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)

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)

Cochrane works the last train of the day into Andrews House

At the gala the home locomotives also had a run out. Here Cochrane and No 2 are in harness with a passenger set. Or as a certain member might say"2 Percy's"

The other guest engine at the gala No 15 runs under Gibraltar Bridge on its way to Marley Hill shed, leaving its coaches for another locomotive

Tanfield Railway's annual gala saw two visiting steam engines, one of which, No 60 is shown here passing what was once the site of the railway's steam shed. 60 years ago this was a three track lay... (more)

No 2 and Twizell(3) raise steam in the yard before the days' activities

In my previous submission I mentioned that the diesels were out instead of steam. An event that rarely happens at Tanfield as steam on this railway is king. Here Tyne Improvement Commission number... (more)

With the railway's diesels being put into use today it was a chance to look at the steam fleet and do some urgent repairs. In Marley Hill shed the right hand cylinder is being inspected by volunte... (more)

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