Thursday saw the Permanent Way team carrying out work on the mainline, mainly work on the passing loop with regard to fitting a point lever to the far point for the time being with the nearest point at the Recreation Ground Bridge being clamped for the time the time until the second point lever is fitted.
Today saw the Permanent Way team back in action fitting the first point lever to the loop, which has been fitted and tested, working really well and making the ease of using the loop much better. Then the attention turned to parts of the line where track and sleepers have dropped causing the track to either fall to one side or the other, these were dealt with and are much better now.
Today saw Greenbat laid up at Steeplehouse for axlebox slide inspections, these were all completed and all boxes returned and greased. After all this work was carried out the locomotive took to the mainline with one of our Ladywash Manriders, and performed with excellence. With coupling the pair together it brought in passengers, therefore for the afternoon the first services of 2014 were operated, a week before Easter!
This is the news from the front, now, here's to the next week and the countdown to Easter!
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| Greenbat on a return trip nearing Recreation Ground Station |
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| Greenbat and Peter at Sandy Lane |
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| The mainline service at Steeplehouse |
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| ZM32 ready for Easter! |
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