Attention may be elsewhere on the railway this weekend with the re-opening of bridge 30, but here at Levisham life goes on. To ‘celebrate’ the re-opening the railway was unfortunate enough to have a lineside fire further up Newtondale. Some of our station staff were called to attend, and provide a ‘taxi’ service for some of the local fire crew who were also present. The fire was soon put out and normal service could resume. At the station it has been a pottering weekend with many small jobs undertaken but not a lot to show for it at the end of the weekend.
The notice boards have received another coat of paint, a vice donated from Newcastle has been repaired and repainted and further shelving construction has continued in the paddock hut, which now sports a letter P on the front. Community Payback have continued work on the stone culvert headwall and further type 1 has been moved around the paddock hut for the chairs to stand on. The yard has been further tidied up, with some timber planks being moved to the north end huts ready for converting into ‘new’ doors which will house the PWay Departments grease store.
A bumper weekend and week of work is planned for Easter so if anyone is looking for something to do, drop in and I am sure we will be able to keep you busy!
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Sunday, 21 March 2010
21st March 2010
With a wet Saturday it was a cue for some inside work. Stephen and Brian have been busy constructing the new shelving inside the Paddock hut to store the marquee equipment. Elsewhere a new gate frame for near the Camping Coach was built using second hand materials and the new (shock horror!) hinges were painted.
Sunday dawned bright and sunny. All the spare fence timber has now been tidied up and placed into store in one of our wagons.
The empty windows in the paddock hut now sport new (to us) panes of glass expertly fitted and puttied in by Kevin. He has also glazed the missing pane in the replacement window frame for the cottage (the existing is rotten and has cracked glass. The steel pipe under the lineside huts has been partly faced in stone by one of the Community Payback team.
Tony has continued building the new noticeboards and John Brue, the Goathland Station Master, came to inspect the works on his boards.
Pansies, primulas and vegetable seeds have been planted today by Richard and Patience. Hopefully the frosts will not harm them.
Sunday dawned bright and sunny. All the spare fence timber has now been tidied up and placed into store in one of our wagons.
The empty windows in the paddock hut now sport new (to us) panes of glass expertly fitted and puttied in by Kevin. He has also glazed the missing pane in the replacement window frame for the cottage (the existing is rotten and has cracked glass. The steel pipe under the lineside huts has been partly faced in stone by one of the Community Payback team.
Tony has continued building the new noticeboards and John Brue, the Goathland Station Master, came to inspect the works on his boards.
Pansies, primulas and vegetable seeds have been planted today by Richard and Patience. Hopefully the frosts will not harm them.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
14th March 2010
Happy Mothers Day! Saturday was fencing day with two gangs constructing away. The fencing around the Camping Coach is now complete bar the gates (which are under construction). To the rear of the station yard the pig wire fence protecting the vegetable patch from the sheep has been replaced with a diagonal paled fence. The old, short, substandard fence recovered from near the camping coach has been re-used here (including the nails!). A new gate has been made and hung near the compost heap to access the vegetable patch. We are awaiting some road kerbs to finish the back of the yard here. Watch this space.
Sunday began with the delivery by the PWay department of a wagon full of ash. This was emptied just north of the level crossing and spread on the site of the old hut. The wagon had to be emptied before the first passenger train and pushed, by hand, into the north siding. Once we had emptied it Community Payback then spread it around for us. Following a final finish by ourselves the whole area now looks much tidier.
Elsewhere the notice board team ably led by Tony 1 continue to roll out new noticeboards for Goathland and Levisham.
Sunday began with the delivery by the PWay department of a wagon full of ash. This was emptied just north of the level crossing and spread on the site of the old hut. The wagon had to be emptied before the first passenger train and pushed, by hand, into the north siding. Once we had emptied it Community Payback then spread it around for us. Following a final finish by ourselves the whole area now looks much tidier.
Elsewhere the notice board team ably led by Tony 1 continue to roll out new noticeboards for Goathland and Levisham.
Sunday, 7 March 2010
7th March 2010
This weekend saw the new hut in the paddock get its roof felted properly. It should now keep the contents dry for many a year. Surrounding the hut the paving flags have been completed and the turf completed up to it. Thanks to Martyn, Mark, Stephen and Simon.
Elsewhere new fencing has been erected around the oil tank at the Camping Coach and the first part of the new cross fence erected. This fence and double gate will have to wait for the replacement Camping Coach steps to be delivered and installed.
The lineside north of the level crossing has been tidied and levelled ready for a final topping of ash, 20 tons of which is due next Sunday by the PWay.
Tony, Stephen (from Goathland and Dave have been busy building new notice boards for Goathland. They have also cleaned down an old triple notice board we had in store, again for Goathland.
Community Payback were busy filling potholes in the road near the cottage, soil in the paddock and bricking in the base of No7 signal ladder.
Elsewhere new fencing has been erected around the oil tank at the Camping Coach and the first part of the new cross fence erected. This fence and double gate will have to wait for the replacement Camping Coach steps to be delivered and installed.
The lineside north of the level crossing has been tidied and levelled ready for a final topping of ash, 20 tons of which is due next Sunday by the PWay.
Tony, Stephen (from Goathland and Dave have been busy building new notice boards for Goathland. They have also cleaned down an old triple notice board we had in store, again for Goathland.
Community Payback were busy filling potholes in the road near the cottage, soil in the paddock and bricking in the base of No7 signal ladder.
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