▁engine ers ▁looking ▁after ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁rolling ▁stock . ▁The ▁new ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁team ▁will ▁concent rate ▁on ▁developing ▁a ▁new ▁works ▁train ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁STR ' s ▁special ist ▁permanent ▁way ▁team ▁as ▁they ▁prepare ▁for ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁extension ▁from ▁L int ley ▁H alt ▁to ▁S lag gy ford . ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁extension ▁was ▁delayed , ▁and ▁finally ▁opened ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁General ▁Me eting ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁railway ▁society ' s ▁chairman ▁signed ▁agre ements ▁that ▁hand ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁vi ad uct s ▁at ▁Lam ble y ▁and ▁H alt wh ist le ▁to ▁the ▁society . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁formerly ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁North ▁P enn ine ▁Heritage ▁Trust . ▁ ▁This ▁important ▁ac quisition ▁l ays ▁down ▁further ▁building ▁blocks ▁towards ▁the ▁society ' s ▁aim ▁to ▁eventually ▁re open ▁the ▁full ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁branch ▁line . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁STR ▁announced ▁a ▁£ 5 . 5 ▁million ▁development ▁project ▁that ▁includes ▁just ▁over ▁£ 4 . 2 ▁million ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund .( source ▁H L F ▁and ▁STR ▁press ▁information ▁releases ) ▁ ▁Lo comot ives ▁Nak lo ▁– ▁Polish ▁built ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁- ▁under going ▁over ha ul .