Mobscooter's Pictures of Tanfield

Tanfield Railway

A shot of Tanfield Railway which take trains of enthusiasts from Tanfield to Sunniside.

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Tanfield, Trains and Railways

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Tanfield Causey Arch

At Causey Arch, which is a stop on the Tanfield Railway, passengers can alight and visit Causey Arch, the World's first railway bridge. Causey is Geordie for causeway.

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Tanfield, Buildings and Structures

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Tanfield bullrush

Reed Mace are growing in ponds on the hill above Tanfield Village. In autumn they look impressive.

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Tanfield

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Tanfield rainbow

A shot of Tanfield in the rain and sun. The crops are gathered so there is no damage done.

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Tanfield, Weather

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Tanfield post

A fence post to keep the pedestrians on the straight and narrow footpath in Tanfield. The church of St Margaret can be seen in the village below

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Tanfield, Churches, English Countryside, England in Winter, County Durham

Tanfield snow

You may be able to make out the Hobson Golfclub House on the skyline in this view of snow in Tanfield. Just follow the line of the fence post up to the skyline.

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Tanfield, England in Winter

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Tanfield Railway

The Tanfield Railway hurries along with its coaches on its way to Andrew's Houses.

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Tanfield, Trains and Railways

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Tanfield in January 2010

Tanfield has a pond at the top of a hill. In actual fact it was the result of a bomb crater. It froze in the winter of 2010

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Tanfield, England in Winter

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Tanfield Railway

Sir Cecil A. Cochrane gets up steam to leave the platform at Andrews House between Tanfield and Sunniside. The Tanfield Railway claims to be The World's Oldest Railway.

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Tanfield

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Tanfield icy grip

A puddle in a field at Tanfield looks almost like a window due to ice.

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Tanfield

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Tanfield winter tree

Snow in Tanfield frequently falls in November and can still be around in March. It is cold but has a certain beauty with it.

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Tanfield, Trees and Woodlands, England in Winter

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Tanfield Snow in January 2010

Here is the bend just before getting to the village, just past the Ever Ready Factory which was being demolished in 2010

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Tanfield, England in Winter

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Tanfield Snow in January 2010

This is the scene of the footpath and stile to Causey Woods.

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Tanfield, England in Winter

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Tanfield Snow in January 2010

This shows the road over the top and down to Causey Burn with deeply rutted snow.

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Tanfield

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Tanfield St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's can be clearly seen so it must be Autumn with few leaves on the trees, but at least the sun is shining.

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Tanfield, Churches

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Tanfield's pond

This is Tanfield's pond, but surprisingly it is at the top of the hill behind Tanfield Village. It was made by a bomb which fell in WWII and now it serves to collect field drainage and look pretty.

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Tanfield, Lakes And Reservoirs

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Tanfield Railway

Tanfield Railway is run on part of a former colliery wooden waggonway, later a steam railway, it operates preserved industrial steam locomotives. It is runs from Tanfield to Sunniside by enthusiasts. The trains pass the Causey Arch which took the wooden waggons.

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Tanfield, Trains and Railways

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Tanfield Railway

The lines are 4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in standard gauge and climb steep looking gradients.

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Tanfield, Trains and Railways

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Two of Tanfield Railway rolling stock

Two of Tanfield's engines that now regularly take passenger trips between Tanfield, Causey Arch and Sunniside instead of full trucks from the collieries to the coal staithes on the River Tyne.

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Tanfield, Trains and Railways

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Tanfield Church

Tanfield Church in the picturesque village of Tanfield. It has a tower equipped with a ring of eight bells which are regularly rung in rounds.

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Tanfield, Churches

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