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Photo - Peter Harbord

Visit of some WR members to the Ripon & District Light Railway. General view of the station area with 2 Lister diesel "Rail Truck" locos (L) and a Greenbat battery electric loco (R) with a Hudson tank wagon between. On the veranda, the site owner Neill Clayton is talking to Alan Standish. (13/06/2026)

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Ref - 17189

Photo - Peter Harbord

Visit of some WR members to the Ripon & District Light Railway. The station platform with a train headed by Lister diesel loco no.1. The box van has been adapted to carry passengers (13/06/2026)

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Ref - 17190

Photo - Peter Harbord

Visit of some WR members to the Ripon & District Light Railway. Lister diesel loco no.1 approaches the station. A section of curved portable track is stored on the left. (13/06/2026)

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Ref - 17191

Photo - Peter Harbord

Visit of some WR members to the Ripon & District Light Railway. Lister diesel loco no.3 passes along the edge of the garden. The metal sleepers of the portable track readily corrode and so have been replaced with wooden ones (13/06/2026)

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Photo - Peter Harbord

Visit of some WR members to the Ripon & District Light Railway. No.6, a Lister loco fitted with a petrol engine, at the same spot as the previous photo (13/06/2026)

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Ref - 17193

Photo - Peter Harbord

Visit of some WR members to the Ripon & District Light Railway. No.3 passes alongside the Ripon canal. A rake of 3 Hudson skip wagons is stabled on the right. (13/06/2026)

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Ref - 17194

Photo - Peter Harbord

Visit of some WR members to the Ripon & District Light Railway. A view through one of the running sheds to the workshop area beyond. The running line continues to the right alongside the canal. (13/06/2026)

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Ref - 17195

Photo - Peter Harbord

Visit of some WR members to the Ripon & District Light Railway. Members of our group were invited to have a go at driving no.6. Here Teresa Chapman is seen setting off from the station. (13/06/2026)

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Ref - 17196

Photo - Dave Fielding

Members of the Direct Works Team have assisted operations in replacing the old very rotten wooden clashing post at Bedale level crossing with a steel beam. (15/06/2026)

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Photo - Dave Fielding

Members of the Direct Works Team have assisted operations in replacing the old very rotten wooden clashing post at Bedale level crossing with a steel beam. (15/06/2026)

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Ref - 17198

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The wicket gate has now been fitted to the new replacement steel beam clashing post at Bedale level crossing (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17199

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The wicket gate has now been fitted to the new replacement steel beam clashing post at Bedale level crossing (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17200

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The wicket gate has now been fitted to the new replacement steel beam clashing post at Bedale level crossing (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17201

Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale level crossing: newly installed steel joist as a replacement for the clashing post to address the latest problem with the deteriorating timberwork. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17202

Photo - Dave Fielding

The Direct Works team are building some new steps up to Leeming Bar platform from the yard area (02/06/2026)

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Ref - 17203

Photo - Derek Barnes

The Direct Works team are building some new steps up to Leeming Bar platform from the yard area (02/06/2026)

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Ref - 17204

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The Direct Works team are building some new steps up to Leeming Bar platform from the yard area (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17205

Photo - Dave Fielding

The Direct works team have filled in and reinforced and finished the steps up to Leeming Bar platform from the yard area (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17206

Photo - Dave Fielding

The Direct works team have filled in and reinforced and finished the steps up to Leeming Bar platform from the yard area (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17207

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our ex Caledonian Sleeper coach - It is undergoing some work to make it suitable for use as overnight accommodation for some of our more distant volunteers, when they come to the railway. It will be placed on a new short siding that is in progress of being laid adjacent to Leeming Bar signal box. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17208

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our ex Caledonian Sleeper coach - It is undergoing some work to make it suitable for use as overnight accommodation for some of our more distant volunteers, when they come to the railway. It will be placed on a new short siding that is in progress of being laid adjacent to Leeming Bar signal box. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17209

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our class 121 'bubblecar' in our maintenance shed for some work on its engines (09/06/2026)

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Ref - 17210

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our class 121 'bubblecar' in our maintenance shed for some work on its engines (09/06/2026)

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Ref - 17211

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Pacer 142060 is in our maintenance shed for a repaint into a suitable heritage livery. Here rubbing down and filling in any imperfections in the body work. (09/06/2026)

