Blimey its hot! Two wonderful sunny, hot days. Our level crossing has been getting worse with regards an even surface so we have got round to doing something about it. This was helped by the delivery by the PW Dept of a grampus full of loco ash for us to deal with. So it was out with the big diamond bladed cutter to cut out the poor tarmac so we could replace it with ash. To use the ash we first had to empty the wagon so, with the signalmans co-operation, the wagon was brought nearer the crossing, by hand, and unloaded onto the lineside. It doesn’t take long with Mark, Brian, Stephen, Scots Andy and Simon ‘shovelling for England’. The old tarmac is not wasted though, it will be used to fill in potholes and improve the hardstanding near the station. The crossing is now level again and cars don’t bounce and grind over it. Long term the crossing requires replacing but this will keep it trip free for a while longer.
Elsewhere, the Palvan end has received its second top coat, the side has had a second primer and the Exhibition van is now also in topcoat and looks very smart.
We have been given some primula plants and these have been planted in our lineside tubs. Although they have finished for this year, next year they should be fine.
We now have some further road pins in new orange paint and very smart they look.
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Sunday, 20 June 2010
20th June 2010
A weekend when not much new seems to get done but a lot of work is undertaken. Trains were delayed on Saturday with the failure of a diesel just north of Levisham. Passengers were queuing up the platform for Weighbridge Teas who did a roaring trade. There is no truth in the rumour that they bribed the driver to fail so they could increase their sales! Meanwhile, back on the station, first up was the dismantling of the two marquees and putting them and all the equipment away. This process was not helped by rain wetting the main marquee on the Saturday afternoon when it was part dismantled so it had to be re-erected for the night whilst it dried out before trying again on Sunday. Sunday was also the day the Womble fire crew were requested to deal with a pair of fires near Yorsfalls. They were only small ones and did not require the presence of the fire brigade.
Elsewhere the jumbo (triple) sized poster board has been delivered by Tonys 1 and 2 to Goathland whilst Ben has continued grinding off the rust from the lowmac and applying metal primer.
Elsewhere the jumbo (triple) sized poster board has been delivered by Tonys 1 and 2 to Goathland whilst Ben has continued grinding off the rust from the lowmac and applying metal primer.
Sunday, 13 June 2010
13th June 2010
A 3 day weekend by the time we had collected 8 barrels of beer from York Brewery and some surplus pallets that were great for our stage, set up the small marquee and bar, cleaned all the chairs and set up both the Tea Hut and Weighbridge Teas on the Friday!
Saturday got just better and better weather wise. By the end of the afternoon it was very hot. Both Shazam and Shadows Music played to a packed paddock with around 350 people enjoying the music for most of the afternoon. Both catering outlets ran out of 2 days of sandwiches and pies, the bar sold 4.5 barrels of beer, plus wine, on the first day. Although the weather was poorer today with drizzle there was still a good turnout and everyone appeared to have a good time. Fergus came down from Grosmont to man our level crossing and ensure that our visitors all had valid tickets before going to the concert.
Saturday evening was Wombles on tour with a visit to Goathland by train to sample their music, food and beer. We know who has the best bands, beer and midges! Boy, were they biting this weekend!
Elsewhere the minidigger spent 2 days working down the line reinstating the lineside ditch together with its outfall into the river. He successfully dug out the roots of the scrub we had been unable to dig out and these will be collected up and disposed of. Alexa, Eric and Geoff cleaned down further areas of the Exhibition van and the Palvan and painted the same. Tony has been lettering his noticeboards, Stephen painted the road pins in station orange whilst Brian, Eric, and Geoff fixed most of the fence rails where the digger has installed the posts which we had removed to landscape the lineside. The two long timbers for the double slip point lever have been fitted (thanks to the PW Department for supplying the second hand timbers).
