Monday 15th - Bacon Rolls are OFF!

 8 for Carriage Cleaning today. Unusual to be cleaning at this time in November but various events have conspired to create it. Not a problem, means we don't get rusty before the Santa Trains need cleaning.

There was in fact a lot going on at Toddington today. The first group we met were those dressing the station for Christmas. The Charity Santa trains run this coming Sunday. So Paul, Phil, Roger O and John started washing rake 1. Nigel P, Greg, Kath and myself were inside the same rake. Mark arrived after his regular Monday morning appointment.

Rake 1 was quite tidy so Kath and I loaded the kit to set off on the long trek to the DMU. Rake 2 was parked in the platform but was unused from our last clean so did not need attention today.

What had also been happening was that rake 1 (the one with the kitchen to make the bacon rolls) was being de-stocked. This year rakes 2 and 3 will be used for Santas and post-Christmas trains so your next bacon bap is March 5th next year! But the trains will still have the mini-buffets for after Christmas. Due to the slip repairs at Winchcombe (not at the railway's cost) after Christmas the trains will be top and tailed Winchcombe - Broadway.

After a very short while down at the DMU Mark, Greg and John joined us to complete that. John having already done the toilet check in rake 1 and doing that here as well.

The Gtech cleaners are the ideal tool for dealing with the first class carpet.

The remaining cleans this year are all post-Santa trains so that will be interesting!