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Ref - 17212

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Pacer 142060 is in our maintenance shed for a repaint into a suitable heritage livery. Here rubbing down and filling in any imperfections in the body work. (09/06/2026)

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Ref - 17213

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Pacer 142060 is in our maintenance shed for a repaint into a suitable heritage livery. Here rubbing down and filling in any imperfections in the body work. (09/06/2026)

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Ref - 17214

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Pacer 142060 is in our maintenance shed for a repaint into a suitable heritage livery. Here it is starting to get an undercoat. (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17215

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Pacer 142060 is in our maintenance shed for a repaint into a suitable heritage livery. Here rubbing down and filling in any imperfections in the body work. (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17216

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Pacer 142060 is in our maintenance shed for a repaint into a suitable heritage livery. Here it has given an undercoat. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17217

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Pacer 142060 is in our maintenance shed for a repaint into a suitable heritage livery. Here it has given an undercoat. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17248

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - but the other end still needs a lot of work on the bodywork. (09/06/2026)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues. (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17252

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17253

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The (new to us) LMS guards van's restoration is under way - Removing some of the rust (09/06/2026)

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Ref - 17254

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The (new to us) LMS guards van's restoration is under way - Removing some of the rust (09/06/2026)

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Ref - 17256

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The (new to us) LMS guards van's restoration is under way (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17259

Photo - Matt Jervis

The (new to us) LMS guards van's restoration is under way (25/06/2026)

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Ref - 17260

Photo - Matt Jervis

The (new to us) LMS guards van's restoration is under way (25/06/2026)

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Ref - 17270

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The restoration of the 0-6-0 steam tank locomotive is progressing. Here the funnel has been fitted. (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17269

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The restoration of the 0-6-0 steam tank locomotive is progressing. The connecting rods are being prepared for painting. (16/06/2026)

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Ref - 17271

Photo - Timothy Edwards

The restoration of the 0-6-0 steam tank locomotive is progressing. The connecting rods have been given a coat of green primer. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17261

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - The trap door to the pit has now been modified to enable the locking tray to be installed (previously the strengthening beams that hold the trap door together obstructed the installation of the locking tray). (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17263

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - The locking tray has now been fitted along with all the locking from when it was at Aiskew.
Altering the locking to suit Scruton, would not be difficult. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17264

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - The locking tray has now been fitted along with all the locking from when it was at Aiskew. Here testing that when the down signals are pulled, the crossing gate levers (brown) can not be pulled.
Altering the locking to suit Scruton, would not be difficult. (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17267

Photo - Timothy Edwards

Restoration of a lever frame at Scruton - The trap door etc. has now been closed. Apart from fitting a board behind the levers to give details of what each lever does, a few tidying up jobs and a bit more greasing, the installation is now virtually complete (23/06/2026)

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Ref - 17218

Photo - Alan Graham

Adjusting the cant on the railway near Wensley. On this day the P-Way team was working with the veg team on the same site. Veg team member Alan Graham says 'It was interesting to see the P-Way team at work and to see how they go about it; I learned quite a lot'. (01/06/2026)

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Ref - 17219

Photo - Chris Morrill

The infrastructure team replacing a rail on the curve at Bedale station (01/06/2026)

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Ref - 17220

Photo - Chris Morrill

The Infrastructure team replacing rails at Bedale station curve (08/06/2026)

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Ref - 17221

Photo - Chris Morrill

The Infrastructure team replacing rotten sleepers near Bedale (17/06/2026)

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Ref - 17222

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

The last section of track to be de-weeded up to Wensley crossing has taken place. Hopefully the weeds will be controlled in future by the weedkilling programme. (29/06/2026)

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Ref - 17223

Photo - Michael Metcalfe

The sleeper changing team are on the last few sleepers up to Wensley Crossing Gates and would be completed today. (29/06/2026)

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Ref - 17224

Photo - Nigel Cockburn

Here is a photo of the Atlas Crane Lowmac that was acquired from the KWVR earlier in the Year. It was built in 1957 at Swindon, number B904133.
It was used on the 28th June for the first time for the PW Team to lift several large dumpy bags of ballast that had been recovered alongside the line at Bedale station. These were then transported to Stoop House Bridge on the train where they were offloaded again by the Atlas Crane. (29/06/2026)

