Engine Curve Revisited

Ian moving panels nearer to final alignment

Straightening the exit from the rock cutting helped
increase the radius of the curve to 10 chains

Creating a curve - caution may be 11 MB!

Tidying the ballast and creating a run off

Engine Curve is so named because there was a stationary engine here which hauled coal waggons on their way towards the Tyne from Tanfield.   During the course of our work a retaining wall has been cleared and the wide ledge here has become apparent.

Realigning the straight down to footpath crossing no.2,
which also enables increasing the radius to 10 chains

David from DC decorating painting Andrews House tea room

Michael repairing the drive arm for
Twizell's mechanical lubricator