Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive
Harmby Track Relay
(January to March 2022)
From late January through to early March 2022, our Infrastructure Teams relaid about half a mile of track through the cutting at Harmby, a notoriously wet part of the line near to Leyburn with the flat bottomed rail and concrete sleepers that we got from Eggborough Power Station last year.
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
The tamper from VolkerRail has just arrived and is ready to work on the recently relaid section of line at Harmby, just east of Leyburn. A huge thanks to VolkerRail! (29/03/2022)
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
The tamper from VolkerRail has just arrived and is ready to work on the recently relaid section of line at Harmby, just east of Leyburn. A huge thanks to VolkerRail! (29/03/2022)
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Ref - 9529
Photo - P. Garnett
Loco 37250 passing Finghall with a works train moving sleepers and rails to the track relay sites (04/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
A view from the cab of loco 37250 with our road/rail machine in the distance (04/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
Unloading rails from the works train at the works site (04/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
Unloading rail from the works train at the works site (04/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
The works train at Redmire being loaded with rail (04/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
The works train at Leyburn (04/01/2022)
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Ref - 9534
Photo - Alan Graham
A member of the vegetation team takes stock as works train no D37250 pauses at Redmire before taking a new load of sleepers and rails eastwards from Redmire. (12/01/2022)
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Ref - 9535
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
37250 Arriving at Leyburn to pick up some workers for rail/sleeper drop. (12/01/2022)
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Ref - 9536
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
37250 hooked up to wagons ready for loading at Redmire. (12/01/2022)
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Ref - 9537
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Concrete sleepers been loaded. (12/01/2022)
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Ref - 9538
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
RRV and trailer loaded up with equipment. (12/01/2022)
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Ref - 9539
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Shark van on Primrose crossing. (12/01/2022)
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Ref - 9540
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
37250 set back getting ready to drop rails at Primrose crossing for a future relay job. (12/01/2022)
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Ref - 9541
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
37250 leaving Leyburn heading for Constable Burton loop at the end of the day. (12/01/2022)
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Ref - 9542
Photo - P. Garnett
Loading sleepers at Redmire, ready to be taken to the works site near Leyburn (14/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
Loading sleepers at Redmire, ready to be taken to the works site near Leyburn (14/01/2022)
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Ref - 9543
Photo - Alan Graham
Works train D37250 waits at Redmire as it pauses to couple with trucks out of sight in this picture taken on Weds 19/01/22. (19/01/2022)
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Ref - 9544
Photo - Toby Albrecht
Toby Albrecht of the vegetation team captured this image of the works train leaving Redmire with a load of fresh rails and sleepers on 19th January 22. (19/01/2022)
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Ref - 9625
Photo - Andy Waite
The track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn - day 1 - In Harmby cutting after the rails have been removed (24/01/2022)
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Ref - 9545
Photo - Andy Waite
The track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn - day 1 - looking west after the the rails and sleepers have been removed (24/01/2022)
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Photo - Andy Waite
The track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn - day 1 - looking east (24/01/2022)
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Ref - 9546
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Harmby Cutting. How to dishearten the Leyburn Pway team who spent most of last summer replacing sleepers, oiling fishplates etc to get this track compliant so trains could run again to Leyburn. Someone has now decided this section is to be relaid.
