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Photographs taken between 31st October & 5th November 2019

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Thursday, 31.10.2019. Tony has got a fire going to dispose of long-accumulated rubbish and debris, and then drives No. 9 …

… to collect the platform benches and picnic tables with the Lydd bogie waggon …

… for storage and repair over the winter, under cover.

Meanwhile, Adrian has been drilling holes to form one side of the new replica Heritage open waggon body …

… proudly put on display by the end of the day!

Tony reverts to priming new steel on the 2-plank Heritage waggon …

… followed by grey undercoat.

Y Mochyn is dressed up for tonight’s shenanigans!

Friday, 1.11.2019. Dave has arrived and spaces out items of panelling, doors and window frames from carriage No. 23 for preparation …

… while Richard entertains Gwynedd Cllr. John Pughe Roberts and local Welsh Government Assembly Member (and Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism), Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

After lunch, Dave sets up his musical entertainment …

… while he gives the carriage components their first coat of undercoat.

Monday, 4.11.2019. Over the weekend, Tony has painted the body and steelwork of the Heritage waggon in its final colours.

Tuesday, 5.11.2019. Bob welds up modifications to the buffer bands for the Heritage waggon …

… while Chris drills out another track jack in the Engine Shed …

… to which Bob welds nuts, so that is three jacks modified and ready for use.

After lunch, two completed buffer bands have been fitted to the Heritage waggon …

… as Bob pays a visit to the Carriage Shed, where Charles, Bill and Graham are getting the last bits fitted fabricated and fitted to the waggon.

Photographs taken between 22nd & 29th October 2019

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Tuesday, 22.10.2019. Chris cleans up after a quiet day of machining with Bob.

Thursday, 24.10.2019. Yesterday, Dave undercoated inside the vestibule of carriage No. 23.

Tony shunts carriage No. 24 ready for Halloween …

… by first shunting the Heritage stock out of the way.

Adrian starts on fabricating the body for another Heritage waggon …

… using his full range of skills …

… after carrying out some modifications to the frames of carriage No. 24.

The first part of the waggon body is displayed for our visitors, complete with explanatory text.

Friday, 25.10.2019. Carriage No. 24 has been prepared to operate the railway over the weekend …

… with a skeleton staff!

Saturday, 26.10.2019. Trains this weekend have an extra carriage, and suitable decoration for the occasion … (AR)

… so opportunity is taken to take photos of it … (AR)

… at various points up the line. (AR)

The autumn colours as viewed from near Corris, are quite striking. (AR)

After passenger services are finished, the train awaits at Maespoeth … (AR)

… where the staff for the day pose in Halloween style …

… before heading down towards Goedwig, where Andrew lights the lamps …

… and when ready, gingerly opening the regulator of No. 7 …

… to make a fault-free start up the 1 in 30 with 4 carriages …

… to breast the bank and run into Maespoeth yard. (AR)

Opportunity is then taken to capture images further up the line …

… including of the train in motion …

… to another location.

The view from the cab entering Corris is quite something … (AR)

… and we get the opportunity for more photos, including the staff outside …

… and in the warm of No. 7’s cab! (AR)

It is then back to Maespoeth, where rising steam meets the cold night air …

… and No. 7 is prepared to be put to bed …

… with the assistance of a seasonally attired signalman!

Sunday, 27.10.2019. More photos up the line in the morning … (AR)

Photographs taken between 12th & 20th October 2019

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Saturday, 12.10.2019. Tony has been busy the past couple of days, painting carriage & waggon parts up to black gloss.

Sunday, 13.10.2019. Phil is giving our lathe a thorough clean and service …

… to leave it (almost) fully functioning and sparkling by the end of the day.

Simon performs some minor work on loco No. 11 (in consultation with Trefor), while Steve completes his checks on the passenger train …

… before the first Up train departs in very atmospheric conditions.

