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Photographs taken between 19th March & 9th April 2019

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Tuesday, 19.3.2019. A good gang has assembled the body of the Heritage waggon to the newly constructed frames …

… with only the buffer bands requiring fitting to finish it off.

Thursday, 21.3.2019. Tony paints various shiny parts to tone them down a bit …

… before moving on to clean and prime parts of another carriage bogie and wheelsets.

Adrian welds the last “coat hanger” for carriage No. 24’s roof …

… as Dave arrives to start painting a first coat of gloss to carriage No. 23’s body work …

… starting at the north end …

… to keep well away from Adrian, cleaning up welds on carriage No. 24’s roof …

… before welding in remaining components. The shed looks busy!

Soon it is time to start packing up …

… and cleaning around, with carriage No. 24’s roof basically complete.

Tuesday, 26.3.2019. Over the weekend, Tony (with assistance from Richard) has cleared the scrub from our newly acquired land in Corris, north of the Museum.

In the Carriage Shed at Maespoeth, Tony has completed painting the frames and wheelsets for the next carriage bogie in primer …

… while in the Engine Shed, Chris has assembled more screw couplings, which now only need a few welds to finish them off …

… and Bob has assembled six new buffers and moved them to the Carriage shed for cleaning down and painting.

John calls by on his way to East Anglia(!), to drill trial holes preparatory to enclosing the fuel area at Maespoeth to tidy its appearance.

Southern Extension Project. Pont y Goedwig Deviation. To ease access to enable details of the existing bridge structure to be studied more closely, a path has been cut through the brambles. There is plenty more clearing to do!

Saturday 6.4.2019. An eerily quiet Maespoeth Junction with everyone available attending the training session at the Corris Institute.

The 2019 Corris poster on Wharf Station.

Sunday 7.4.2019. All of the carriage stock is brought out from the Carriage Shed by No. 6.

No. 9 pulls two heritage waggons out of the Carriage Shed.

All locos are moved out to release No. 7.

With Dave working at the bench...

... Trefor disappears into a cloud of steam.

Alongside carriage building a heritage waggon has been restored to good order.

As part of the hands-on training our Officer-in-Charge takes on the role of a casualty at the side of the track.

There is time for a bite to eat mid-day.

Carriage 23 not quite finished but WOW!

Wednesday, 27.3.2019. Dave has been by, and painted the east and north sides of carriage No. 23’s South saloon.

Thursday, 28.3.2019. Ade completes welds on the roof structure of carriage No. 24 …

Photographs taken between 12th & 17th March 2019

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Tuesday, 12.3.2019. The new Heritage waggon frames are all on edge …

… as Bill prepares buffer packers …

… while Peter and Charles use the frames as a table in their discussions.

By the end of the day, the frames lie on their backs, with wheels, axleboxes and brake gear fitted (but not fixed) …

… and nearby, slats are receiving attention for the seats in carriage No. 23.

Meanwhile, in between showers (including one of hail), Tony and others pack around the newly replaced sleepers up the line. The mountain tops in the distance are white – it was cold!

Returning to Maespoeth, recovered sleepers are stacked at the Triangle, pending disposal.

The wet weather of late has a normally docile ditch in The Spinney running at full bore!

Wednesday, 13.3.2019. Under the station sign in Corris …

… has been added a wreath from a well-wisher in memory of the late Elwyn Slate…

… the dedication approximately reading in English – “In memory of the tenderness and love Elwyn gave towards the Corris area.”

Thursday, 14.3.2019. Ted has returned to fit remaining items to No. 7’s valve gear, measuring movements carefully …

… while winching the loco back and forth …

… and trimming split pins to finish the work.

Meanwhile, Tony and Steve set off up the line with No. 9 and Heritage waggons …

… returning later with the clippings from the churchyard hedge …

… which are unloaded to dry out for later disposal, at Maespoeth.

In the Carriage Shed, Adrian is welding up carriage roof ribs for No. 24 …

… and extra welds elsewhere on the carriage body frames …

… so that by the end of the day, two more roof ribs are in position (only one more to go) …

… and all that remains is to clear up!

Saturday, 16.3.2019. Dave and Trefor steam No. 7 …

… with Dave fitting re-lined slippers to the slide bars while the boiler slowly warms up …

… all in anticipation of the boiler hot (steam) test which occurs later in the day. Yes, the safety valves do work!

It rains constantly, so that on the start of two (successful) test runs up to Corris, both Dave and Trefor “enjoy” a good soaking!

Meanwhile, Tony paints bogie underframes in the Carriage Shed …

… while Gwion washes down the bodywork of the carriage stock …

… before moving on to clean all the glass (inside and out)!

