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Photographs taken between 20th & 25th February 2020

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Thursday, 20.2.2020. Adrian has finished the loose end door for waggon No. 5, and Tony has already started to paint it!

Adjacent, the waggon body is on its side to ease access for some work.

Elsewhere, Tony is trimming fence post off-cuts …

… to provide posts to retain hungry boards on waggon No. 218.

He has also completed fixing new dumb buffers on the waggon.

Also in the Carriage Shed, the Tuesday gang have completed trial fitting of the end windows and skirtings in the North saloon of carriage No. 23 …

… while the South saloon is not far behind.

Saturday, 22.2.2020. Dave called yesterday, and painted the end drop-lights in gloss …

… together with the vestibule in carriage No. 23 ...

… and other components to fit around the vestibule.

In the Engine Shed, No. 7 is slowly being put back together …

… after passing its annual (cold) boiler examination …

… although it appears more of the motion has been dismantled, pending fitting of new bushes.

A lonely waggon sitting on the main line within Maespoeth yard …

… suggests that a working party is active up the line …

… jacking up the track to remove undulations …

… and packing ballast under …

… before laboriously shovelling fresh ballast out of a waggon to place carefully …

… around the sleepers, thereby emptying one waggon …

… so that another one had to be fetched – and emptied!

Job done and passed by Molly, tools are loaded …

… to return everything back to Maespoeth.

The absence of the waggons enables access to the back of the roadside hedge to finish trimming it after the visit of the tractor-based contractors …

… but there is a lot more to do!

Meanwhile, two waggons were despatched to Corris to collect hedge clippings …

… with three waggons making another trip to where Stevie was radically trimming the churchyard hedge …

… which were duly filled and sent back to Maespoeth.

Sunday, 23.2.2020. Trefor is still clean, and is fetching paint …

… for Richard to apply to the inside of the smokebox door and baffle, when Richard has finished cleaning them down!

Outside, John is lost in thought as he builds shelves into the fuel store …

Falcon Build Images – 24th February 2020

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24.2.2020. Update from Alan Keef - We have an 0-4-2!

The Corris Railway Falcon Locomotive becomes an 0-4-2 for the first time having had the trailing truck fitted ...

... the locomotive chassis can be clearly seen to be itching to get onto the metals.

Progress seems to be brisque and ...

... other work on the inside motion ...

... such as valve rods ...

... and their guides have been fitted.

With the chassis work currently going on ...

... it really does look impressive!

Photographs taken between 31st January & 13th February 2020

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Friday, 31.1.2020. Dave has arrived …

… to sand down and prepare paintwork in and around the vestibule of carriage No. 23 …

Saturday, 1.2.2020. … for which he has had to remove items fitted on Tuesday …

… which he has placed separately until he has finished painting them.

Wednesday, 5.2.2020. Dave returns …

… to extract a skin-full and continue with undercoating on carriage No. 23.

Adjacent, a pile of timber has been prepared for dumb buffers on waggon No. 218 (ex-Lydd Ranges).

Thursday, 13.2.2020. Adrian takes a breather …

… after finishing the loose end door of waggon No. 5 …

… before fitting it in position for demonstration purposes.

Nearby, much of the vestibule area in carriage No. 23 has received gloss paint …

… while inside the north saloon, the Tuesday Gang have made up and fitted the cover for the coupling spring …

… and made up (but not fitted) the cover for the opposite end of the carriage.

Photographs taken between 24th & 30th January 2020

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Thursday, 24.1.2020. Adrian starts drilling for rivets on the loose end door of waggon No. 5 …

… and assembles most of it …

… before reverting to the waggon body, which is turned on edge to ease access to some parts.

Well prepared for the visit by a barber! These are the refurbished posts as part of overhead line protection south of Maespoeth Yard.

Saturday, 26.1.2020. Trefor is de-greasing components from No. 7 …

… but to ease access, locos have been partially pushed out of the Engine Shed, here guarded by Mollie!

Tuesday, 28.1.2020. Bill, Bob & Chris discuss work …

… with Charles, who is adding timber to the door pockets on Carriage No. 23.

In the Engine Shed, Trefor has stripped down part of No. 7’s motion so that wear can be measured with a view to manufacturing new bearings …

… while nearby, the brake shaft has received primer ready for re-painting …

… and the hedge-cutters have arrived for their annual visit, trimming the back of the roadside hedge …

… as well as the top and road side.

Thursday, 30.1.2020. Adrian continues his work on the body of waggon No. 5 …

… before righting it again …

… to fit the (loose) end door, nearly finished.

Southern Extension Works. Pont y Goedwig Deviation Project. Tuesday, 28.1.2020. We need to clear scrub prior to receiving any material for filling the embankment, so advantage was taken …

… of the hedge-cutters …

… to clear as much as they could safely reach. The rest will have to be done by more manual methods!

