Well it’s August Bank Holiday but the weather is more like Boxing Day! Painting has continued between the showers with half the NER van now in top coat thanks to Alexa and Tony 2 has been improving the headstock paintwork. Andy has comedown from Hamilton to continue rebuilding the SE corner of the CCT with a new corner post now fitted together with the new bottom bar. There is still a few more weekends work required by him though before we can fix the planking. Repairs to the VEA yard side doors continue with Simon and Brian.
We have finally disposed of the scrub with a nice bonfire on Saturday evening and a lot tidier the area now looks.
The safety handrails have been made for the point handles in the yard sidings to prevent operators falling into the adjacent field. The walkways have been trial fitted and the surplus sleepers placed into store and the area tidied up. Community Payback have been down tidying up the land adjacent to the station and completing the burning of the scrub.
The ash ballast dropped at the north end siding two weeks ago has been spread and a bit more of the track has been levelled and packed.
Hunmanby brass band came to the station on Monday so it was up, and then down of the marquee – a lot of work for an afternoons visit. The weighbridge team were kept busy with both of their outlets open for business.
During the evening we have been updating our wagon book with new drawings, photos and prose. Look out for this publication later this autumn.
Monday, 30 August 2010
Sunday, 22 August 2010
22nd August 2010
The wiring installation in the paddock hut has been completed and the cabling to the yard sockets has been installed. This is now awaiting final sign off by the railways electrician. With the wiring complete the final shelving in the hut has been completed. Elsewhere the NER van has been cleaned down, primed and undercoated on the yard side and south end. The platform gardens have been weeded and tidied up again – this is an ongoing job. The Weighbridge Teas staff have had another good weekend sales wise and are looking forward to a bumper Bank Holiday weekend, weather permitting. The yard donations sign had seen better days so the timber background has been cleaned down and painted and a new notice prepared and fixed in place.
Community Payback have continued tidying up the land near the station.
Community Payback have continued tidying up the land near the station.
Saturday, 21 August 2010
15th August 2010
Another wagon of ash has been delivered ready for Womble ballasting services to deal with – so we did! We will use it to pack and lift the next length and provide the level walking routes either side.
Both the exhibition van and the Palvan have now had the topcoats completed. Only the lettering to do now. The lowmac clean down has continued with the west side now well on the way to completion. The underframes have continued to receive a clean down and touch up. The NER van has had the station yard side cleaned down ready for its repaint.
Malcolm has commissioned a further wooden can bin housing, improving the look rather than the old blue can tubs. Tony 1 has continued repairing another large noticeboard for Goathland. The cleaned down guttering has been undercoated and put away ready for use in the future. Tony and Glynnis have continued PAT testing equipment at the station – their progress would have been quicker if they had remembered the labels! The sunken sleepers around one of the manholes in the paddock have been lifted and the ground relevelled.
Both the exhibition van and the Palvan have now had the topcoats completed. Only the lettering to do now. The lowmac clean down has continued with the west side now well on the way to completion. The underframes have continued to receive a clean down and touch up. The NER van has had the station yard side cleaned down ready for its repaint.
Malcolm has commissioned a further wooden can bin housing, improving the look rather than the old blue can tubs. Tony 1 has continued repairing another large noticeboard for Goathland. The cleaned down guttering has been undercoated and put away ready for use in the future. Tony and Glynnis have continued PAT testing equipment at the station – their progress would have been quicker if they had remembered the labels! The sunken sleepers around one of the manholes in the paddock have been lifted and the ground relevelled.
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
8th August 2010
First up is a denial from the Weighbridge Teas staff who state that there is no rumour that they bribe locos to fail at Levisham so their takings go up!
Elsewhere, the exhibition van has had its second top coat applied on the yard side and the NER van has received undercoat on the station side. Painting continues elsewhere with the recovered guttering receiving undercoat and main marquee poles have been cleaned down and repainted. Several wagon underframes have been cleaned down and the headstocks repainted where necessary. Thanks to Alexa, Lesley, Tony2 and Malcolm for this. The shock van has had its door fixings recessed to allow them to fit properly whilst work continues removing metalwork from the yard side of the VEA ready for its repair and repaint. Spare ‘wriggly tin’ ends have been prepared to replace the rotten ends of the shock open wagon. Thanks to Tony, James and Chris for all this.
