Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Progress Tuesday 31st January 2012
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Progress Report Sunday the 29th of January 2012
It was somewhat chilly round our parts today, but considerable
satisfaction kept us warm. The Duty Conscript toiled in the regular
weekend task of tidying up, and a number of piles were removed, as well
as sorting out and sweeping the area round the wheelie bin. The platform
grit has now been filed out of sight behind the Model Railway Container
and the ballast bags have been filed similarly behind the weighbridge.
The embankment garden again received treatment.
The LMS Brake Van team, possibly after today's sausages to be renamed
the LMS lunch break team, made their endeavour secure, warmed their toes
on the new stove and declared themselves well satisfied with progress.
In the yard, the entire and utter DMU team proceeded with wiring up the
class 119, neglected for so long due to other priorities, and the
semblance of a driver's desk began to appear from the murk. Almost the
entire foul orange Formica was stripped, an arduous job because it is
glued on to the panels: it has to be heated up and then chipped off bit
by awful bit. Bramson Enterprises did this all day and now has RSI in
the wrist department. Work was also achieved on window trim. Again the
predominant sound in the Mess Room from the DMU team afterwards was one
of quiet satisfaction.
The station working party, having spent yesterday stripping the
accoutrements from the Booking Hall prior to repairs, had yesterday
scraped and sanded the poster boards, which will now be repainted before
being re-hung. The major activity of wood prefabrication was, however,
completed to great joy and the working party then went on to assist
Yarnall's Fast Finishers with the reconstruction of the Beer Store
fence, the result of which is to make that area more discrete and
presentable.
All the best,
Anton
Friday, 27 January 2012
Progress
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Progress Thursday 26th January 2011
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Progress Wednesday 25th January 2012
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Progress Tuesday 24th January 2011
A Bit of Skiffle
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Progress Sunday the 22nd of January 2012
A day of high winds in the Ecclesbourne Valley saw us receive several
donations, including a very large blue UFO, which proved to be a
trampoline, deposited in the yard next to the Paint Store this morning,
rather to our surprise. Its owners duly came to collect it this evening.
Last week we "received" a bicycle at Wash Green Bridge, and if any of
our esteemed neighbours have lost a child-sized purple bike (in good
condition) they may joyfully reclaim it as their own by letting us know
the make, which is written on it. Our general policy regarding lost
property is that items are kept for a year and a day and if not
reclaimed then disposed of. Clearly many of our younger people like
riding bikes and Connor in particular is reputed to have ridden the
station bike at Preston.
A great deal of other activity has taken place around the yard. The
Embankment Garden has been weeded. The new Information Room has
continued to be fitted out. The LMS brake van has progressed as far as
its doors and is now quite cozy. The monthly safety checks were carried
out by the windswept Safety Officer and we are declared compliant for
the present moment. The DMU team, who are now able to give the class 119
their full attention, spent the day chipping yet more of the foul orange
Formica from that vehicle's vestibule and have been repairing the window
trims as well.
In general we have had yet another day of major woodwork, with repairs
to the Community Garden bench, which was duly returned to its high
vantage point, and the rest of us have been doing pre-fabricating work
and are now suffering from Sawyer's Elbow and Driller's Armpit, which
can only be resolved by the application of embrocation.
All the best,
Anton
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Progress Saturday 21st January 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Progress Thursday 18th January 2011
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Progress Wednesday 18th January 2012
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Progress Tuesday 17th January 2012
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Progress Sunday the 15th of January 2012
Another perishing day in Wirksworth, or Parky in the Peak as it is often
known. The main theme of the day was wood, and there was a great deal of
it around. Cooke Enterprises finished the picnic area fence in record
time, or specifically that part of it which was planned to be done now,
more will follow in due course. The passenger department attended to the
Booking Hall soffits, which were in a state of collapse, and various
other parts were nailed back on for the time being. The Duty Conscript,
in his first day with us, carted a great deal of wood around, and was
educated in the history of the Titanic, accompanied by the smell of
frying bacon and Tom's Pot Noodle. Field's Camera Polishers undertook
some video work and this will shortly be shown in cinemas throughout
Brassington.
Around railcar 55006 Dan's doings involved door framework, tidying up
and welding. Next door in unit 51505 almost the entire and utter DUM
team, or at least those that could fit in it, were principally occupied
in the multi-coloured first class seating compartment, multi-coloured
because finding a complete set of same colour first class seat
upholstery in a fit state to use has provide a bit of a challenge,
however, some fine new moquette will be wending it was here soon, and
the first class end will no doubt be pristine.
All the best,
Anton
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Progress Saturday 14th January 2012
Friday, 13 January 2012
Progress Friday 13th January 2012
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Progress Thursday 12th January 2012
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Progress Wednesday 11th January 2012
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Progress 10th January 2012
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Progress Thursday 5th January 2012
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Progress Wednesday 4th January 2012
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Progress Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Progress Report New Year's Day 1st January 2012
Somewhat of a damp start to the New Year, but occasional sunny moments.
In the yard, the steam team attempted to investigate a leak which has
dogged the boiler of number 3 for some time, and nearby, the newly
fitted stove was tested in the LMS brake van, which is an indicator of
the progress of that restoration work.
The main action around the railway was however the passenger service, in
which we operated New Year's Day specials to the considerable
gratification of all concerned. One of the outstanding features of this
was the number of visitors who had not been to us before, a far higher
proportion than one might have found on a normal operating day.
All the best,
Anton