The carriage underframes also received attention.

By the end of the day, parts of the bogie have been painted white …

Photographs taken between 6th & 10th March 2019

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Wednesday, 6.3.2019. Yesterday, the drawbar for the new Heritage Waggon chassis was fitted and many holes drilled in the underframe for attaching parts …

… and in the Engine Shed screw couplings were assembled.

Over the weekend, Trefor completed re-fitting everything on the boiler of No. 7 ready for its steam test …

… including re-fitting the coupling and connecting rods …

… while nearby, much brighter lamps have been fitted in the workshop area.

Friday, 8.3.2019. Ted from the Vale of Rheidol is back …

… with assistant to fit new valve gear parts and set them …

… after much measurement …

… to get the loco to steam at its optimum, while Ian calls to see what is going on.

Setting the valve gear requires an accurate idea of where each “quarter” is …

… and moving the loco with a bar while others push …

… and recording each movement accurately!

Richard arrives with an ear problem …

Saturday, 9.3.2019. … while Ian keeps his head down, measuring up for seats in carriage No. 23.

Together, they make up and trial assemble the seat frame …

… before gluing and screwing it all together.

The frame is then manoeuvred into position under the direction of Charles.

Meanwhile, Andy has been getting on with fitting brake components to one of the carriage bogies …

… after which the centre pivot assembly can be bolted into place.

In the Engine Shed, Trefor has fired No. 7 and watches out for any steam leaks that need sorting before its hot boiler test …

… and before long, the safety valves lift at just the right pressure!

While there is much activity in the sheds at Maespoeth, Gwion and Sam are preparing to drill replacement sleepers up the line …

… in the company of others …

… and a Works train. Half the gang follow behind to drive spikes and tighten fishbolts.

After lunch, it is a case of working back up the line, packing ballast under the new sleepers …

… until fading light and muscles brings the day to a halt!

Good weather was enjoyed – it is Spring! These are for the buffer assemblies.

Sunday, 10.3.2019. John chisels out slots in window cills for carriage No. 23 …

… while Ian taps holes to take panelling …

… and Charles and Tony re-arrange the shed to allow the next carriage bogie to receive attention …

Photographs taken between 26th February & 2nd March 2019

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Tuesday, 26.2.2019. The underframes for a Heritage Waggon have been drilled for axleboxes and assembled …

… with appropriate ironmongery …

… while in the Engine Shed, more screw couplings are being assembled …

… and parts are turned also for them.

Tony has cut down the vegetation on the recently acquired land between the Museum and river.

Thursday, 28.2.2019. The Vale of Rheidol have arrived bearing gifts …

… which they proceed to fit on loco No. 7 …

… the re-machined slide bars having already been re-fitted.

Friday, 1.3.2019 – Gwyl Dewi Sant (St. David’s Day). Dave completes rubbing down mouldings on carriage No. 23 …

… and by the end of the day, has also completed the main panels.

Yesterday, alterations were made to the electricity switchgear in the Engine Shed …

… so that it is easier to find some of the light switches!

Tony has dug around sleepers to be replaced tomorrow and extracted spikes to speed the job ....

… while in Corris, Stevie is cutting the Churchyard hedge (before train crews get wet!).

Saturday, 2.3.2019. A works train is in Corris …

… with a good gang of volunteers replacing sleepers …

… drilling holes …

… and hammering in spikes.

The wood in some of the sleepers was very hard, generating much heat as they were drilled!

Exactly as forecast, the mists descended and rain arrived …

… but Molly was very sensible …

… by taking shelter under the van!

Corris Station Project. Tuesday, 26.2.2019. All the railway wall has gone …

… and the access track to the farm is being tidied up.

Things look so much better, in the unseasonably warm weather!

Friday, 1.3.2019 – Gwyl Dewi Sant (St. David’s Day). An auger has drilled holes for fence posts …

… which are soon concreted in position.

Southern Extension. Pont y Goedwig Deviation Project. Tuesday, 26.2.2019. The material dumped from the BETWS (Bont Evans Tree Works and Soil Stabilisation) Project approach Pont y Goedwig …

… perhaps seen better from the side!

Wednesday, 27.2.2019. Dumping of material from the temporary road is now complete, leaving us tantalisingly close to the work undertaken to create an access track down to the Nant Goedwig from the north last week.

Photographs taken between 15th & 25th February 2019

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Friday, 15.2.2019. Dave rubs down parts of the body of carriage No. 23 …

… concentrating on the window areas.

Tuesday, 19.2.2019. Bill cuts out a mortise on the next waggon solebar, assisted by Graham …

… and with Dick, Charles and Steve in close attendance – the kettle has just been boiled!

