Wednesday 21st May 2025 a nice start with rain and possibly thunderstorms forecast but it was dry and sunny.

The first job was to get some clinker from the pit where they empty the steam engine fires and then fill the AA box stand to level but within minute the mission hit problems.

                                                        no air due to an explosion in the sun

                                                

So a walk down to the bunker and use an engine shed barrow for the 100 metre push, this means the frame is ready for the box to arrive which is hopefully Friday morning on the tele handler.

The blue ( to weigh 5CWT )scales have been sat outside the groups shop so now moved to the loading dock and the lever mechanism was removed for cleaning with a weak acid and wire wool before a wash off, dry and coat with lanolin just leaving the wood and paint to do.

                                                    

                                     Before                                                                                   after

                       

                                                                    reassembled 

                                                

The inner door handle on the first line coach was only just engaging the square so the inner handle was sunk further into the door.

                                                

The Morris 2T 5CWT lorry has had new screens fitted but the passenger side was not sitting nicely so bead out reposition glass the clean and refit beading so now a job done.

                                                        

A missing door stop off the museum coach was located a few weeks ago but today it got fitted

                                        

The museum coach also got a replacement sign as the RATS COACH was ambiguous and did not show any purpose so now it has a new one.

It was then time for line wagon number 2 to have more paint scraped off the ceiling then a powered rotary wire brush in the grooves followed by the first coat of white paint.

                         Whilst we were working 3 engines arrived for this weekends steam gala

                                                                                

                                                                            

                                      To join others already in the engine sheds awaiting the gala

With the sun out is was good to see the railway was busy with travellers and spotters who were hiding as this engine steamed in..