Into Spring

 Week Commencing 16th March 2026

Monday

7 around today, and a nice and warm day , Spring just around the corner.

Try telling that to the weeds which in the car park garden are already showing their flowers but Chris here is on the case keeping them under control .

The sign which we put up again the previous week had been hit again,  by what who knows ?

Chris and young Dave were around too, seen below cutting the door panel .

Peter K comes in often and keeps our Gardening equipment serviced and working , except this mower which refused to go . Luckily for he has access to a workshop and if he cant get it going here he takes it away to be fixed.

Dagger boards had another top coat .

Panel cut and was then attached to the door frame.

Wednesday

Just the 4 today

A mysterious hole had appeared in the hedge !

Down to the main road to put the sign up again !

Over on Platform 2 brickwork between the windows is being completed .

Vic came today to paint the drive fence , due to the wet winter he had been unable to start his yearly job , but after a few dry days, brush in hand and off he went.

Drive way grass needed yet another cutting , as per usual I cut and Ian followed with the strimmer .

Kevin was filling the gaps between the grasses with who knows what !

Monday saw a Photo Charter visit the Station , unfortunately I had a previous appointment , so I missed it .

But anything the big railway can do little Broadway can copy .

Dave

Testing Days !

 

Week Commencing 9th March 2026

Monday

Plenty of odd jobs to do around the station for the 5 on Monday .

Another branch down , this one not as big as the last couple but the trees are still dropping on the platforms .

Some new lamps are on their way but not enough room to store them , this meant that they were moved from the office , wrapped up and taken to a place of safe keeping to be stored again.

Ian had a go at the gate leg , MK 2

Most of the benches and rubbish bins had a coating of Saharan sand on them , so Mark and I did a quick clean up

Chris was back in the car park garden , hiding behind the Yucca !

Later weeding and trimming the Hydrangeas .

Neal asked us to prime a piece of wood we ( Mark ) duly obliged .

Wednesday

A testing day for Ian, Chris , young Dave and Kevin all were due their PTS training and Exam. Of course they all passed .

Chris was back on the shed door , nearly there .

The office after the removal of the lamps had a clean up , probably more books for the shed are coming so it needed a clean out .

Dagger boards for the shed had a first top coat.

Still no Wednesday trains yet, but at Little Broadway a none stopping Hymeck is seen heading north to Honeybourne.

Dave

Start of a New Season

 Week Commencing 2nd March 2026

Monday

Not around again but Ian and Kevin were.

Wednesday

Usual Suspects on a bright March morning .

Car Park garden full of Spring flowers .

Over on Platform 2, the  end room is  now awaiting a roof , and the front wall grows after the special bricks have arrived.

A special visitor this Morning , popped in a few times on test runs from Toddington to Broadway .

Small jobs around the Station before we open this Saturday at the start of a new season, were Cleaning out of the Station Masters office , removing the cover off the running board and sweeping down of the platform under the canopy. Kevin put out some more flowers around the station , and finnished the platform garden off.

Wheelbarrows needed more air in their wheels again ?

Chris nearly finished the doors on the shed.

Back at Little Broadway A Black 5 was seen heading south at a pace.

Dave

First Cut !

 Week Commencing 23rd February 2026

Monday

First Gas bottle change of the year on the RBR  !! done by myself and Ian .

Back to Broadway where Chris and Kevin were working on the car park garden. 

The Driveway grass / weeds / moss needed its first cut of the year , as soon as had cut the top section Kevin racked up the grass to be put on the compost heap .

Doesn't look too bad weeds and grass are now the same height . 

Wednesday

A bright springish day .

The numbers doubled , Mark and young Dave gave the new dagger boards a coat of primer.

The raised bed at the bottom had a tidy up by Kevin

On the road the bent Wasp sign on the bridge was being changed.

Another first of the year was  finally we could have a bonfire , Mark and Dave had a good go at burning about four of five montjhs of rubbish both old wood and vegetation .

Because the drive way drops sharply to the fence and its not easy to mow , a small line of grass and later some hot lips plants might make a border , who knows its just an idea.

Dagger boards drying in the sun.

Back at Little Broadway a class waiting for the road .

Dave

Trains again

 Week Commencing 16th February 2026

Monday

Only Ian and Kevin in , I wasn't around .Wet and windy all day.

Wednesday

Back to the 3 of us.

A job which needed 3 of us was putting back the road sign showing the way to the car park on the main road.

The wind had loosened it and it had found its way to the bottom of the pole , many hands were needed to place it somewhere near the top and refixed .

Kevin doing his Kilroy impression !

Over on platform 2 block work continues ot the far end , block work and the final window now in place. 

Ian vanished down to Winchcombe to do a Crossing Monitors course , which left Kevin on his garden , whilst I did a general clean up around the work benches.

They're back , well only for this week .

 3850 on duty for the half term .

Dave

Open this Weekend !

 Week Commencing 9th February 2026

Monday

A good turn out for a Monday , plus the weather was good ish.

Trains are running for the next long week ( half term ) so the station has had to be put back to normal .

The last bin that was drying out in the ladies was taken down to the container for its coats of paint , plus all the equipment that we needed .

Mark gave the whole floor a mop round , you wouldn't now we had been there .

Afterwards he join Chris and Kevin cutting back the overhanging shrubs before they start growing again.

Chris ( the other one ) finished off the door insullation.

The end lamp had a new lamp fitted .

Mark got on his knees to remove the leaves from around the crossing .

Shinny bins were put out .

Wednesday

Back to just the 3 of us plus the platform 2 gang . who were working on the far end again.

Something different for Kevin to try, it was to fit new hinges to the swing gate at the north end of platform 1 Elsewhere the shed had a good clean out and platform under the canopy had a general brush down. The covering on the running in board on platform 2 was also removed 

Maybe a real steam engine next week !

But at Little Broadway a Bubble car stopped at the station and later a down goods passed through.

Dave