Second last train of the day heads for the North Pole with a train of expectant children hoping for a present from Santa Claus

Inside Marley Hill shed, the oldest working shed in the world, and David is hard at work making the sparks fly whilst No 14 waits for its turn for restoration

Crew of locomotive TWIZELL waiting for the signal to head into Andrews House station

At the start of their annual gala locomotives taking part begin to raise steam

A young volunteer is at work at the forge and making the sparks fly

No 49 heads a Santa Special to the North Pole at a time when we were almost guaranteed to have snow before Christmas

Peter Weightman discusses repairs of Twizell with Angela,whilst her dog, Dave, wonders what he's sat in

A cold February day and the steam in Marley Hill shed takes an age to disperse. No 2 is raising steam whilst Twizell, behind, has had a steam test

A young volunteer heads through the shed at Marley Hill

At the end of a long day working Santa Specials the fire is raked out of the firebox before putting into the shed in readiness for the next day's workings

USA tank coasts past the exit to Causey Arch with a train for East Tanfield

USA built tank locomotive No 35, actually British Railways No 30065 in disguise, heads a mixed train around Engine curve in Causey woods .

Second day of Tanfield's gala and the weather refused to improve though it did lead to steamy conditions. Here Sir Berkeley leads Twizell out of Andrews House with a coal train

This weekend it is Tanfield railways gala and this year a USA tank built during World War 2 is one of the guest engines. Several of these locomotives made it into British Railways stock after the ... (more)

Bobgins crossing and a demonstration freight