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A bright, dry and slightly cooler day brought a full team on site, which meant plenty of outdoor work could move forward. With the first phase of tasks edging toward completion, everyone made the most of the settled weather.The site machine was used to fill the ballast wagon twice and to move more material to […]

A bright and warm day on site was very welcome, even with a reduced team due to illness and other commitments. A small group headed off to collect some donated timber, which will be useful for rafters and cladding supports on the new shed.Back on site, the rest of the team continued tidying the main […]

A smaller crew than usual was on site, but plenty still got done despite the steady, light rain that lasted most of the day. Things began with a bit of excitement when a wagon slipped off the rails on a curve, but with the site machine close by it was quickly put right.Once that was […]

The weather couldn’t quite make up its mind—sun one minute, a light shower the next—but nothing that stopped a productive day with a solid mid‑sized team.Work continued on levelling the floor inside the new shed frame, using the mini‑digger and vibrating plate to firm everything down, including the fire‑exit route at the rear. Elsewhere, site […]

A grey but mild and dry day meant we could press on with a wide range of jobs. The dumper truck was moved out of the way of the new path works—and to everyone’s delight, it started on the first try.A team then dug out the bufferstop at the end of one shed road and […]

A grey and slightly chilly afternoon, but with no rain we were able to tackle a wide mix of jobs. With plenty of people on site, a few larger tasks finally got underway.Two volunteers refuelled the generator, while others used the site machinery to move a completed bufferstop into its final position. More of the […]

Across several overcast, windy, and occasionally rainy days, a small but determined team pushed ahead with a wide range of essential tasks. Despite cancelled train operations and challenging weather, outdoor work continued at pace. Line inspections were carried out, fallen trees dealt with, and painting and restoration work progressed on multiple items including the compressor […]

A warm but overcast day saw a smaller team pressing ahead with key projects before conditions worsen. One volunteer completed the repainting of an old compressor unit, transforming it into a striking piece ready to be displayed on a wagon. The rest of the group focused on erecting the second half of the steel frame […]

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 remaining framing work for shed 83D. One team excavated the slab locations for the column pads, while the other focused […]

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 the day went on. Two team members met with the contractor on site to agree the final preferred method of […]