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The 2026 season opened with a full team on site and, as tradition demands, the first task of the year was completing all mandatory safety formalities. Everyone worked through the annual trackside briefing, the new Personal Track Safety meeting, the Rules and Regulations refresher, and the medical declarations for those who need them. With pens […]

A misty, damp but mild day allowed the team to keep working outdoors, even with a smaller group on site. The aim was to tidy up key projects before the Christmas break, and good progress was made. The site machine was taken to the far end of the railway to move haylage bales for the […]

The day began misty and chilly, but once the sun broke through it warmed up enough to continue outdoor work.Two team members moved all of vehicles (including the works train) out of the workshop and set up the bench saw to cut down more of the timber salvaged from the power station, ready for use […]

A slightly breezy but warm and, crucially, dry day allowed work to continue outside—always a bonus this late in the year.Progress on the trolley project continued, with strengthening angles added to the roof and work beginning on the cross‑supports for the timber floorboards. Nearby, cleaning of the dough‑wagon chassis carried on using an air needle […]

A grey and slightly damp day, but dry enough to keep outdoor work moving. With a strong Saturday team on site, several projects made solid progress.The day began with more chippings being taken to the new hardstanding beside one of the sheds. Cleaning work continued on the dough‑wagon chassis using an air needle gun, while […]

A long and busy day on site, helped along by warm, dry and sunny weather unusual for the time of year. With the usual mid‑week team in, work continued steadily on several major tasks.The first of two ballast lorries arrived just before 9 a.m., unloading into the designated area of the yard. The site machine was […]

A cold but bright day with plenty of sunshine gave the mid‑week team a good chance to continue outdoor work while the weather held.The long‑overdue repaint of the mini‑digger finally began—despite some light‑hearted attempts to convince the painter to add wasp stripes and go‑faster lines. Nearby, cleaning work started on the chassis of the dough […]

A full team braved a cold, windy and wet day, managing to dodge the worst of the showers and keep outdoor work moving. The day began with loading the ballast wagon and shifting fill material to the area outside one of the sheds, while another wagon was lifted onto the hoists ready for chassis work. […]

A misty, damp but warm day didn’t slow things down, even with a smaller Saturday team. Plenty of steady progress was made across several areas.Work continued on installing the timber purlins for the new shed. The salvaged timber from New Hill proved long enough to span one and a half bays, meaning the twelve recovered […]

A welcome break from the recent unsettled weather made for a warm, dry day on site. With the full mid‑week team in, the main focus was on fitting the roof timbers for one of the sheds.One volunteer wrapped up some final paint touch‑ups on a boiler before moving on to tidy up the mini‑digger. Two […]