Wednesday 6th September a corker of a summers day in Autumn.

first job was my own battery charger on the Scammel and leave charging at 6 amps for the duration but a trip into the signal box museum found a surprise Triang toy laundry press complete with wood worm so a quick spray with a killer pesticide will ensure that there are no live ones left in there.

A quick building check came across a fallen advert and broken glass in the pay office so a sweep up was needed before the railway opened.

Time to bolt the restored electric motor back on the old lathe and fit the drive belts before moving it back against the wall.

A milk crate in the grass contained the lathe tools and attachments all of which needed a shot blast and preservative applied.

Laid out on the bench showed the state they were in after years out in the open.

After a couple of hours blasting and cleaning they looked better it now needs a period container to put them in on the lathe.

A walk to the Morris showed that Greg had been busy on the roof repair but it now needs a section let in at the top of the rear panel.

There are some GWR gulley covers which may get used on the platform 2 build at Broadway

A shot blast and wire wheel got them clean enough to paint in primer

It was then over to the Scammel which turned over a treat after a charge but would not fire up a check on the spark from the king lead proved it has a weak yellow spark so the coil could be on it's way out and weak or we have voltage drop so a dig in the home workshop for a test substitution coil is now on.

Shot blasting for a prolonged period on a 30 degrees Centigrade day is not recommended and you can feel gritty with the medium sticking to you as a photo of the bath after a shower shows.