stoop House Bridge Spennithorne - Fencing Team
Access steps - hand rail added. Not the easiest place to try and get a post into the ground. (19/01/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Smiths User Worked Crossing east of Constable Burton - Fencing Team
Fencing works involved removing rotten gate posts, repositioning the road gate and adding a pedestrian route to improve visibility and safety at the crossing. (09/02/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Smiths User Worked Crossing east of Constable Burton - Fencing Team
Fencing works involved removing rotten gate posts, repositioning the road gate and adding a pedestrian route to improve visibility and safety at the crossing. (09/02/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Smiths User Worked Crossing east of Constable Burton - Fencing Team
Fencing works involved removing rotten gate posts, repositioning the road gate and adding a pedestrian route to improve visibility and safety at the crossing. (09/02/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Smiths User Worked Crossing east of Constable Burton - Fencing Team
Fencing works involved removing rotten gate posts, repositioning the road gate and adding a pedestrian route to improve visibility and safety at the crossing. (10/02/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Scrogg Farm No 2 User Worked Crossing just west of Constable Burton - Fencing Team
The track walker had reported that the gates were defective due to suspected rot of the gate posts.
A works train has recently dropped off fencing supplies to the remote site. (16/02/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Scrogg Farm No 2 User Worked Crossing just west of Constable Burton - Fencing Team
The track walker had reported that the gates were defective due to suspected rot of the gate posts. (16/02/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Scrogg Farm No 2 User Worked Crossing just west of Constable Burton - Fencing Team
Definitely confirmed rot on gate post. (24/02/2026)
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Photo - Richard Kirk
Scrogg Farm No 2 User Worked Crossing just west of Constable Burton - Fencing Team
Fencing works in progress. Gate position being brought closer to the line and fencing being adjusted accordingly. The old gate position is in the foreground and the new position is at the end of the fencing. (24/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
Another day, another 70th birthday amongst the vegetation team; this time it's...mine! (Alan Graham) (05/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
Running repairs to a track trolley by a member of the veg team near Leyburn. (18/02/2026)
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Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team getting ready for the day's shift west of Leyburn at the beginning of February. The job this month was to cut down overgrowth on the left hand (southern) embankment to allow sunlight to the track. Unfortunately there was no sunshine on this day. (04/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
'This fire's not going to go'. Members of the veg team watch on despondently, desperate for some warmth on a wet winter's day. (18/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
'Nah, told yer it wasn't going to go!' (18/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
'Well maybe'. It's looking more promising. (18/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
'Job's a good un'. Don't stand too close! (18/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
"It could only be February". Members of the veg team begin to head off in to the gathering gloom of a winter's afternoon west of Leyburn. (11/02/2026)
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Photo - Alan Graham
An image showing the extent of brash to be collected and disposed of. Unlike tree branches and logs (which are usually straightforward to deal with), brash is horrible to handle, prickly and awkward and if you're unlucky, it can snap and flick in to your face. (18/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
An "after" image, showing the area on the right which has been cleared of brash and trees by the vegetation team to allow light to the track to dry it out. This is a pre-cursor to the P-Way teams laying fresh track in this location west of Leyburn. (18/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
During the last week of February the veg team were at Constable Burton where the job was to remove some trees from the north embankment. In high winds the flexing of trees can damage embankments creating cracks and instability so this is something to be mindful of. (25/02/2026)
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Photo - John Thompson
An afterwards picture, showing evidence of the veg team's work at Constable Burton. Fresh stumps indicate where severe pruning has been carried out to minimise damage to the embankment formation. (25/02/2026)
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