Locomotive Sir Cecil A Cochrane storms up the bank to Andrews House station with the last train of the day. Tanfield Railway have had some really bad news this week. Because of lockdown nobody has... (more)

Having coaled the locomotive the crew of Puffing Billy, a replica locomotive of one which dates to around 1815, head onto the line to spend a day carrying passengers along the short line available... (more)

End of the night time gala at Tanfield Railway and volunteers are waiting for the remainder of the locomotives to be returned to the shed. No 49 was the first to take its place

A stiff easterly was blowing and snow was in the air as Renishaw hauled a demonstration coal train over Bobgins crossing and up the bank to Andrews House station.

Tanfield gala weekend and visiting locomotive Agecroft No 1 has its fire dropped at the end of the evening

Every Sunday in February Tanfield Railway run a series of demonstration freight trains. The last one this year had No 49 in charge and is seen here leaving East Tanfield and heading up East Causey... (more)

During the annual steam gala at Beamish museum there is plenty of action in the colliery yard. On the left there is the coffee pot waiting for its next trip. On the right Dave tends to narrow gaug... (more)

Santa Specials have begun at Tanfield Railway. This is the fourth day out of eleven such days when nine trains a day run to the "North Pole". Sir Cecil A Cochrane is in charge of the day... (more)

Autumn colours are quickly disappearing in Causey woods as Sir Cecil A Cochrane heads the second train of the day back to Andrews house. Being Remembrance Sunday the locomotive is adorned with a p... (more)

Third day of Tanfield's gala and an early start for everyone. Volunteer crews gather round for a briefing of the day's events as the locomotives raise steam. The two visiting engines are in the to... (more)

It is Tanfield Railway's annual gala and special guest engine is this 0-6-0 tank locomotive No 813. It is hauling the first train of the day past Bowes Bridge which, over 60 years ago was a small,... (more)

Because the guest engines at Beamish museum's Festival of Steam ran on 15 inch gauge track it meant that for the first time locomotives with three different guages could be seen in one palce. Here... (more)

Beamish museum held it annual steam fair last weekend and was rather low key compared to previous years. 2 guest engines came from the Ravenglas sand Eskdale railway which neccesitated building a ... (more)

Every February Tanfield railway host four Sundays of freight running as well as their regular passenger timetable. Week one saw 0-4-0 No 2 hauling a short hooper train to replicate this line when ... (more)

Its work done for the day 0-6-0 TWIZELL heads for the shed. Tokens have to be exchanged at the signal box where the driver hands over the token for the track he is leaving and the signalman holds ... (more)