Martin's Images
2009
 
Bill and Iain putting a jack under the J27's frames. The frames of the J72, waiting for the boiler, are at the other end of the shed.
Tue 6th Oct 2009
Volunteers at Hopetown
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2008
 
This is one of our finest locos.
Thu 13th Nov 2008
Stan Dinshop 		Duty fitter waiting for the next loco to examine.
Thu 9th Oct 2008
Todays Photos. Playing with new camera 		The valve puller in use.
Wed 24th Sep 2008
K1 Valves Pulled Out
 
The old mill race runs between road and the fish farm but swings towards the railway just after Trout Farm crossing.
Sun 7th Sep 2008
Saturday's Floods 		The support crew. Standing, Dominic McCall (Tuggy) seated from L-R me, Matt Earnshaw, Neil Smedley and Steve Hyman. One of the best crew's I've ever worked with.
Mon 25th Aug 2008
Fort William in August 		What's this backing in on a lorry?
Thu 14th Aug 2008
Arrivals and Residents
 
The glamour and romance of steam diminishes slightly as the day goes on. Disposal of smokebox and ashpan loses its charm at a time when all others are sat in the pub telling tales of the rails. [photo Martin Lloyd, model Pete Greef]
Tue 22nd Jul 2008
The Romance of Steam 		Sunday's project - replacing a broken spring. Darrin on the outside, Philip on one of the jacks, Bill and Philip eventually went underneath. (Oh for a pit that we can use). A late night that night. No chance to get out for a meal, fish and chips from town.
Mon 14th Jul 2008
Fort William July 2008 		The new steel inner firebox
Fri 27th Jun 2008
No 29's Inner Firebox
 
Crane, hired from Oban, lifts the K1 in Fort William yard, to remove the pony axle.
Fri 13th Jun 2008
K1 Pony Repair 		Admin on 5224 on the NYMR
Thu 5th Jun 2008
Admin 		Smoke up ahead of the train
Thu 15th May 2008
Lineside Fires
 
The K1 in control, hauls the train away from Seal Sands. The class 47 at the other end of the train actually got closer to the spot that the K1 occupied 40 years ago - but never mind.
Sun 11th May 2008
The K1 Leaves Seal Sands Again.
Thu 1st May 2008
Tuggy the driver 		New shed snapped as we drove past.
Mon 28th Apr 2008
A BZ and a Shed
 
The boiler being lowered to the ground ready for rolling into the correct attitude for the trial fitting.
Tue 22nd Apr 2008
Around and About the Shed Monday 21st April 		No 7 Sir Nigel Gresley, with refurbished support coach, ready to depart the NYMR for its long awaited mainline test runs.
Tue 15th Apr 2008
Monday 14th April
Sat 12th Apr 2008
Thompson Carriage
 
Union of South Africa emerges after being re-assembled following tyre turning.
Sat 22nd Mar 2008
Another "Steamer" leaves Thornaby
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2007
 
The K1, today 22nd November, crossing over the very spot it stood on on the 9th. It is on its way into Thornaby Depot for tyre turning. Almost certainly the last steam loco - or loco of any type - to use the facility before it closes for ever.
Thu 22nd Nov 2007
What a difference a few days make 		Ground frame in the normal configuration. No 1 lever holds the Annetts key for releasing the Network Rail Esk Valley groundframe. (This key used to be kept in the Grosmont signal box). No 2 lever - spare. No 3 lever release for no 4 lever. No 4 lever operates points 4A & 4B for crossing over between platforms 2 & 3. No 5 lever spare. The plungers for releasing levers 1 & 3 can be seen at the top of the picture. It has been pointed out that the plate on lever 4 is wrong. I should read
Fri 16th Nov 2007
New Grosmont Ground Frame 		As we arrived to prepare the loco we saw that a spider had spent the night making this web to catch flies and ended up catching soot.
Fri 14th Sep 2007
Posing at Levisham for a painting
 