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Ref - 17225

Photo - Alan Graham

The veg team working alongside the P-Way team at Wensley. Then veg team had a couple of particularly large trees to remove. Tall trees sway in high winds causing root instability which distubs embankment formations. If they're in the wrong place they have to go. (01/06/2026)

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Ref - 17226

Photo - Alan Graham

The veg team working at Bedale station. The job here being to remove the first 12 feet of vegetation from the lineside so that a drainange trench can be dug alongside the line. Piles of Cut greenery had to be raked up and trolleyed away; it couldn't be left in situ. (10/06/2026)

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Ref - 17227

Photo - Alan Graham

Trolleying away cut vegetation away from Bedale station for disposal further up the track. (10/06/2026)

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Ref - 17228

Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team with some - err - vegetation. (10/06/2026)

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Ref - 17229

Photo - Alan Graham

A "before" picture of a well used footpath crossing point near Romanby, Northallerton. It wouldn't be much fun walking your dog through this narrow gap when all the foliage is wet. Another job for the veg team. (17/06/2026)

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Ref - 17230

Photo - Alan Graham

An "after" picture at the same location. Several complimentary comments were received from members of the public while this work was being completed. (17/06/2026)

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Ref - 17231

Photo - Alan Graham

A 'before' picture at the other (south) side of the crossing at Romanby before the attention of the vegetation team. (10/06/2026)

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Ref - 17232

Photo - Alan Graham

An 'after' picture of the previous image showing the cleared footpath crossing with Romanby in the distance. (10/06/2026)

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Ref - 17233

Photo - Alan Graham

Two veg team members survey the work that needs doing at the Wiske viaduct which is a structure near Northallerton that's quite difficult to reach due to its location over the River Wiske. Some veg team members have never seen it. (17/06/2026)

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Ref - 17234

Photo - Alan Graham

A view of the Wiske viaduct that not many get to see because of its location. The vegetation team has made a small start this month to clear vegetation, and associated defects around it which have been identified in a report. (17/06/2026)

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Ref - 17235

Photo - Alan Graham

Another view of the triple arched Wiske viaduct that's hard to reach because of it's location. If you've never seen it before it's a substantial structure. And one that it's hard for the vegetation team to get to. (17/06/2026)

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Ref - 17236

Photo - Alan Graham

Looking down from the top of the Wiske viaduct, the arrow points to where tree roots have moved an abutment stone away from the structure of the bridge. (17/06/2026)

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Ref - 17237

Photo - Alan Graham

The deck of the Wiske viaduct where the vegetation team has made a start on reducing growth at rail level. (17/06/2026)

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Ref - 17238

Photo - Alan Graham

At another bridge, this one over the Bedale beck, the vegetation team has made access available down to water level where structural work is required. A temporary 5mph speed limit currently affects trains at this location. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17239

Photo - John Thompson

Another view of the south side of Bedale Beck bridge showing the route created by the veg team to allow access to the water's edge. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17240

Photo - Alan Graham

The north side of Bedale Beck bridge where six foot high undergrowth has been removed to allow access. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17241

Photo - John Thompson

Showing the South sde of Bedale Beck Bridge where the vegetation team has made a route down to the water's edge. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17242

Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team beginning to make inroads in to the greenery at Bedale Beck Bridge on the hottest day of the year. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17243

Photo - Alan Graham

A veg team volunteer reduces vegetation on the deck of Bedale Bridge down to rail level on a blistering hot day. Special measures were in place to ensure health and safety during the heatwave and an early midday finish was authorised due to the weather. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17244

Photo - Alan Graham

"Finding shelter". Members of the veg team find some shade for a hydration break at Bedale Bridge on the hottest day of the year so far. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17245

Photo - John Thompson

It's warm work but somebody has to do it: the vegetation team brings stored and seasoned logs back from Bedale Beck Bridge to the oil dock on a very hot day. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17246

Photo - Alan Graham

View from the lineside: Acres of uninterrupted trees and grassland in this view taken from Bedale Beck bridge on 24th June. (24/06/2026)

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Ref - 17247

Photo - Alan Graham

This is what giant hogweed looks like; fortunately for us it's on neighbouring land near Bedale Beck bridge. (Heracleum mantegazzianum). When touched, it transfers toxic sap to your skin containing furocoumarins, which strip skin of its ability to protect itself from UV rays. When exposed to sunlight, this causes severe, painful burns, large blisters, and long-lasting purple scars. it's nasty stuff. (24/06/2026)

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