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Thursday 26 September 2013

2013 Gala Saturday

Photographs from Tanfield Railway Legends of Industry Gala 2013 taken on Saturday 7 September by Jason Peppercorn (JP), Carl Chambers (CC), Ken Snowdon (KS) and Stu Armstrong (SA):
Crews busy on the Bagnalls at the start of the day (JP)
AW No.2 shunting 3 trains each of 3 carriages (JP)
Bagnalls with steam (JP)
No.2 with the coal train at Andrews House ..... (JP)
..... with Cochrane at the rear ..... (JP)
..... crewed by Owen & Stewart (JP)
David (No.2's fireman) & Angela checking
timetables and getting the day under way(JP)
Later, Cochrane approaches Causey ...... (JP)
...... where Stewart has placed it in the bay ..... (JP)
.....so that No.2 (driver Ian) ...... (JP)
...... can propel it out of section into the woods (JP)
Alfred has brought a train into Causey (JP)
Ian now firing on No.2, so David's driving (JP)
Guard Guy and Fred converse at Causey (JP)
Alan & Judy seem to be trying to hide (JP)
Fred in his tea tent (JP)
Angela hurrying the token to the driver( JP)
An over the top view for passengers (JP)
Angela shows how to change a point (JP)
Angela's still checking the timetable; 
Albert approaches Causey Level Crossing (CC)

Judy heads the coal train at Andrews House ..... (CC)
.... while at the back, Albert seems
to be affecting David's posture (CC)
Sarah watering Judy (CC)
Ian stepping into Judy, to head for Sunniside (CC)
Angela & Dave; Sarah on Judy (CC)

Bagnalls back on shed (CC)
Angela's well balanced, but not going to get far with flat tyres and stuck in top gear (CC)

A pastoral shot with Albert at
Causey Bankwell Farm .... (KS)
..... and Terrace Junction en route to Sunniside (KS)
Cochrane passing Marley Hill box (KS)
David with Albert & Judy in the morning (KS)
This is Albert passing Bowes Bridge ..... (KS)
..... and Judy's passing Causey car park (KS)
(Can you spot the differences yet?)
At Andrews House .... is it Albert or Judy?  (SA)/
At Causey, Tommy inspects Albert,
crewed by David & me (SA)
Angela practising her dancing again! (SA)
Malcolm's in charge ..... (SA)
.... but the girls are enjoying a chat (SA)
David's a growing lad (SA)
Albert's RH valve rod gland being nipped up (SA)
Thanks again to Jason Peppercorn (JP), Carl Chambers (CC), Ken Snowdon (KS) and Stu Anderson (SA) for providing these shots.

Some of these shots plus another few hundred are available on Tanfield Flickr.