Thursday 27 April 2023

Where have the trees gone !

 Week Commencing 24th April 2023


On my arrival back to Broadway station from changing the gas bottles on the Restaurant and Buffet coaches,  I discovered the car park full of tree fellers !


The two willows were deemed to be giving trouble to the neighbors house !

Just the 4 again today , sourcing more wood gave Peter chance to make yet more Trugs. Dave had brought in a redundant flower box and was in the progress of being refurbished.


Brian was fighting a loosing battle with the weeds on the embankment.



Middle of the day in the car park , not just 2 trees gone but bushes too . Not looking good either .



Ian had painted the flower box with the only tin of primer we had left


A striking colour if we were a Southern Station.

Wednesday


A little job that Dave started on Monday , was a slight problem with the Telephone Kiosk , it had a tendency to rock if somebody was trying to get into it.


The chance of somebody pulling it over was a cause for concern ( It weighs over 13 CWT or 675 KG ) so Dave made some brackets and bolted it to the concrete floor. It still rocks but its not going anywhere.


Elsewhere Chris was sweeping the car park after Mondays mayhem , whilst Dave and Peter were doing more on the embankment,


 Pat was on the opposite side with the mower and then the Flymo.

Dave had made a box for the trolley out of scrap wood, and before going home gave both it and the flower box a coat of undercoat.



We learnt today of the passing away of a 4 legged friend  !


Peter K^s Dog  " Tilly " She always seamed to be around in the early days of the building of the Station , a very friendly dog , until an incident with a volunteer ( It was his own fault ).which saw her barred.


Guess who was 70 today ?

Happy Birthday Julie here seen posing with John and Dave outside the Broadway goods shed.


Locomotives on Duty today were  " Braveheart " and  " Dinmore Manor " below, running around its morning train , before heading back to Cheltenham.


Dave




2 comments:

  1. The trees were on Andrew Goodman's side of the garden. Vic

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  2. Deepest sympathy to Peter he loved his dog Tilly The shirker who go t the dog banned should be ashamed of himself. Julie

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