Charles clears up with the dalek before heading for lunch.

Thursday, 21.2.2019. By the time Tuesday is over, the waggon frames have been loosely assembled.

Adrian welds more steel into the roof of carriage No. 24 …

… and by the end of the day, the roof of one saloon and the vestibule has been tacked together.

Friday, 22.2.2019. No. 5 suns himself outside the shed to make engine starting easier …

… so that waggons can be shunted to load with ballast …

… but to load the further waggon, it is easier to put the bucket in face shovel mode!

In between loading ballast into waggons, Richard clears the old railway trackbed for storage of materials.

By the end of the day, all ballast waggons are loaded, ready for a later working party.

Monday, 25.2.2019. On Saturday, sleepers for spot re-sleepering have been loaded on to the Lydd bogie waggon …

… the inside of the smokebox of No. 7 has been re-assembled complete …

… and the firebox has been re-painted, all ready for another season!

Southern Extension. Pont y Goedwig Deviation Project. Thursday, 21.2.2019. It is “Green for Go” on more preparatory work for this project, as Dai arrives …

… and clears a way down the ramp …

… but work soon comes to a stop – lunch break!

By evening, he is almost out of sight, cutting an access track to the toe of the proposed new embankment …

… but still has a way to go!

Friday, 22.2.2019. The early morning sun warms the frosty ground as Dai nears his destination …

… but he cannot escape the camera as final arrangements (for now) are discussed.

By the end of the day, the access track has reached its destination with turning area for plant, and the first of the tubs have been brought down to take “goalposts” and bunting to warn of the proximity of an 11kV overhead electricity cable.

Monday, 25.2.2019. Mark silently (having lost his voice on Saturday) guides his dumper driver to tip the first stone being dug from a temporary road almost opposite the Deviation scheme site, on to our embankment.

He was particularly anxious that we got the Company name illustrated – part of works being undertaken for the BETWS (Bont Evans Tree Works and Soil Stabilisation) Project.

By evening, the penultimate load for the day is tipped – at least another day to go!

Some of the trees coming out from the BETWS Project are rather large!

Corris Station Project. Monday, 25.2.2019. The wall between railway and the access track to Braichgoch Farm is being demolished during half-term …

… and the material arising tipped at the top of the Pont y Goedwig Deviation area for later re-use.

Photographs taken between 7th & 14th February 2019

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Thursday, 7.2.2019. Earlier in the week, the first seat frame in the south saloon of carriage No. 23 had been erected …

… and seat laths treated prior to installation, while today Dave has given the body of carriage No. 23 another coat of brown undercoat.

Wednesday, 13.2.2019. Timber has been delivered for the frames of a Heritage waggon underframe, the cross piece tenon’s being cut on Tuesday …

… with a start being made on cutting the mortises on one of the solebars.

Over the weekend, the blower, etc., has been refitted in the smokebox of No. 7 …

…together with the safety valve assembly and shroud …

… and it is no longer an 0-4-0 locomotive!

Thursday, 14.2.2019. After a long pause following an operation, Adrian resumes work on carriage No. 24, producing a long-absent fug in the roof of the Carriage Shed …

… as he welds in steel on the clerestory roof.

In the past few days, electric hand dryers have been installed in the Gents’ and Ladies’ loos …

… and the water heater in the Engine Shed connected up – bliss for loco crews!

Southern Extension Project. Pont y Goedwig Deviation Scheme. Wednesday, 13.2.2019.

Photographs taken between 2nd & 4th February 2019

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Saturday, 2.2.2019. A busy scene in the Engine Shed at Maespoeth, as Graham does a cold test on No. 7’s boiler, and Trefor and Dave check the slippers …

… one of which is worn rather unevenly …

… but the others are very much better. They will be re-white metalled over the next few weeks.

The slide bars have already been removed and sent away for surface grinding.

The motion oilers have been removed and boxed to work on at home (but don’t tell the domestic authorities)!

Monday, 4.2.2019. Yesterday, a modified oil filter housing was replaced on loco No. 6’s engine so that replacement filters can be fitted …

… and the front end has been largely re-assembled after suitable refurbishment.

Southern Extension Project. Pont Evans. Saturday, 2.2.2019. The scene today, looking north after the trees on the hillside above the road have been clear felled …

… compared to the view from almost the same spot on 19.4.1948.

Photographs taken between 3rd & 15th January 2019

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Thursday, 3.1.2019. It didn’t take long to restore the Carriage Shed at Maespoeth to a workshop – after hosting Santa’s Grotto and reception area over Christmas.

In the Engine Shed, No. 7’s problematic valve gear has been stripped down (and the trailing truck removed) …

… with the valve gear components laid out on an adjacent bench.

