Firstly, thank you for all the many kind comments after Tuesday's posting. It's good to know we are doing the right thing with the interiors of the coach battery boxes. Pam is having to take a break from voluntering, but she is ok and will be back - thank you for your concern. Our four legged visitors will miss her over the gala weekend but I have bought two packets of doggy treats so they shouldn't miss out.
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Wednesday
Thanks to Gerry for Wednesday's photos.
Another good turn out again. Wednesdays in general have retained their good attendances.
Nick and Ken were working on PWay 's people mover. There is quite a lot of effort being made on this.
Some repairs to part of the Mink D's braking mechanism.
Derek is making repairs to the Shark ballast plough, here working on the seats.
Simon and Neal have been preparing new worktops for the kitchen in the Inspection Saloon.
Rod begins adding the black band to the lower line on the Cotswold side of SO 4798.
Trevor is attaching a capping strip to one of the doorways on the Malvern side of BSK 35308.
Ken working on the south end of SK 25451
Rex is sorting out some of the Barn's water supply.
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Thursday
Just the usual number in for a Thursday, but a very busy day with some tidying up work on two of our coaches and of course the setting up of the Works and local area ready for our Cotswold Festival of Steam weekend. The forecast is for good weather too!
Being very busy all day with all the setting up of the Works for the gala, I wasn't able to take many photos, so apologies for the shorter post.
With Rake 3 (or rather the coaches that are going to be used for this rake) now stabled in Platform 2, we have the chance to do some tidying up. Alex got going with the rotary polisher and really brought up the main brown section of the Malvern side on SK 24949. Various other bodyside repairs were made and painted.
Trying to find time to continue repainting the Discovery Coach is always difficult with all the projects within the Works to get on with. Then we have to contend with the weather in all its forms, insect life, and the use of the coach during the School Evacuation Experience days. The day started fairly cool and a bit overcast, so a chance to get the main chocolate section top coated. Martin got going from the north end.
Bob arrived and got straight into the job, working from the other end. I caught him when he had just finished.
That's better! There is still a lot to do and who knows when it can be done? Finishing the roof, lining out, and then of course there is the other side.
Richard I was busy with the electrics on SO 4798.
He then very kindly set up the display showing the advantage of LED lights. Our gala visitors love playing with this. It is fascinating to see how little power is required to provide a decent amount of light with LED.
The main display wall in the Paintshop.
Laura has set up the display in Upholstery, which includes our items for sale.
Bob gave me a hand with setting up the popular viewing area at the Barn end of the Works. An excellent location for photography, especially with southbound trains.
I was the last to leave the Works. Not long before I left one of our signalmen appeared and said the Black 5 was having a test run to Winchcombe and back. Sure enough it appeared and what a treat! Hopefully we will be seeing much more of it over the next three days.
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