A small International crawler (with large driver).
Tue 11th Sep 2007
Steam & Diesel - with a difference 		Richard Pearson, smartly dressed for the occasion, is interviewed for British Steam Railways DVD magazine.
Wed 5th Sep 2007
Q6 Reaches Pickering 		Dick van Dyke
Tue 28th Aug 2007
The Flying Dutchman
 
Spot the damaged spring. It was broke a few weeks ago so we didn't have to change it. The train, that day, terminated at Glenfinnan and proceeded back to Fort William at a much reduced speed.
Mon 30th Jul 2007
Holiday Pictures from Fort William 		63395 under power today.
Fri 20th Jul 2007
Q6 Moves after 25 years 		Two stars from Sunday 15th
Wed 18th Jul 2007
Three pics this week
 
The materials and tools. A short sample of the new copper pipe, a two piece die and mandrel for shaping the pipe end, a flange with a conical bore and a brass cone.
Mon 2nd Jul 2007
Making a Joint
Fri 29th Jun 2007
Q6 Another Step Forward 		View from footplate, over bridge 27 whilst were were stopped at Goathland.
Mon 25th Jun 2007
NYMR Rain, June 25th 2007
 
The A2 60532 Blue Peter in the Barrow Hill Roundhouse. (Picture by Richard Pearson NELPG Assitant CME)
Fri 25th May 2007
A2 at Barrow Hill 		The crane, set up ready to lift. It takes quite some time to get to this stage. All the legs and jacks are operated by hand and sweat.
Sat 28th Apr 2007
Something LNER 		The Doncaster Steam Breakdown Crane.
Mon 23rd Apr 2007
LNER Steam
 
What's the excitement?
Thu 19th Apr 2007
The Diesel Gala - a Preview 		Steve and Famous Five running in to platform 3.
Thu 19th Apr 2007
Tuesday Wednesday this week 		Salford van Hire & Dick van Dyke
Sun 15th Apr 2007
People
 
Andy Newitt, one of the railways most promising trainee drivers.
Fri 6th Apr 2007
Early April 		The rail grinder was out again today. You can tell when it is working. It approaches in a cloud of dust and sparks. The NYMR have granted Serco facilities for training operators. In exchange the railhead is being ground for free (I'm led to believe).
Sun 25th Mar 2007
Grinding on Sunday 		Eric's boiler with the top feed freshly bolted in place.
Tue 13th Mar 2007
Progress at Grosmont
 
Washout plugs also appear in the smokebox.
Tue 13th Mar 2007
Classroom time again 		I must have stood in the same spot as iainh, but got the electric post in for good measure!
Tue 13th Mar 2007
Weekend 11/12 March Grosmont 		The present range of Fletcher's shovels. The one painted in blue Hammerite retails at £35 and is stocked in three different sizes (by this I think Fletch means shaft lengths).
Thu 1st Mar 2007
Firing Shovels
 
Main entrance of our workshop inside DevShed
Wed 28th Feb 2007
Deviation Shed Interior. 		Running shed roof repairs.
Wed 28th Feb 2007
Grosmont Developments 		New parts for fabricating what Bullied boilers have in place of a foundation ring.
Tue 27th Feb 2007
Hartland's Boiler
 
No 29 passing the shed. P/Way finishing the installation of the new turnout. I hadn't realised but the turnout is in flat bottomed rail whereas the new section of the running line has been renewed in bullhead rail. It looks as though the milkman has delivered a pint for the K1!
Tue 13th Feb 2007
Monday 12th Feb Grosmont 		K1 62005 at Goathland, around 1300hrs
Mon 12th Feb 2007
Sunday 11th Feb Grosmont 		All ready and waiting.
Wed 7th Feb 2007
The K1 Passes Steam Test
 
Another frosty start in the shade of Deviation Shed.
Wed 7th Feb 2007
Grosmont 6th Feb 		The K1 shunted outside Deviation Shed for a re-arrangement of things in there.
Sat 3rd Feb 2007
Week 5 Grosmont 		Std 3 82029 on a Darlington - Penrith local train passing the summit signal box.
Tue 30th Jan 2007
Stainmore Summit Model Railway
 