The safety valve and whistle assembly has been dismantled and laid out on an adjacent bench as part of the annual boiler exam process.

As if that was not enough to be going on with, at the end of the Engine Shed, No. 6 has been partially dismantled …

… to enable various components to be changed for greater reliability.

Saturday, 12.1.2019. Just prior to Christmas, a plot of land to the north of the Museum in Corris was transferred to our ownership, and yesterday, two heavily pollarded trees were cut down to open up views for our neighbours.

At Maespoeth, Tony and Ben take their lunch break from working on the permanent way towards Corris.

Southern Extension Project. Pont y Goedwig Deviation scheme. Saturday, 12.1.2019. Over the past few weeks, Tony has been clearing bramble and other vegetation to the south of Pont y Goedwig, to make room for a potential supply of stone that might be coming our way.

Tuesday, 15.1.2019. In the Engine Shed at Maespoeth, the stack of largely completed buffers is growing!

Photographs taken on 8th December 2018

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Saturday, 8.12.2018. No. 7 is looking at the weather and deciding to stop inside the Engine Shed for as long as possible …

… but the atmospheric photographs make it all worth-while.

Santa and photographers are there to observe the scene …

… as No. 7 heads the first working up towards Corris.

It soon returns, with the first passengers of the day, who were greeted by various Christmassy staff!

While the passengers visit Santa, the engine crew prepare breakfast …

… and warm rolls …

… and mince pies …

… for the enjoyment of the operators!

A good crowd prepare to board their train …

… which causes Santa to disappear from their view …

… but his helpers are in plain sight!

The next train is equally crowded, so No. 7 heads off on an “extra” to fetch more passengers …

… but has to be rescued by No. 11 under Emergency Working procedures …

… as part of No. 7’s motion has come adrift!

After detaching No. 7 and running around the train, passengers can be picked up …

… and depart about 15 minutes late.

Meanwhile, No. 6 has been fired up to tow No. 7 into the Engine Shed.

The rest of the trains for the weekend are hauled by No. 11 (here with a Birthday headboard for one of the passengers) …

… and the ORR are informed of the incident as a precaution.

By the end of the day, Santa is very pleased with his record crowds (and again on Sunday)!

No. 7’s dismantled motion looks a tad bent! Investigations into the cause continue.

Many members attended the railway’s Christmas dinner at the Ty’n y Cornel Hotel, Talyllyn on the Saturday night.

Photographs taken between 22nd November & 3rd December 2018

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Thursday, 22.11.2018. Parts for the new screw couplings have been assembled in the Engine Shed …

… and all the new buffers have been machined to fit – welding and assembly to follow.

Nearby, loco No. 11 is receiving attention.

Outside, the rodding arrangements for the South Loop cross-over are receiving modifications.

On the North Platform, new fence posts have been installed to extend the new fencing southwards.

In the Carriage Shed, seat laths have been prepared for fitting in carriage No. 23 …

… which is now completely in brown undercoat.

A number of fence post assemblies have been stored in one of the Heritage waggons.

It is Santa time of year again …

… as seen also on the Museum doors in Corris!

Saturday, 24.11.2018. In the Engine Shed, Phil, Andy and Gwion fit axleboxes to wheelsets for carriage 24 …

… while in the Carriage Shed, Peter and Richard assemble seats for carriage No. 23 …

… and Tony has been painting bogie components white …

… varnishing seat laths …

… before moving on to paint springs black.

Two seat frames are being assembled at the same time …

… while in the Engine Shed, the last of the axleboxes is offered up to the wheelset by Phil and Gwion …

… while Andy thinks he is supervising out of camera shot!

Monday, 3.12.2018. A suitable box has been prepared to take the hard copy Safety Management System documents at Maespoeth.

The Heritage Waggon siding has been bolted in place within Maespoeth Yard.

In the Carriage Shed, preparations are well advanced to receive Santa later in the month …

… who will be based in the North saloon of carriage No. 23 …

… and two buffers have had centre shafts welded in place as part of the assembly process.

… where the fixed seat has been partially assembled ready for him.

Elsewhere in the Carriage Shed, two more bogies have been assembled for the carriages on the newly completed wheelsets …

… with freshly painted components awaiting fitting …

… while more components have been assembled to the bogie on the opposite road.

In the Engine Shed, locos have been swapped around to enable No. 6 to receive some attention (with No. 7 steamed over the weekend to ensure all is well for Santa) …

Southern Extension Project. Monday, 3.12.2018. The trees through the gorge above Pont Evans are disappearing, but those that are left will be the most difficult to remove safely!

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