Saturday got just better and better weather wise. By the end of the afternoon it was very hot. Both Shazam and Shadows Music played to a packed paddock with around 350 people enjoying the music for most of the afternoon. Both catering outlets ran out of 2 days of sandwiches and pies, the bar sold 4.5 barrels of beer, plus wine, on the first day. Although the weather was poorer today with drizzle there was still a good turnout and everyone appeared to have a good time. Fergus came down from Grosmont to man our level crossing and ensure that our visitors all had valid tickets before going to the concert.
Saturday evening was Wombles on tour with a visit to Goathland by train to sample their music, food and beer. We know who has the best bands, beer and midges! Boy, were they biting this weekend!
Elsewhere the minidigger spent 2 days working down the line reinstating the lineside ditch together with its outfall into the river. He successfully dug out the roots of the scrub we had been unable to dig out and these will be collected up and disposed of. Alexa, Eric and Geoff cleaned down further areas of the Exhibition van and the Palvan and painted the same. Tony has been lettering his noticeboards, Stephen painted the road pins in station orange whilst Brian, Eric, and Geoff fixed most of the fence rails where the digger has installed the posts which we had removed to landscape the lineside. The two long timbers for the double slip point lever have been fitted (thanks to the PW Department for supplying the second hand timbers).
Sunday, 6 June 2010
6th June 2010
A weekend of contrasts, from a very hot and sunny Saturday to a very wet Sunday. Friday was ‘memorable’ for several lineside fires resulting in assistance being called from the fire brigade. Although many could be beaten out, once the fire gets into the ground then water is required to douse it all down. This was particularly true south of the station when Chris Ware and Simon B used the Womble Fire Train aka a PW trolley with 4 wheelie bins full of water to get water to site and damp down the lineside.
Saturday was a painting day for Alexa when the N end of the Palvan received its first topcoat. Elsewhere Stephen set out the main poles for the marquee and continued the sort out inside our workshop. During the afternoon Graham Reussners family came down to scatter his ashes on our station. Graham, as well as being the railways Archivist was also one of the founder restorers at Levisham station and a member of the North Eastern Railway Coach Group who saved our workshop coach, 945 and the Clerestory coach.
Sunday was marquee erection day ready for next weekends 60’s event when Shadows Music and Shazam will be playing in the paddock. There will also be the beer tent here with beer from York Brewery available as well as Weighbridge Teas and the Paddock tea hut. We have also had a midi digger here cleaning the lineside and ditch south west of the station. It will be here for the next few weekends so we can get the job sorted. Alexa also managed to paint the end of the Palvan in topcoat, the end of the exhibition van in undercoat and the side sanded ready for paint on a dry day! The S&T have again been here wiring up the HD link equipment. Still a few more weeks to go.
There are some photos of young Alexander and Beth on the website now. All being well they will be down next weekend.
Saturday was a painting day for Alexa when the N end of the Palvan received its first topcoat. Elsewhere Stephen set out the main poles for the marquee and continued the sort out inside our workshop. During the afternoon Graham Reussners family came down to scatter his ashes on our station. Graham, as well as being the railways Archivist was also one of the founder restorers at Levisham station and a member of the North Eastern Railway Coach Group who saved our workshop coach, 945 and the Clerestory coach.
Sunday was marquee erection day ready for next weekends 60’s event when Shadows Music and Shazam will be playing in the paddock. There will also be the beer tent here with beer from York Brewery available as well as Weighbridge Teas and the Paddock tea hut. We have also had a midi digger here cleaning the lineside and ditch south west of the station. It will be here for the next few weekends so we can get the job sorted. Alexa also managed to paint the end of the Palvan in topcoat, the end of the exhibition van in undercoat and the side sanded ready for paint on a dry day! The S&T have again been here wiring up the HD link equipment. Still a few more weeks to go.
There are some photos of young Alexander and Beth on the website now. All being well they will be down next weekend.
Saturday, 5 June 2010
5th June 2010
Simon and Beth are pleased to announce the arrival of their son Alexander at 11.25 this morning. He weighed in at seven pounds nine ounces. Both Beth and Alexander are doing fine.
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