Photographs taken between 9th & 21st January 2020

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Thursday, 9.1.2020. A few sleepers have been borrowed to make up a work-bench for Adrian to carry on work on waggon No. 5’s body …

… the Tuesday gang having been in, adding to the work in the vestibule of carriage No. 23 …

… while outside, Tony is cleaning up the frames of waggon No. 218 (ex-Lydd Ranges).

However, to accelerate progress, Tony hand shunts the waggon nearer to the S&T Shed …

… to de-rust it more efficiently with power tools and then apply a suitable primer …

… until the whole waggon top is done.

Meanwhile, the inside of the north compartment of carriage No. 23 (including seats) has received a second coat of varnish …

… and Adrian has made good progress with adding previously fabricated sides to the floor of waggon No. 5 …

… so that the end can be placed in position (for demonstration purposes).

Monday, 13.1.2020. Trefor has been in over the weekend, and amongst other things, painted the trailing truck and yoke from No. 7, black …

… while Tony has done the same to waggon No. 218.

Wednesday, 15.1.2020. Tony has made a start on fixing new deck planks on waggon No. 218 …

… and when it is raining, is touching up the paintwork on the handrails of carriage No. 23.

Thursday, 16.1.2020. Sparks fly …

… in a flash …

… until Tony calls to advise that the kettle is on!

Lunch over, Adrian leisurely continues his work on waggon No. 5 …

… while nearby, Tony finishes treating the cut ends of new planks for waggon No. 218 …

… so that by the end of the day, the end of waggon No. 5 is fixed in position …

… the inside of the south saloon of carriage No. 23 has received its second coat of varnish …

… and the last of the planks for waggon No. 18 have been cut and drilled but some still need more work indoors.

Saturday, 18.1.2020. In bright sunshine, Ben, Sam, Owen and Tony work up the line, slewing and packing the track …

… while Mike cuts down the vegetation on the bank out of the Carriage Shed ...

… before they all head off to lunch in Idris Stores, Corris!

Whose mug could this be

After lunch, it is more packing …

… while Mike has transferred his attention to Maes y Llan bank, Corris.

The debris thereby created is loaded up for transport to Maespoeth …

… and after emptying all the waggons, they are put away …

… beneath a magnificent sun-set.

Photographs taken between 19th December 2019 & 8th January 2020

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Thursday, 19.12.2019. Adrian continues the weekly grind …

… and for good measure, adds in a bit of welding …

… and drilling …

… to further progress the body of waggon No. 5.

Monday, 23.12.2019. Further dismantling of the contents of No. 7’s smokebox have taken place, and the boiler washed out …

… with the spark arrestor nearby for cleaning and repairs.

Tuesday, 24.12.2019. Over the run-up to Christmas, and for the 12 nights afterwards, Corris residents and businesses have been encouraged to display Christmas advent light scenes in their windows, one for each night star

… past No. 3 …

… and 4 …

… past 7 …

… and 8 …

… to more humorous ones (No. 9) …

… while others were more general (No. 10) …

… and some had to be sought out up side streets (No. 15) …

… keeping an eye out on both sides of the road (No. 16)!

Other windows appeared to be inward-looking (No. 19) …

… while Idris Stores was well lit up …

… and other windows appeared to have no numbers displayed …

… but nevertheless added to the general atmosphere.

Corris put on a splendid Christmas tree, decorated by the school children …

… while a natural tree in the middle of Ceinws was illuminated such that it was very noticeable from the nearby Trunk Road.

Monday, 30.12.2019. The body of Ifor lies partly under No. 7 inside the Engine Shed …

… while under the loco, Trefor is removing various items …

… such as the trailing truck, here being guarded by Mollie!

Over the holiday period, Tony has painted the floor of the S&T Shed, which should ease the task of cleaning it. Mollie checks that the paint is dry.

Friday, 3.1.2020. It looks like Stevie has opened a new garage in the village, but for the moment, it is difficult to spot “the pump” referred to!

Saturday, 4.1.2020. Tony has collected some treated timber to re-deck waggon No. 218 (ex.-Lydd bogie) and placed it in the Carriage Shed to dry out …

… and emptied the waggon of stored items so that the existing deck can be removed.

Wednesday, 8.1.2020. Yesterday, the deck of waggon No. 218 was removed …

… and the timber cut to length ready for treating cut ends and fixing them to the waggon frames.

Photographs taken on 4th January 2020

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Saturday 04.01.2019. Aluminium sheet being used to create end cappings for the roof of carriage 23.

The second one being folded in the jig.

And then shrinking the folded edge.

The timber to make the cladding sections for carriage 24 has been in stock for a while, now most of it has been cut to length and bundled up by part number for sharing out between me (Andy) Ian and Bill for shaping & gluing up before taking to Maespoeth.