The water butt for the vegetable patch north of the level crossing has had its outlet tap fitted which will cheer up Richard as it will mean less distance carrying his watering can. Work has also continued fitting out the paddock hut and spare metal shelving has been dismantled and placed into store. Elsewhere in the paddock, one of the corner manhole surrounds has settled so this has been lifted and sorted. Thanks to Stephen, Brian, Chris (again) and Michael.
We have also produced our first vegetable sales this year with a selection of fresh cabbages, beetroot and beans going ‘like hot cakes’. There will be more to come so pop down and you may strike it gold!
Elsewhere, the exhibition van has had its second top coat applied on the yard side and the NER van has received undercoat on the station side. Painting continues elsewhere with the recovered guttering receiving undercoat and main marquee poles have been cleaned down and repainted. Several wagon underframes have been cleaned down and the headstocks repainted where necessary. Thanks to Alexa, Lesley, Tony2 and Malcolm for this. The shock van has had its door fixings recessed to allow them to fit properly whilst work continues removing metalwork from the yard side of the VEA ready for its repair and repaint. Spare ‘wriggly tin’ ends have been prepared to replace the rotten ends of the shock open wagon. Thanks to Tony, James and Chris for all this.
The water butt for the vegetable patch north of the level crossing has had its outlet tap fitted which will cheer up Richard as it will mean less distance carrying his watering can. Work has also continued fitting out the paddock hut and spare metal shelving has been dismantled and placed into store. Elsewhere in the paddock, one of the corner manhole surrounds has settled so this has been lifted and sorted. Thanks to Stephen, Brian, Chris (again) and Michael.
We have also produced our first vegetable sales this year with a selection of fresh cabbages, beetroot and beans going ‘like hot cakes’. There will be more to come so pop down and you may strike it gold!
Sunday, 1 August 2010
1st August 2010
First up is a warm welcome to new volunteer Michael. After a quick introduction it was straight into the thick of things. We have been requested to remove a few bushes and some branches off the trees south of the station which were obscuring the drivers sight of the signals so it was out with the chainsaw and bush saws and 3 hours later the view was much improved. The bushy stuff has been tidied up ready for collection whilst the timber has been logged ready to keep the home fires burning.
Both the Palvan and Exhibition van now sport their new paint all round although a second coat will be required on the yard side (note to station master, more paint required!). A start has been made by Chris and Alexa on the North Eastern van as it is also looking very tired.
A further section of tarmac has been removed at the level crossing to remove a remaining trip hazard. The crossing is now a lot more level and you do not bounce across it in a car anymore.
Stephen has finished cleaning off the old cast iron guttering and it now sports new primer and looks a lot better. Malcolm has started making a new timber can bin in the same style as the other timber bins around our station.
The Weighbridge Teas crew – Malcolm, Doreen, Janice, Tony, Jane and Phil were all sporting white roses for Yorkshire day although the latter two did grumble a bit as they come from Lancashire and would have rather worn red! There was also sponsorship from Yorkshire Tea who provided new aprons, tea and biscuits.
Community Payback have continued cutting down the bushes and strimming the rushes, improving the area around the station.
Both the Palvan and Exhibition van now sport their new paint all round although a second coat will be required on the yard side (note to station master, more paint required!). A start has been made by Chris and Alexa on the North Eastern van as it is also looking very tired.
A further section of tarmac has been removed at the level crossing to remove a remaining trip hazard. The crossing is now a lot more level and you do not bounce across it in a car anymore.
Stephen has finished cleaning off the old cast iron guttering and it now sports new primer and looks a lot better. Malcolm has started making a new timber can bin in the same style as the other timber bins around our station.
The Weighbridge Teas crew – Malcolm, Doreen, Janice, Tony, Jane and Phil were all sporting white roses for Yorkshire day although the latter two did grumble a bit as they come from Lancashire and would have rather worn red! There was also sponsorship from Yorkshire Tea who provided new aprons, tea and biscuits.
Community Payback have continued cutting down the bushes and strimming the rushes, improving the area around the station.
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