The necessary bits. Wool worsted, copper wire, a round former (not essential) pliers/wirecutters and a knife (forgot to show it). The wire I use is 6mm cooker circuit wire stripped and straightened. (Not the earth wire which is too thick)
Thu 25th Jan 2007
Tail trimmings 		What would you expect to find in here?
Thu 25th Jan 2007
Brass Box 		The running line, with ballast down but still to be tamped.
Wed 24th Jan 2007
Week 4 2007 at Grosmont
 
The P/Way crane in the MPD yard. This crane, on its return to Pickering, will have to be routed through Goathland via the down platform. It will not go under Cowath bridge from the up platform. The crossover, being directly under the bridge, allows the crane to pass under but only diagonally.
Thu 18th Jan 2007
Grosmont Week 3, 2007 		Front view
Wed 10th Jan 2007
Firing Shovel 		The toe of a simple turnout, in a siding. Operated by the hand lever
Tue 9th Jan 2007
Turnout Time
 
The components. Valve body at the top of the picture. Below that is the 'big valve' slide and at the bottom is the 'small valve' slide. The spring for holding it all togather is on the RHS. The 'small valve' allows the supply of steam to the cylinders to be fairly finely controlled whereas the 'big valve' is much more coarse
Tue 2nd Jan 2007
The Regulator 		The P3 on its last day in steam at Darlington - well turned out.
Mon 1st Jan 2007
Favourites from 2006 - a Mixture
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2006
 

Fri 22nd Dec 2006
Grosmont MIC - NYMR Signalling Diagrams 		Richard, a more flattering picture than yesterday's
Thu 21st Dec 2006
Exposed 		Q6. The first element almost in place. The holes in the front of the header are for access with a special expander
Wed 20th Dec 2006
Grosmont 20/12/06
 
Measuring K1 valve liner diameters during honing operation
Fri 15th Dec 2006
Grosmont 13/14 Dec. A Selection 		Burning out part of the smokebox floor to find a steam leak in the exhaust passages
Sun 10th Dec 2006
Some More K1 Winter Maintenance 		Steel for Hartlands firebox. It's an all steel firebox and doesn't have the traditional forged foundation ring rivetted between inner and outer.
Fri 8th Dec 2006
This week Dec6/7
 
Close up of the exhaust steam injector delivery pipe (going from bottom left to top middle of the picture
Sat 2nd Dec 2006
A Modern Work of Art 		Our first job at Pickering was to turn the Standard Tank on the turntable
Sat 2nd Dec 2006
Davvydo's Debut Day Out 		Vera, at Railfest York, on her way to Bury, for a survey into what was needed for the overhaul
Thu 30th Nov 2006
Vera and a friend
 
Between the frames of 6619
Tue 28th Nov 2006
The problem with GW Tanks 		P Way train at worksite near Grosmont crossing
Tue 28th Nov 2006
Today, 28 Nov 06, at Grosmont 		K1, front end being lifted for removal of the pony truck
Tue 21st Nov 2006
Grosmont Sun19th & Tues 21st Nov. Mainly K1 Work
 
Going from the boiler shop to the old running shed
Tue 14th Nov 2006
The Finale 		The frames were sent to Thornaby for tyre turning. It was more cost effective than using the slower Carnforth wheel lathe (photo Richard Pearson)
Tue 14th Nov 2006
The Reassembly 		Alan McEwan and Johnny Haddow in discussion. Storage of parts in the GUV behind
Thu 9th Nov 2006
The Backhed Replacement
 
Breaking out old, worn, cylinder liner
Tue 7th Nov 2006
Cylinders, pistons, valves and NDT 		First flue threaded into place
Mon 6th Nov 2006
Boiler work 		Eric's boiler with new front section still to be rivetted
Mon 6th Nov 2006
Grosmont Today
 
It was painted, but it's dirty again now
Sat 4th Nov 2006
The Mechanical Overhaul 		Unloading ashpan at Hopetown Works Darlington
Thu 2nd Nov 2006
Start of an overhaul
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