Saturday, 11.2.12. Trefor must be about, judging by the presence of his snack box! 

In the S&T Shed, more wet paint is being applied to test fingers… 

…while outside, Dick helps Jack, ballasting around the 7.25” gauge track. 

Sara soon moves outside to re-paint the notice board, with drums ready for concreting in connection with the Pont y Goedwig Deviation works in the foreground.

Trefor continues with the re-assembly of No. 7, here lining up the brakes… 

…before Andrew arrives with point motors, and needs Trefor’s muscle to rail them down for storage. 

They are rather large! 

And very heavy!

After all the grunt, Andrew enters his preferred days of duty on the roster. Have you supplied your offer of days? 

Sunday, 12.2.12. Trefor continues with adjustments to the brake system of No. 7.  

 Wednesday, 8.2.12. Some cones have appeared at Brynllwyd South accommodation crossing…

…as some material has appeared for the new road access to the filling works.

…and before long, Dick shovels the mix to fill them. 

Sunday, 12.2.12. A third half drum has been concreted, and others stacked in the foreground, are ready to receive the centre bar… 

…together with the pipes to form the centre former. Three down, 17 more (or thereabouts) to go!

Tuesday, 31.1.12. A full house! Graham, Neil, Sara, John & Derek. One day, I’ll catch them working! 

Ian Howitt joins them, who has a trailer full of machined steel. 

Wednesday, 1.2.12 The wheel sets destined for carriage No. 23, are safely stored in the carriage shed. 

Tuesday, 7.2.12. Thanks to the efforts of Paul and Dave, the rails down to the carriage shed access turnout are nearer their correct curve. Only part of one more pair to do.

Woodworking has been going on in the Carriage Shed.  

It is much more comfortable under feet in the workshop!

No. 7’s trailing truck is without it’s wheels – gone to Tywyn for them to be skimmed.

Saturday 4th Feb. In pouring rain & sleet, the curving of the track on Maespoeth bank starts to take shape. David Mundy testing his recent waterproofing of his jacket. 

The curve seen from the North, Dave and yours truly now packing up for the day.

At the end of the day the curve is starting to look more like the way it should.

Monday, 23.1.12. What are these lights on at Maespoeth? 

Ah! Richard, Andrew and Trefor (pity about the reflective strips on the coats)…  

…unloading point motors.

The Signal Box looks good in the dark!

Tuesday, 24.1.12. Tuesday gang Neil passes a cuppa to new volunteer Chris as John checks paper work with Sara in the left foreground. 

Thursday, 26.1.12. Gravel and cement has been delivered to fill up the oil drums… 

…together with timber for goal posts, placed in the carriage shed to dry out. 

Saturday, 28.1.12. The paint on the new windows in the stable area look wet – let’s see if it is!

In the engine shed, Dave and Trefor supervise Graham, carrying out the cold boiler inspection. 

Outside, Jack is receiving instructions from Steve in setting up the 7.25” gauge railway, and Dick has just given up on removing slate fencing from the Pont y Goedwig deviation work site.  

Graham has moved onto inspecting the compressor…

…and Steve machines up an extractor for bearings on No. 7’s motion.

 After lunch, Dave starts re-assembling the compressor… 

…and we are briefly visited by Canon Riley, bearing gifts of aluminium for smelting down. 

Bolts have been smeared in copper grease… 

…as Dave and Trefor start re-assembling No. 7 after passing it’s cold test.

Woodworm? No, just rubbing down No. 22’s side!  

Sunday, 29.1.12. Earlier in the day, Dave and Trefor had re-assembled the safety valves and whistle on No. 7’s boiler… 

…and the wash-out plugs on the boiler.

Pont y Goedwig Deviation works. 
Saturday, 28.1.12. Dave Williams together with wife Angela, our advisors on utilising material in the new embankment, return from an inspection of the Pont y Goedwig deviation work site.

Sunday, 29.1.12.  Items are railed down to Maespoeth from the P. Way dump, the drum having been found hiding under a hedge, while in the field, the red peg indicates the line of the new gas main.

The drum is soon cut in two, while the pipes will create a former inside each one. 

The goal post timbers were being primed until the primer ran out! 

Saturday, 21.1.12. Aluminium? Looks more like plastic to me! 

Ifor takes an uncomfortable rest while manufacturing a bracket to hold … 

…a paint stripper to warm intake air to make starting No. 5 easier! 

In the Carriage Shed, Andy looks like he is in charge of the timber work on Carriage No. 22…

…but in reality, Andrew and Clare are doing all the work! 

Outside, David Mundy, Paul Bailey and Dick Kidner are making a clatter, curving the rails on the “main line”… 

…and removing rail fixings to curve the second rail! 

In the S&T Shed, somebody has been busy, filing all the Safety documentation.

In the engine shed, Ifor and Trefor investigate the fuel supply lines to the engine… 

…and then start No. 6 up, to test the exhaust back-pressure. 

Once it is dark, Paul and Dave come inside to hold up work in the Carriage Shed… 

…but progress has been impressive!

Sunday, 22.1.12. Work has continued on carriage No. 22… 

…as Andy clears up before heading for home after… 

…helping David Mundy curve more rails the other side of the Stop board. 

Pont y Goedwig Deviation works.
Saturday, 21.1.12 Dick has started removing slate fencing from around Brynllwyd South accommodation crossing to a storage area for safe keeping. We just need someone beefy to take the rest out! 

Sunday, 22.1.12 More oil drums have been delivered, soon cut in half!

The 7.25" track & train get an outing....
(Jack Evans)

...everything taken very carefully at first...
(Jack Evans)

...with the chance of some shots from a very interesting angle! (Jack Evans)

Tuesday, 10.1.12. Oh, dear! The high winds have played havoc with the engine shed roof (since fixed temporarily)! 

Graham sits it out in the warm… 

…with John and Neil. 

Saturday, 14.1.12. Trefor tidies up after removing the sludge plates from No. 7’s saddle tank… 

…before changing valves in the cab prior to the cold boiler inspection. 

Outside, Jack lays and adjusts the 7.25” gauge track… 

…and tries various items of motive power for best effect. 

Meanwhile, Steve has made a slight correction to the taper on No. 7’s connecting rod pin.

Pont y Goedwig Deviation works.
Friday, 6.1.12. Reinforcement mesh has been delivered to protect the water main…  

Pont y Goedwig Deviation works.
Saturday, 7.1.12. …and the chainages along the work site have been prominently marked out. The small white pegs indicate the future line of rails (once the earthworks are complete).

Pont y Goedwig Deviation works.
A good range of empty oil drums have been delivered for holding posts to create “goal posts” to highlight the presence of overhead cables…  

Pont y Goedwig Deviation works.
Sunday, 8.1.12 . …which are soon cut down to size!

Trefor taps a hole in a brake hanger… 

…to take a grease nipple…  

…before re-fitting the hanger on No. 7.

Meanwhile, Jack cleans the “front end” and paints otherwise hidden parts.

Photographs taken between 14th December 2011 and 2nd January 2012
Taken by David Coleman & Jack Evans
Uploaded on 03/01/2012