Monday 24th - Oomphed Out

 The weed killing train completed everything last week, so it was both rakes today. First of all Paul, Tim and myself washed the Malvern side of rake 1. This side had not been washed for 3 weeks and the south end carriage needed a good rub down to remove the soot/diesel fumes. (North end carriage off the platform and can't be reached).

So by the time I got the camera out Paul and Tim were well down the maroon set in platform 2. It was also an excuse for me to get out of the rain and stand under the canopy to take the photo!

After that I got a quick snap of Kath

And John, finishing off inside

Also inside at some point were Greg, Jane, Nigel and new starter Sarah.

Why the blog title? Well, the maroon set had not been touched inside for 3 weeks and was pretty dire - crisps, half eaten raspberries etc etc. And with "Ghostbuster" Rich on holiday (tut) and me now assisting outside after Phil's passing, there was no big vac in use so all the sweeping had to be done with brooms and Gtechs. Both sets really needed a mop but we were all oomphed out by this point so it did not get done. Minor consolation was that with the wet weather due this week it would soon be dirty again! 

The next two Mondays are bank holidays so trains will be running, and then it is the Steam Gala. https://www.gwsr.com/galas/steam-gala But this year there are no trains running the day before the Gala so we plan a Thursday special on May 11th.