A start has been made on vestibule seats for carriages 23 and 24.

Photographs taken between 10th & 17th December 2019

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Tuesday, 10.12.2012. It has not taken long to remove decorations, dismantle the gazeebo’s …

… and start to remove items to storage, thus allowing carpet to be rolled up for re-use …

… and re-locate machinery …

… so that the Carriage Shed can be used as a workshop once more!

Sunday, 17.12.2019. Trefor has started to dismantle No. 7 for its annual boiler exam, by removing the safety valve whistle assembly …

… the boiler feed …

… and the contents of the smokebox.

Monday, 16.12.2019. After a number of delays, a waggon body recovered from Aberllefenni Quarry in the early 1970’s was offered for our use restoration from its present site in Llanuwchllyn.

It had been mounted on a 2’ gauge Hudson chassis, and the securing bolts first had to be cut to separate the two …

… before the body could be loaded for road movement to Maespoeth.

There it was unloaded …

Tuesday, 17.12.2019. …before being re-loaded on to a trolley …

… to be off-loaded for (temporary) display purposes on the North Platform, well away from being a tempting roadside target for metal thieves!

There was then the small matter of tidying up, and emptying the loco watering system at Maespoeth for the winter.

Photographs taken between 3rd & 8th December 2019

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Tuesday, 3.12.2019. Welcome arrangements for our seasonal visitor are being set up outside …

… and inside the Carriage Shed …

… as well as in the carriages to convey visitors to site ...

… which can look chaotic at times, but all is well under control!

Meanwhile, in the Engine Shed, Phil is cleaning out the suds reservoir of the lathe, so the lathe is again fully functional and serviced …

… with the next moves agreed with Bob and Chris.

Phil has just delivered a waggon wheelset recovered from ‘Ralltgoed some time ago (and removed some good pallets he had a use for).

Meanwhile in Corris, Stevie has erected the top to his lamp …

… there are suitable posters for the weekend on display …

… and the Museum has been decorated …

… ready for the weekend.

In Machynlleth, a banner advert for the weekend has been erected …

… strategically sited opposite the entrance to the Co-op.

Saturday, 7.12.2019. Trefor is happy to be steaming No. 7 in the Engine Shed ready for today's activities and visitors.

While in contrast outside, Helen is spinning with delight!

Last minute preparations to greet visitors are being made as No. 7 draws forward before dropping back on to its train …

… but before departing, Santa makes a last minute inspection of the loco cab …

… before the train leaves in a cloud of steam!

The badge machine is giving problems, so Stevie has a go at fixing it – just another of those little jobs!

The well loaded first train arrives for children to visit Santa in his grotto …

… no matter what their age!

Watering the loco is a popular subject for photographs – especially if there is a prospect of the loco crew getting a soaking …

… but they do have some mince pies to fortify them …

… and more passengers to entertain, the footplate being fascinating to many …

… but it soon gets dark and the platform lighting is very useful …

… and the loco’s lamp is lit as an elf waves off the passengers of the last train of the day.

In the evening, it is the Society’s Christmas Dinner, attended by a Special Guest!

Sunday, 8.12.2019. Sam opens up the smokebox of No. 7 to insert vegetables …

… to accompany the pot placed there earlier containing a gammon joint for slow cooking ...

… all of which are retrieved several trains later …

Photographs taken between 24th & 27th November 2019

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Sunday, 24.11.2019. Tony re-stains part of the fence behind Maespoeth North Platform …

… and takes a break inside the Carriage Shed as paint dries on signs and Richard prepares for the visit of our seasonal friend.

A while later, Tony has moved further north.

Tuesday, 26.11.2019. Items are passed down from storage in the Carriage Shed …

… and with enough hands available …

… the marquee’s are assembled …

… but carriage No. 23 has had to be moved up sufficiently that Adrian’s work space is now rather confined!

It is then a case of positioning power supplies …

… arranging curtains …

… laying carpets …

… and looking for missing clips to complete basic arrangements.

No. 10 Falcon Project - Wednesday, 27.11.2019. A good gathering of workshop volunteers met at Alan Keef’s, Ross on Wye …

… to inspect the work undertaken to date on the frames and other components of the loco …

… which has required work where clearances are not generous!

There was much discussion on the design and construction of the cab and bunkers …

… and less so, the manufacturing techniques for the brake gear.

The group was joined by Peter and Rosemary (left) and Patrick Keef (right) to round off things …

… with a quick break outside for Ian and Andy to pose with the trailing truck they had fabricated and delivered …

… before returning inside to agree the finer points of smokebox, cab and bunker fabrication to suit Keef’s.

Andy notes down all the actions necessary to follow up a very productive day!

It is then back to the office, where a very fine proposed numberplate design in traditional style is produced for comment, and target dates agreed.

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