Friday, 11 September 2026

Autumn Tidy Up

 Week Commencing 7th September 2026


Monday

Grass in places has finally appeared , still a bit patchy , but Ron was out with the mower to keep it in check.


I had to take  " Billy  " out for a walk on the drive , needles are dropping regularly now its Autumn .


The wooden trough was getting filled with small trees which have come out of some plastic pots .


A find behind the fuel store, a boundary post got pulled out and put on the bench,  ready to be renovated , a correct date on this one than the one that's been put on the drive.


Hopefully only one session on the back behind platform 1 , little and often.


Wednesday

Back from a gas bottle change and meeting , i found young Dave on the drive doing it the old way .


A tidy up job behind the old office , the Heras fencing which had been stored there when not needed , it had fallen over and made cutting the grass a problem , it was decided to move it elsewhere .


Down to behind the slabs for now , probably ready for the scrap lorry !


Chris carried on etch priming the lamp tops .


Kevin was turning his home made compost heaps .


Ian was giving the boundary post a coat of black paint after a severe rubbing down. Just need to stick it the ground somewhere ( answers on a post card )



Talking of answers on a post card , please caption this , Chris taking a break. !


Locos around today were 2807 and 3850




Dave



Friday, 4 September 2026

Short week

 Week Commencing 31st August 2026


Wednesday

Damp old day , 6 in today .

It was a welcome back for Ron  , he's always game for going up ladders .


The Guttering outside of the Kitchen gets blocked at this time of the year and needs a good clearing out , up you go Ron.
A new wooden trough has been built to replace some of the plastic pots .


Platform 2 and the drive were cleared of yet more dropped needles , too wet to get Billy out so it was done by the old fashion method.


Ron returning with another barrow full.


Over on platform 2 , quiet today ! but the corbelling at the rear is nearly finished .


 Back to steam this week with 2807 and 3850 doing the shifts.



Dave