Tanfield Railway held its annual gala last weekend with guest engine Hawarden coming from the Foxfield railway. Here in the engine shed is an early morning scene with volunteers getting ready for... (more)

In the world's oldest steam shed, built in 1854, young volunteers investigate a problem with locomotive Sir Cecil Cochrane

It's the second week of Tanfield Railway's North Pole Express trains and 49 is in charge, passing the road crossing at Bobgins. With a heavy load of passengers, all eager to see the man in the red... (more)

Sunday was the last day of normal operation before the railway closes for three weeks to prepare for Santa specials . Here the first train of the day heads from East Tanfield station through Cause... (more)

Marley Hill engine shed built in 1854 and has continuously housed steam locomotives since that time , making it the oldest working shed in the world. During the Covid lockdown it has been refurbis... (more)

2016 Tanfield railway's gala was a damp affair, enlivened by the visit of Sir Berkeley, which is seen here leading locomotive Twizell out of Andrews House station with atrain for Sunniside

Storm Arwen passed through on Friday night, damaging the infrastructure put in place for the annual santa special trains and forcing the cancellation of the first day of the festive season. By Sun... (more)

Horden, Tanfield's newest locomotive, makes its way around Engineman's curve with a train for Andrews House

Tanfield's newest locomtive 0-6-0 tank engine Horden is being used for revenue service for the first time today. 9 years ago this locomotive was deemed a write off but hard work by the volunteers ... (more)

End of a gala day at Tanfield railway. locomotives are being disposed of, which entails the dropping of the fire. Y7 1310 has the last pieces of fire dumped from its firebox

A sight that will be missing this year. no snow and, more importantly, no Santa Specials because of a lockdown in the north east of England. Here No 49 leads a Santa special to the North Pole wher... (more)

Twizell leaves Andrews House with a Mince Pie special and heads under Gibraltar bridge

75078 heads a demonstration freight out of Haworth, a town well known for its association with the Bronte family

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)

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