By Robin Alderson
March & April 2004
Barber arrives at Alston. Picture © D. Wheeler. 29/04/04
Barber arrives at Alston. Picture © D. Wheeler. 29/04/04
Barber arrives at Alston. Picture © D. Wheeler. 29/04/04
No 4 arrives back with the last train of the day 25/04/04
Cumbria & No 9, being prepaired for the Family Fun Days event 25/04/04
Loading Dock Crane takes shape 25/04/04
Daffs outside the signal box! 25/04/04
No 9 draws into the carrage shed to pick up a waggon. 17/04/04
No 9 departs from the carrage shed with part of the works train 17/04/04
No 9 with part of the works train 17/04/04
No 4 runs round at Kirkhaugh. 17/04/04
Sunny day at Kirkhaugh. 17/04/04
Naklo runs round and couples up. 11/04/04
Happy passengers at Alston 11/04/04
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Naklo returns to Alston with the first steam train of the season 11/04/04
Naklo runs round at Kirkhaugh 11/04/04
Naklo pulls out the full rake ready for the first steam day of the new season 11/04/04
Naklo shunts the stock to pick up the remaining coaches 11/04/04
Naklo pulls out the first rake ready for the first steam day of the new season 11/04/04
View from the Buffet coach 09/04/04
Customers using the new Buffet coach at Kirkhaugh 09/04/04
No 4 has run round at Kirkhaugh and is ready to couple up for the first return journey of the new season 09/04/04
The buffet coach and Brake van stand at Alston ready for the first train of the season 09/04/04
The buffet coach and Brake van stand at Alston ready for the first train of the season 09/04/04
The buffet coach at Kirkhaugh on its test run 04/04/04
The buffet coach at Kirkhaugh on its test run with Marian Ward serving! 04/04/04
The buffet coach is now complete 04/04/04
The final adjustments to the point rodding 04/04/04
The ground signal is now mounted and connected 04/04/04
Ballast almost finished but still needs packing 04/04/04
Fish plates being fitted 28/03/04
Fish plates being fitted 28/03/04
Ballasting the points 28/03/04 Click to view larger Image">
Sean busy drilling a hole 28/03/04
Buffet coach ready for sign writing 28/03/04
Buffet coach stocked and finished inside 28/03/04
Behind the counter in the new buffet coach 28/03/04
Seats being reassembled by Dr Tom Bell for the steel bodied coach. 28/03/04
Seats being refitted to the steel bodied coach. 28/03/04
Coach doors being painted. 28/03/04
Brake van, floor and inside painted. 28/03/04
Brake van ready for sign writing. 28/03/04
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Planning the point rod connecting. 28/03/04
No9 brings the works train in to collect the tools. 28/03/04
Thomas Edmondsons boiler needing new smoke box 28/03/04
Helen Kathryns boiler 28/03/04
Helen Kathryns boiler 28/03/04
Buffet coach No3 almost finished inside 14/03/04
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Buffet coach No3 has just received the final coat of varnish on the outside 14/03/04
The outside painting of the brake van has now been finished 14/03/04
The track work progresses slowly with the second point being reconstructed 14/03/04
A rare sight of Old Hairy with goods waggons in Alston station 13/03/04
A rare sight of Old Hairy with goods waggons in Alston station 13/03/04
A rare sight of Old Hairy with goods waggons in Alston station 13/03/04
A rare sight of Old Hairy with goods waggons in Alston station 13/03/04
A rare sight of Old Hairy with goods waggons in Alston station 13/03/04
Buffet coach No3 with windows fitted, ready for varnishing 07/03/04
Brake van ready for varnishing 07/03/04
Steel coach seats, painted ready for fitting 07/03/04
Track work progressing at Alston station 07/03/04
Buffet coach No3, interior finished, electrics and windows fitted. 07/03/04
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