All that effort wasted. (25/01/2022)Click here to see higher resolution photo
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Photo - P. Garnett
The infrastructure team working at the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn. Here the rails have been removed, the old sleepers will be next (25/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
The infrastructure team working at the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn. Here the rails and sleepers have been removed. (25/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
Our road/rail machine in the process of removing the old rails at the relay site near Harmby, Leyburn (25/01/2022)
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Ref - 9550
Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team continuing working at the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn. (26/01/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team continuing working at the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn. (26/01/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team continuing working at the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn. (26/01/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team continuing working at the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn. (26/01/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team continuing working at the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn. (26/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett / A. Lomax
The old track and sleepers have now all been removed from the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn (27/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett / A. Lomax
Preparing the track bed for the new sleepers and rails at the the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn (27/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett / A. Lomax
Preparing the track bed for the new sleepers and rails at the the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn (27/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett / A. Lomax
Preparing the track bed for the new sleepers and rails at the the track relay site near Harmby, Leyburn (27/01/2022)
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Ref - 9558
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Sleepers and tools been delivered to the Harmby Relay worksite. (31/01/2022)
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Photo - P. Garnett
The first of the 'new to us' sleepers from Eggborough Power Station being laid at Harmby track relay site near Leyburn (31/01/2022)
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Ref - 9559
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A rail been moved onto the second panel of track to be installed. (31/01/2022)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Excavator moving the other end of the rail into the correct position. (31/01/2022)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The rail drill, drilling fish plate holes in the end of a rail. (31/01/2022)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A general view of two track panels partly installed. (31/01/2022)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The excavator pulling the rail and sleepers into the correction position marked on the ground. (31/01/2022)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
4 Concrete sleepers been carried by the excavator and spaced out using the Z gauge. (03/02/2022)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Clipping the rails to sleepers is a time consuming/repetitive job. (07/02/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team are now roughly one third of the way through the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn (07/02/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team are now roughly one third of the way through the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn (07/02/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team are now roughly one third of the way through the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn (07/02/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team are now roughly one third of the way through the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn (07/02/2022)
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Photo - Alex Lomax
The infrastructure team are now roughly one third of the way through the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn (07/02/2022)
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Ref - 9686
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Track bed been dug out under B23 Harmby to allow clearance to the bridge with concrete sleepers and flat bottom rail. (08/02/2022)
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Ref - 9687
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Harmby relay. End of existing track looking east, Harmby Bridge in the background. (11/02/2022)
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Ref - 9688
Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Another day - more clipping in Harmby cutting. (14/02/2022)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Harmby relay. New track laid through Harmby Cutting and under Harmby Bridge. (22/02/2022)
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Ref - 9690
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Harmby relay. More sleepers laid out ready to receive another 60 foot of rail.
The end of old track shown in the 11th February picture is in the distance at the top of this frame. (22/02/2022)Click here to see higher resolution photo
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our amazing Infrastructure team have battled on with the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn despite the recent storms and floods.
Unfortunately this has caused a delay to progress and will not now be ready for trains till well into March (26/02/2022)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9692
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our amazing Infrastructure team have battled on with the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn despite the recent storms and floods.
Unfortunately this has caused a delay to progress and will not now be ready for trains till well into March (26/02/2022)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9693
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our amazing Infrastructure team have battled on with the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn despite the recent storms and floods.
Unfortunately this has caused a delay to progress and will not now be ready for trains till well into March (26/02/2022)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9694
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our amazing Infrastructure team have battled on with the latest relay at Harmby, Leyburn despite the recent storms and floods.
Unfortunately this has caused a delay to progress and will not now be ready for trains till well into March (26/02/2022)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Ref - 9750
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our incredible Infrastructure team have endured the worst possible weather over the past couple of weeks to keep the momentum of the track relay at Harmby near Leyburn “on track” (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9751
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our incredible Infrastructure team have endured the worst possible weather over the past couple of weeks to keep the momentum of the track relay at Harmby near Leyburn “on track” (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9804
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our incredible Infrastructure team have endured the worst possible weather over the past couple of weeks to keep the momentum of the track relay at Harmby near Leyburn “on track” (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9805
Photo - Unknown Photographer
Our incredible Infrastructure team have endured the worst possible weather over the past couple of weeks to keep the momentum of the track relay at Harmby near Leyburn “on track” (04/03/2022)
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Ref - 9806
Photo - Andy Glendinning
Ballast working through Leyburn for the Harmby relay. (10/03/2022)
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
Now that the track has all been laid at the Harmby track relay, the track is being covered with ballast in readiness of the tamper arriving (11/03/2022)
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
Now that the track has all been laid at the Harmby track relay, the track is being covered with ballast in readiness of the tamper arriving (11/03/2022)
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
Now that the track has all been laid at the Harmby track relay, the track is being covered with ballast in readiness of the tamper arriving (11/03/2022)
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
Now that the track has all been laid at the Harmby track relay, the track is being covered with ballast in readiness of the tamper arriving (11/03/2022)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Another ballast working,the Shark ballast plough prominent. (11/03/2022)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Tidy up time after the Harmby relay. (21/03/2022)
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Photo - GimbalAir
An aerial view of the nearly completed track relay at Harmby. Just needs to be tampered now (26/03/2022)
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Photo - GimbalAir
An aerial view of the nearly completed track relay at Harmby. Just needs to be tampered now (26/03/2022)
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