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

Sorting Out !

 Week Commencing 2nd February 2026

Monday

As per, it was another wet Monday , so the 3 of us stayed in the dry ( most of the day )

Shelves were put back into the corner of the shed , and the place given a clean up for the half term opening.

The last bin still needs attention , the paint failed to attach itself to a very wet part of the bin , so another week of drying out might solve the problem.

Wednesday

There of us again , plus the first of the daffodils on the station embankment !

Strange fungi growing on the underside of the Broadway running in board , showing how wet the board  has become.

Over on Platform 2 some action down the far end  , dry and warm enough to do some block work.

Kevin was in the garden doing crazy paving ?

Platform 1 running board ( with its mushrooms ) needs attention and drying out , so covers were put over to try and dry it out , lucky the sun came out to help .

I had a go to rebuild the lamp , but it wasn't looking good ,the branch had buckled the top and one side , so a decision was to have more made ! 2 replace the broken ones and a spare just in case !

Little Broadway has no such problems , and today the LMS 4F awaits the signal to pull out of the goods hard , heading to Toddington.