Tanfield Railway

Railways returning to action!

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Gareth Evans

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3rd July 2020

It’s been a long time coming, but the main 2020 season for a number of Britain’s heritage railways and attractions is springing into action following the gradual easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Therefore, we thought we’d bring you a list in alphabetical order of which venues are operating and when they’re set to recommence. Note however,…
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No. 813 returns to the North East for Tanfield ‘legends’ gala

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Sam Hewitt

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18th July 2019

FORMER Backworth Collieries 0-6-0ST No. 12, better known in preservation as Great Western Railway No. 813, returned to the Tanfield Railway to celebrate its North East heritage at the line’s Legends of Industry gala on June 14-16. The 1901-built ‘Swindonised’ Hudswell, Clarke last visited Tanfield in 2007, and again was present courtesy of the GWR 813 Preservation…
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Horden’s completed chassis leaves Tanfield workshop

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Sam Hewitt

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16th December 2018

THE removal of a locomotive’s rolling chassis from a workshop might appear on paper like a straight-forward task, but for the Tanfield Railway (TR) the extraction of Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST Horden (1015/1904) from the railway’s works on November 14 was a true demonstration of logistical planning. Restoration of the ex-Horden and Shotton Collieries’ loco has…
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