IT is fair to say that staff at Stanegate Restorations and Replicas do not get bored.

The Haltwhistle-based conservation and repair company have worked on hundreds of projects to repair and restore vintage trains, cabins and wagons.

“It is quite amazing just what Stanegate’s craftsmen can recreate from virtually nothing,” its owner David Charlton said.

Restoring rolling stock over 100 years old is a specialised activity that few businesses will undertake, but when an 1898 railway carriage recently appeared in the Stanegate workshops from Wales, staff were eager to show their expertise.

Other projects include a rowing lifeboat, horse-drawn vehicle and cabins for Saltburn Cliff Lift. David added: “The rewards on seeing a project presented to the public are immense and sometimes highly unusual.”