Sybil has a steam-up

Last Thursday Sybil was steamed, as part of the commissioning process before the locomotive is introduced into passenger traffic.

Driver Simon is quite getting the hang of it now...

Multi-tasking in the workshop

Simon demonstrating multiple skills in the workshop today, cutting rail for the new siding, squirting coolant on the hacksaw blade, and drinking tea.

New wagons for old

Every Thursday and Sunday, all year round, we do work projects and maintenance at the Railway.

This is an old wagon, probably a tipper originally, which is being re-purposed as a departmental vehicle, to carry loads as and when required. This type of wagon is particularly useful as a platform to work on a large item, such as a boiler. The workpiece is raised for easy access, and can be readily moved to different areas of the site as work progresses.