This gives a short break where the stock in the Carriage Shed can be swapped around …

… to enable work on some of them to be carried out over the pit …

… which requires the passenger set to be stabled on the west road, but clearances are tight! (No trains were moving when this photo was taken!).

Tuesday, 15.10.2019. Bill trims back a buffer head to take the steel band on the 2 plank Heritage waggon …

… before being joined by others to assemble the body.

This requires holes to be drilled through the underframe, with Bill and Charles checking verticality in two planes …

… and additional parts made up by Bob, who has come down from the Engine Shed to check on progress.

Bill uses his skills to ensure everything fits snuggly …

… until we have everything ready for Fred and Barney (Flintstone)!

However, it is not long before the floor planks are loosely fitted pending securing in place with appropriate spacers to facilitate drainage.

Meanwhile, with the frames of carriage No. 24 over the pit …

… Tony can access the underside to complete painting tasks …

… but due to a shortage of brushes, uses his hair for some parts!

It is also possible to access the underside of bogies for carriage No. 23 to fit parts inaccessible from above – now complete.

… Adrian continues to create a mess to salvage essential Heritage waggon parts …

… Tony cleans up waggon wheelsets …

… Ian fits a lock to another vestibule door …

… Peter countersinks rubbing strips for the vestibule doors …

… and John fits wiring in the vestibule of carriage No. 23.

Richard joins in, installing the cable inter-connectors on the carriage …

… to be joined by Andy in competitive mode …

… going head-to-head with John to secure the wiring to the carriage underframes.

Meanwhile, in a study of concentration, Richard re-secures internal panelling removed to secure passage of the cables to the carriage inter-connectors.

Friday, 18.10.2019. Steel has been delivered for the Heritage waggon body Adrian is working on …

… which, after cutting to size, is loaded on to a trolley for removal to the Carriage Shed.

Photographs taken between 8th & 10th October 2019

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Tuesday, 8.10.2019. Bob continues turning down spacers for the Heritage waggon …

… which are duly fitted – and holes drilled in the frames for the brake gear …

… which enables the frames to be turned over – carefully!

This enables the brake handle to be fitted and checked for function …

… items bolted up and holes and slots cut …

… drawbar fitted …

… and the body sides trial assembled for fit …

… but they are slightly warped, so they are left for a week under Trefor’s lunch boxes to straighten them out.

Meanwhile, Bob has been assembling a track jack to resolve the design.

Thursday, 10.10.2019. Adrian has got a grip on the Heritage waggon top bar to straighten it further …

… and after successfully doing that, and removing the old rivet remains, ‘phones a friend!

Adjacent, all the brake assemblages on the bogies for carriage No. 23 have been trial fitted although await some minor tweaks. As much as practicable has also been fitted to the bogies of carriage No. 24 but to complete the task, it will first have to be positioned over the pit.

Tony sweeps up after a great deal of mess has been created in dismantling the remains of the Heritage waggon body as Adrian puts his tools away …

… and creates a small display of recovered parts for the delectation of our visitors on Sunday!

Thursday, 10.10.2019. Waggon No. 5 restoration project. A tough proposition.

But the Carriage & Waggon team are up for the job.

There is not that much left of the waggon.

Photographs taken between 1st & 6th October 2019

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Tuesday, 1.10.2019. Bob has been turning up spacers to reduce side-travel of the wheelsets on the new Heritage waggon …

… with another one in the lathe for turning down. Meanwhile, in the Carriage Shed, more components have been glossed black.

Friday, 4.10.2019. Dream on! If only extension southwards was that easy! (The signs are for the forthcoming Wales Rally GB).

Adrian has been dismantling the Heritage waggon body parts …

… and straightening them with the assistance of heat and a very big hammer!

Adjacent, the keep plates and axlebox covers have been fitted to the bogies for carriages 23 & 24 – except for one that escaped. After recapture, it has now been put into the paint shop, and will be added when finished.

Sunday, 6.10.2019. The train awaits the first run of the sunshine and showers day – all scheduled services were operated.

