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A dry, bright and surprisingly dusty day on site for late April, with the breeze whipping up little dust devils as work got underway. The mid‑week team was slightly smaller than usual, but there was no shortage of progress across the Gunpowder Railway. New locking bars were fabricated and fitted to the doors of 83C, […]

What a glorious day on site, and the weather played its part too. Once the early fog lifted, the sun broke through and we were treated to a warm, clear blue sky. It happened to be a Mills Public Open Day, so everything was prepared in good time for four trains. Then, at 10.30am, word […]

Fine, warm weather and plenty of sunshine made for an ideal Wednesday on site, and the usual mid‑week team got straight to work. A section of fencing beside the weir had been broken open, so two of the team set about repairing it with heavy‑gauge wire, making sure that any future attempts to breach it […]

A fine day on site, with everyone managing to arrive by 9.30am as required. There were no trains scheduled today so instead the morning was spent washing the locos and rolling stock in shed 83A to clear away the last of the dust and muck. It turned into a full hand‑wash and valet, and everything […]

A bit of a mixed day on site with the weather — warm but overcast, with a couple of brief showers drifting through. Work settled into a steady rhythm once everyone arrived, with jobs spreading out across the site as the morning went on. The water bowser was taken down to the far end of […]

Not the best weather today, rather overcast with a few moments where it looked like the rain might set in, though it actually stayed dry until everything was packed away. It was a Public Open Day, so we ran four trains and each carried a steady number of passengers, 89% of those who came on […]

A warm, almost summery spring day on site always seems to lift the pace, and this one was no exception. With the sun beating down after lunch, the place felt unusually bright and energetic, even with a slightly smaller team than usual while one of our regulars recovers from hand surgery. The day became a […]

The opening day of the 2026 operating season arrived with the kind of energy that reminds you why all the winter graft is worth it. Four trains ran throughout the day, each one packed with smiling passengers, and the guided tours of both the yard and the Ordnance RailwayMuseum went down a treat. The atmosphere […]

A warm, overcast day on site set the tone for a final push toward Saturday’s season opening, and the whole place had that satisfying buzz that comes when a team knows it’s on the home stretch. The south platform was the first to come alive, with the running‑in boards finally going up. Seeing them in […]

A bright day on site, bright in the sense that the sun technically showed up, even if it still felt like it had forgotten to turn the heating on. Still, no rain, which instantly qualified the day as a win which instantly put everyone in a better mood. The morning started with a final passenger‑train […]