Wednesday 2nd October

 A damp start as it rained overnight but dry to start and not cold so outside it is.

                    Greg has been busy practising his sign writing on the Sign for Hayles Abbey Halt

The laurel boundary hedge needed finishing up to the road bridge so a lot more to cut off and then clear the path of any hardcore item so the mower can go up there in the future.

                                            

The large pile from last week was also the and took a bit of lighting but one in flame it consumed most of todays cuttings.

                                                

Due to the Autumn weather the leaves are changing, dying and falling into the buildings so a good sweep around was needed.

                                                    At least the workshop floor is tidier now.

We then had a short break in the Trust office as Mike had found loads of old newspaper editorials about the Midland Railway and GWR from the early 1900's including the collapse of the viaduct during construction, Malvern station in Cheltenham, general line construction ones and the  people involved in the project. An interesting 15 minutes.


Last week we removed a GWR fence post that was hiding in the flower beds,this is needed for a future project so some time with hammer and chisel then washing the debris off with the watering can got it presentable

                                                       Looking better with a clear U channel.

Then it was onto the Morris 2T 3cwt roof distortion using a block of wood and the porta power as support then as Greg had found on the net warm the top with the gas torch and dress with a dolly hammer immediately douse with a cold. wet cloth, the method worked well and the roof is a far better shape so we can hopefully avoid any use of body filler.