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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 […]

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 shed 83C next Monday.Two team members put 70 litres of diesel into the generator while two others planned the most […]

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 across the south loop, requiring some creative stock shunting to operate the service. Tree surgeons later cleared the obstruction from […]

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 team carried out a further modification to pointset no. 15, but unfortunately it had no effect, so fitting an additional checkrail […]

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 continued regardless.One team member began applying the green topcoat to the compressor unit, giving it a very smart finish. Two […]

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 83C and positioned them as plinths for the Mars boiler. The Mars boiler was then lifted and moved into its […]

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 in the workshops, depending on the weather at the time.Two team members finished painting the 83D shed siderails and then […]