Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos

Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

Aysgarth Station Site

April 2015

The first photo shows a wall that has recently been rebuilt. Also a couple of pictures of some new track which has been laid there. Then there are a series of pictures showing the shunter 'Wensley' being moved onto the new track and a coach being delivered.

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Roger Lee rebuilt this wall at Aysgarth Station site over the autumn/winter months (04/03/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Roger Lee rebuilt this wall at Aysgarth Station site over the autumn/winter months (04/03/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Some track has recently been laid in order to have a short running line (08/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A view of the new track laid at Aysgarth station site (08/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A low loader came to Aysgarth to move the shunter 'Wensley' and also to bring a coach from Leeming Bar (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Getting ready to load the Ruston shunter 'Wensley' onto the low loader at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Getting ready to load the Ruston shunter 'Wensley' onto the low loader at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
'Wensley' being pulled onto the low loader at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
'Wensley' being pulled onto the low loader at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
This is a tricky operation and needs to be watched carefully - Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The low loader moving 'Wensley' to another part of the Aysgarth site (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The lengths of rail used with the low loader, being moved to a new location at Aysgarth
It will need a bit of TLC to make it look good (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
'Wensley' about to be put onto the new section of track at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
'Wensley' being carefully moved off the low loader at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
'Wensley' being nudged into position on the new track at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
'Wensley' is now in position on its new track at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Another view of 'Wensley' on its new track at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A coach arriving at Aysgarth from Leeming Bar on the low loader (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Neil Barker
A coach arriving at Aysgarth from Leeming Bar on the low loader (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The low loaded backing into the Aysgarth station site (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Getting the coach ready for unloading at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Moving the coach onto the old goods shed track at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The coach is in the bay beside the goods shed at Aysgarth (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The coach in the bay beside the goods shed at Aysgarth
(Where the shunter 'Wensley' used to be) (27/04/2015)
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Photo - John Hodgson
Another view of the coach at Aysgarth with some of the workers (27/04/2015)
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Photo - John Hodgson
View of the Aysgarth site with the new coach (27/04/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Another 60ft length of track was connected to the existing length of new track on the 29th April (29/04/2015)
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