It is gala time again at Tanfield Railway and as always a night shoot is arranged before the weekend's festivities. Here is a line up of locomotives being used as they wait to enter the shed for t... (more)

Cochrane and Renishaw double head a mixed train on a wet Sunday in April.

Waiting inside the cab of locomotive "Stagshaw" whilst No 49 heads into the station with a train from Sunnisde. A picture no longer possible as all Tanfield's locomotives now face north.

A reminder of what winter was like. We have had very little cold weather this year. Last year at Tanfield railway this was the first day of the Santa specials

Renishaw heads back to Andrews House station with the third train of the day

Marley Hill shed on Christmas Eve. I had finished my stint as Santa and spent an hour pottering around taking some pictures before going home. Here No 49 and Cochrane sit in the shed awaiting repa... (more)

Santa Specials have finished for the day and Renishaw has its fire dropped.

In the days when I used fil. Cochrane heads up to Andrews House with last train of the day

Renishaw heads for the end of the line with the penultimate train of the day.

Sir Cecil A Cochrane heads for the main station on the Tanfield railway with a Sunday passenger service. It carries a wreath on the smoke box door to remember the late Derek Knott who sadly died 4... (more)

Tanfield railway are celebrating 40 years of operations this year and this weekend is their gala. A night shoot was arranged with floodlights and fireworks

Tanfield Railway's annual night shoot and guest engine Sir Berkeley sits in Marley hill yard at sunset

Tanfield railway are celebrating 40 years of preservation this year and are currently holding a mini gala with Colin MacAndrew as the guest engine. Seen here heading a passenger train away from An... (more)

An unusual view of 0-4-0 saddle tank No.2. Built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, the loco is currently undergoing overhaul and is seen minus its boiler in the engine shed at Marley Hill on the Ta... (more)

Twizell heads for the main station on the Tanfield Railway with a Cream tea special