Monday 1st July
Five volunteers being busy whilst the station is quiet. Couple of enquiries from visitors soon answered by Vic. Bicycles can be transported on our trains and one can cycle into Cheltenham on vehicle free cycleway.
Gardening
Tony and Vic were busy. Tony using the mowers to cut the grass areas, Vic planting flowers and shrubs in the beds and cutting back overgrowth.
A crop of Poppies have appeared along side the driveway and all the residue was soon being turned into ash.
Carpentry
Pete and Dave were outside the entrance to the B&B measuring up and assembling the new sliding gate.
Footbridge
Neal was fitting more Dagger Boards to the bridge on Platform 2.
Broadway - Gods Wonderful Railway
Contractors
The station had two sets of contractors in today. One removing dead limbs off a tree next to the entrance. The other commencing the setting up of kerbs on the drive to the Station Cottages.
Wednesday 3rd July
It was another hot sunny day and a Purple Timetable being two steam and one train with a diesel at the end of the day with a top and tail formation.The steam locos were Foremark Hall on the Cotswold Express.2807 heavy goods on the 2nd steam train, then Class 47, 47376 Freightliner on the top & tail..
Kerbing
The contractors were in again furthering the kerb stone laying up the drive to the station cottages.
Weeding
The C&M team were busy weed and grass cutting up the main drive and at the end of Platform 1. With the dry weather it was hard digging.
Painting
Woodworking
Café
Customers wanted!! They did not have long to wait a very busy day.
FOBS Goods Shed
Julie and Steve manning it today. They are wanting more Paperback books, can you help?
Broadway Tower
A view of the Tower form Platform 1
Finally
Z Cars? or was it another TV programme. A visitor was at Broadway today and came the station
Vic
Broadway is the only station on the line painted in the proper shades of GWR Light and Dark Stone. I do wish you could impress upon your colleagues at Toddington and Cheltenham Racecourse that they should follow your example!
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DeleteWhat we need are some preservation standards that describe what each station looked like.
A hive of activity! The new sliding gate is looking very nice and the footbridge dagger boards on P2. Also, the metalwork on P1 looks much better now that it is receiving its dark stone colour.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers along the fence on P1 look good and down the drive.
Be nice to have the 50's police panda as a regular visitor on special days.
All in all, a credit to you all for the hard work that you have put in.
Regards, Paul.
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