A Look in the Archive Part 2

Another look to see what was going on around C&W and beyond in the dim and distant past. It seems the workshops themselves had quite a lot of attention circa 2004, in addition to the re-organisation inside as shown last time, the main workshop was re-roofed:

This is the view from what will one day be the paintshop end, possibly a glimmer in someone's eyes at that stage but nothing more! Also at the paintshop end, around a similar time, a new roller shutter was fitted:

What was there before, original goods shed doors?

Just a year before the barn was concreted as well:

I guess that's Tony Seddon in the dark blue overalls, and Dave suggests he's accompanied by Pete Hackett and Derrick O'Brien. There weren't any pictures of the barn construction itself in this collection, maybe another box somewhere, but it was around 2001.

Speaking of Tony, although I don't think I ever met him, I recognised him immediately in this photo, as it was apparently his archetypal position:

Having made such a nice space in the barn, we were quickly invaded! What's all this?

Apparently this was during a track lay at Defford Straight. I presume we were the only department with lifting jacks at the time too.

Around the same time in 2004 this rather varied consist was part of some shunting training:

Other than Richard Johnson holding the lifting bar for buckeyes, again I can add no names here. Can anyone else?

away from C&W, here's Black Prince in 2006, a much missed loco:

At the time owned by David Shepherd, here he is on the footplate with Alan Titsmarsh in 2004:

It was jolly busy!

It's been suggested this was marking the return to service of Black Prince after overhaul.

This little gathering of C&W volunteers on an away day was to mark the centenary of Toddington station, built in 1904:

Thanks to Dave for the help, from left to right we have Steve Smith, Silvie Ottwell, Derrick O'Brien, initially thought it is John Randall - not sure now, Dave Ward, don't know, seen before but don't know, Colin Minchin, Eddie, Pat Green.

And finally for this post, a few locos to go "Oooh" at :-)

45596 visited the GWSR in 1997, just before the end of its boiler ticket. 

"925 Cheltenham" This was actually Repton from the NYMR, not the real Cheltenham, brought in and dressed up as part of the Cheltenham re-opening.

And City of Truro, on a proving run in 2004. Doesn't she look lovely!