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Sunshine, cloud, rain showers and even a rumble of thunder — we had the full set of weather conditions on site today. With only a small and select team available, we made the most of the day and pushed on with a surprising amount of progress. Before the rain arrived, the last few panels of […]

A slight mist hung over the site first thing, but it didn’t linger long. Once the sun broke through, we were treated to another warm, bright day ideal conditions even if the team was thinner than usual thanks to various domestic commitments pulling the Saturday regulars away. With a skeleton crew, we focused on the […]

The weather couldn’t quite make up its mind today with brief flashes of sunshine, but mostly an overcast, cooler sort of Wednesday. As if that wasn’t enough, major traffic disruption at the junction added a good half‑hour to any journey, whichever route you tried. Not the most encouraging start. Even so, the core Wednesday team […]

Another warm day on site with long spells of sunshine, the sort that makes everything look cheerful even if the afternoon did turn a bit close and humid. A strong turnout meant the new car park finally had a proper capacity test, which it handled rather well. With it being a Mills Public Open weekend, […]

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 […]