Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


Clearance of Overgrown Leylandii at Finghall Station
During February and March 2022 the Vegetation Team removed some enormous and dangerous Leylandii from the lineside opposite Finghall Station. At least one of the trunks had snapped off in the gales and potential damage was only averted due to the other leylandii continuing to hold it upright

Ref - 9754
Photo - Steve Hall
These dangerous Leylandii at Finghall station may have been some of the tallest trees that the vegetation team have dealt with. The figure in orange gives an indication of height and scale. (15/12/2021)
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Ref - 9754
Photo - Steve Hall
These dangerous Leylandii at Finghall station may have been some of the tallest trees that the vegetation team have dealt with. The figure in orange gives an indication of height and scale. (15/12/2021)
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Ref - 9755
Photo - Steve hall
These dangerous Leylandii at Finghall station may have been some of the tallest trees that the vegetation team have dealt with. The height of the station gives an indication of size and scale. (15/12/2021)
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Ref - 9756
Photo - Steve Hall
Showing why these trees were unsafe. The trunk in the picture appears to have been sawn off. In fact it had snapped cleanly at its base during storms and was resting on its neighbour. (15/12/2021)
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Ref - 9699
Photo - Alan Graham
These tall leylandii firs at Finghall station have become dangerous and need removing. A job for the vegetation team in February. In this image some of the lower branches have already been removed. (09/02/2022)
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Ref - 9700
Photo - Steve Hall
Showing just why these trees had to be removed. The large branch has cracked off in high winds about twelve feet up, and other big branches are lying on the ground. They've reached the end of their life. (02/02/2022)
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Ref - 9701
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team removing the large Leylandii that have become dangerous at Finghall. Look carefully to the right and you may see one that's broken at the base and is being supported by its neighbours. (09/02/2022)
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Ref - 9702
Photo - Alan Graham
The large Leylandii at Finghall beginning to look a bit thinner on a very wet day. (16/02/2022)
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Ref - 9703
Photo - Alan Graham
The vegetation team removing dangerous Leylandii at Finghall. And opening up quite a view from the station, in the process. (16/02/2022)
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Ref - 9704
Photo - Alan Graham
Getting rid of the brash at Finghall during Storm Dudley/Eunice/Franklin - can't remember which. (16/02/2022)
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Ref - 9705
Photo - Alan Graham
Leylandii firs disappearing and logs accumulating on a very wet and stormy day at Finghall 16/2/22. (16/02/2022)
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Ref - 9706
Photo - Alan Graham
Leylandii firs disappearing on a very wet and stormy day at Finghall 16/2/22. (16/02/2022)
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Ref - 9707
Photo - Alan Graham
Leylandii firs disappearing and logs accumulating at Finghall 23/2/22. (23/02/2022)
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Ref - 9708
Photo - Alan Graham
Leylandii firs disappearing and logs accumulating on a very wet and stormy day at Finghall 16/2/22. (23/02/2022)
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Ref - 9709
Photo - Alan Graham
One of the vegetation team's chainsaw operators removing the remains of the dangerous Leylandii. (16/02/2022)
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Ref - 9710
Photo - Steve Hall
Hang on to your hats. A member of the vegetation team struggles to hold on to his protective helmet in the face of Storm Dudley/Eunice/Franklin/Finghall or whatever it was called. (16/02/2022)
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Ref - 9711
Photo - Alan Graham
Using all of their skills, training and equipment members of the vegetation team ensure that when a heavy leylandii falls, it goes the right way. And they all did. (23/02/2022)
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Ref - 9712
Photo - Alan Graham
Having cleared around the base, a vegetation team chainsaw operator begins to tackle the trunk of a giant Leylandii at Finghall. (23/02/2022)
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Ref - 9713
Photo - Alan Graham
An end of day picture Weds 23rd Feb and most of the dodgy trees are out. There's more to remove behind the camera but one more shift should do it. And Finghall station is taking on a new panoramic look. (23/02/2022)
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Ref - 9814
Photo - Bill Briggs
9th March and today's task is to remove the last dangerous Leylandii and the unstable telegraph pole without endangering the electricity cable behind, or the railway signage in front. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9815
Photo - Alan Graham
A chainsaw operator of the vegetation team skilfully sends one of the last Leylandii crashing to the ground inch perfectly at Finghall station. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9816
Photo - Alan Graham
Just beyond the Stop sign, a chainsaw member of the vegetation team is about to fell the last Leylandii using a pole saw while another member of the team walks away to a place of safety. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9817
Photo - Alan Graham
The last remaining Leylandii is beginning to topple to the right. It needs to be dropped away from the station, away from the electricity line and away from the railway signage boards. Steady does it. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9818
Photo - Alan Graham
The last remaining Leylandii falls in mid air exactly where it was planned to. From now on it's a case of sawing and stacking logs and tidying up both sides for the farmer land owner and station users. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9819
Photo - Alan Graham
Keeping the home fires burning on a cold windy day. Members of the vegetation team going about their business of disposal of small branches, brash, tidying up and stacking logs. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9757
Photo - Steve Hall
Members of the vegetation team going about their business of disposing of small branches, brash, tidying up and stacking logs. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9820
Photo - Bill Briggs
Job done. Home time! Come to Finghall station and admire the view! (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9821
Photo - Alan Graham
Job done. Leylandii logs safely stacked at Finghall station. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9822
Photo - Alan Graham
This was Finghall station on the 9th Feb. In this image the vegetation team have already cleared out lower branches between the trunks. (09/02/2022)
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Ref - 9823
Photo - Alan Graham
Exactly a month to the day later, this is Finghall station on 9th March. Whilst taking this photo I couldn't work out why the rest of the team were pointing and laughing at me. What could be behind me? (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9824
Photo - Peter Johnson
A crowd of curious onlookers! (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9825
Photo - Alan Graham
This gentle crowd of curious ladies had softly crept up behind me whilst I was taking a photo. (09/03/2022)
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Ref - 9826
Photo - Alan Graham
This "before" picture of Finghall station from the top of the hill was taken in December 2021 in anticipation of an "after" photo whenever the leylandii behind it were removed. See next slide. (29/12/2021)
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Ref - 9827
Photo - Alan Graham
The "after" picture of Finghall station taken from the same viewpoint at the top of the hill on 9th March 2021. The Leylandii are gone. The rest are a field's length from the station and are not ours. (09/03/2022)
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