All Diary Entries for September 2025
Saturday 27th
Progress Made on Shed Framing
A cool, overcast start on site gradually turned into a warm and pleasant afternoon, making for good working conditions. With plenty of people available, the group split into two teams to push forward on the…
Wednesday 24th
Contractor prep, column work, wagon progress, productive day
A bit cool and dull on site first thing, but the sun eventually came through and it turned into a fine autumn day. Only the core team were present early on, with numbers increasing as…
Saturday 20th
Shunting completed, wagons covered, site prepared for contractors.
A warm day with a light breeze and a few drops of rain at lunchtime. Numbers on site were slightly reduced, but several jobs needed completing ahead of the contractor beginning work in and around…
Wednesday 17th
Tree on the line then cleared, much other progress
A day of mixed results on site today. At least the rain stopped as we arrived, allowing outside tasks to continue. One train was run for 20 passengers, though a substantial fallen tree was discovered…
Saturday 13th
Dough Wagon repairs, column work, pointset issues and some painting.
Mixed weather on site today with it starting off dry but with a couple of heavy downpours around lunchtime and afterwards. A good number of people were on site, allowing progress on various tasks. The…
Wednesday 10th
Painting, welding, cleaning, Wickham discoveries
Mixed weather on site today it was fairly warm but with a lot of cloud and frequent, sometimes heavy, showers. Only four people were on site due to tube strikes and work commitments, but work…
Saturday 6th
Boiler relocated, columns prepared, and groundwork improved.
A warm, dry and pleasant day on site, and work continued despite only having a skeleton crew available.Three team members used the JCB to move two redundant concrete sleepers to the east side of shed…
Wednesday 3rd
Painting, fabrication, repairs, dismantling, cleaning, and assembly progressing.
A very mixed day on site today with dry spells, a patch of sunshine, and some meaningful showers interspersed. Enough people were on site to allow progress on a number of tasks, both outside and…
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