Sunny Days

WEDNESDAY 17TH JULY 2019

Two days of Sunny and Warm weather saw some jobs coming to the end and new ones started , and the usual on going jobs  !

Monday had seen Dave and Peter Q finish putting the gate together and then with the aid of Peter K help fit it was fitted to the Metal runner .After a bit of "adjusting and Fettling " it ran smoothly and glided open and shut.

 Wednesday Peter filled a few areas and all thats now needed is a lick of wood preservative on the fence and gate to match the drive way fence.

One job finished ( nearly ) and the next job was to make a container to store the ramp for disability access to the Rail carriages. Most stations have now got them on their platforms we must be the last .

It was down to Peter and Brian to make such a container . Various pictures above show the construction , Brian is seen in the bottom photo fitting batons and legs , A slight problem was found that it was a big lump and very heavy. where ever it goes it will stay put !

Monday should see further progress with the construction of the lid  ( even more weight )

Painters were over on the wood again and I managed to catch Mike this time painting the metal work on the Bridge stairs.

Rod and Clive were keeping him company , generally tiding the area of the over grown shrubbery .

Locomotives working today were 2807  and 35006 and below the Class 26 D 5343 awaiting the go ahead to return to Cheltenham

On my travels I came across this Rail mounted machine miles of the beaten track , it looked and sounded like it was going through some tests in a yard .

Any readers out there with any ideas what it could be and what it will be used for.

We thought it could be connected with the installation of overhead power cables but it has a winch on board and no room for a drum , plus the two exit pulleys are not central to the rails .