Maintenance Week 2

 Week Commencing 11th November 2024

    Monday on platform 2 saw the wagons waiting to be filled with spoil , more rows of red bricks will be added today and on the Wednesday.

5 volunteers turned out on a cool Autumn day , including our new volunteer Kevin.

2 new benches for the station had been delivered . That takes the total to 4 now , 2 in the mess hut and now these 2 . After a bit of deliberation on what should be put where for safe keeping , it was decided the new ones would be put in the mess hut. 

One of the 2 in the mess hut could be put under the station canopy and the other in the signal box , Ian and Kevin shifted the 2 two to the mess and the platform 2 lads moved the lighter one to the box .

The left hand one is a GWR bench and the one being lounged on by Ian is of the Midland type

Afterwards Ian and Kevin took to the track bed racking up 3 wheelbarrows of pine needles

Vic was on the driveway fence again. Mike was also on the spear fencing.

Myself headed to the warmth of the ladies to rub down and prime the worst of the running board.

Afterwards fixed the sticking station masters door handle.

Wednesday

Just the 3 of us Ian , Mike and Myself.

The board was good enough for the first coat of light stone .

Whilst the can was open one of the rubbish bins had its side repainted .

Ian finished of the day giving the tops of the benches a coat of preservative.

We actually had a Locomotive at the station today.

Foremarke Hall was seen on a test run after having had work done on its cylinders , first run saw it stop outside the station and on its return it picked up the 2 trucks which were now full of spoil and take them down to Toddington for disposal.

Dave