In between trains, Stevie pays a visit to the Museum to chat with Richard …

… and shortly afterwards, the late running 12.40 ex. Maespoeth, breasts the bank into Corris ...

… before exchanging passengers in the station.

No, it is not Pantomime season yet! (No persons were harmed in the taking of this photo)!

Photographs taken between 21st & 26th September 2019

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Saturday, 21.9.2019. It is “Railways on the Air” weekend, and local amateur enthusiasts have set up an aerial at Maespoeth …

… which stretches to the tree beyond the Signal Box …

… and enables them to contact 41 different UK-based railways during the day …

Sunday, 22.9.2019. … continuing into Sunday, when a knot of enthusiasts chat with Simon, on a brief visit to the Sheds …

… and the sheep are eager for the gates to be re-opened to cross the line at the end of a damp day!

About twice as many railways were contacted today as yesterday.

Tuesday, 24.9.2019. Bill cleans up …

… Tony paints himself into a corner …

… Charles secures a part on the new Heritage waggon frames …

… while Graham cuts a block of wood to create more parts for them.

Meanwhile, in the Engine Shed Bob has finished cutting bars for carriage bogie brake pins, has faced and trimmed them …

… which are then finished off by Phil on his first “Tuesday Gang” outing.

By the end of the day, the Heritage waggon underframes have had their end buffer widenings screwed and glued in place, and the ends trimmed to take the buffer bands.

Thursday, 26.9.2019. To assist the Tuesday Gang, the brake assembly of the new Heritage waggon frames are trialled in position …

… and parts trimmed and adapted …

… with trial assembly of all parts ready for the Tuesday Gang to proceed with the next phase of construction.

Meanwhile, nearby Tony is painting parts of the frames of carriage No. 23 missed previously …

… brake linkages on a carriage bogie have been trial assembled to identify remaining missing items for remedial action …

… and Adrian has assembled together the component parts of an end door waggon –identified as former CR waggon No. 5 – to assess the work required to produce another Heritage waggon in due course.

In Corris, Y Mochyn celebrates the holding of the “Red Bull Hardline” mountain biking downhill event nearby last weekend!

Photographs taken between 15th & 20th September 2019

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Friday 20.09.2019. Carriage 23 and 24 are "lined" up in the carriage shed. (AB)

Work continues apace on Carriage 23.

All handrails have now been fitted to the vestibule of Carriage 23. (AB)

... following work on the observation window. (AB)

Sunday, 15.9.2018. No fireman today, so No. 11 operates the services.

There has been a problem with the ‘phones, which Richard sorts out!

Tuesday, 17.9.2019. Bob continues to relieve the back of the axlebox covers for carriages 23 and 24 …

Carriage 24 has had a partial repaint... (AB)

… and the “one that got away” has been found, cleaned up and the back machined – now it is ready for painting …

… so that it can join the others.

The rest of the Tuesday gang have arrived, and are setting out components on the 2-plank Heritage waggon underframes to ensure everything fits!

Meanwhile, in the Engine Shed, Chris is piloting holes in carriage brake blocks …

… until all are drilled ready for trial fitting.

By evening, the waggon underframes have been assembled, the wheelsets and axleboxes set out and the frames drilled to take them ...

… Tony has moved on to cleaning and priming the brake assembly for the waggon …

… after applying primer and undercoat to the second carriage vestibule handrail, completed last week …

… and Chris has cut bar to make up pins for the brake assemblies on the carriage bogies.

Thursday, 19.9.2019. Dave has been busy, priming inside the vestibule of carriage No. 23 …

… and the various assemblies to fit around it, including the sliding doors to the saloons.

Friday, 20.9.2019. A vestibule handrail has been fitted (after chopping into the newly primed vestibule side wall) …

… while our Fabricator in Chief goes over footprints, etc., on the frames of carriage No. 24. It now looks all white!

By the end of the (welding free!) day, both handrails (as well as the vestibule rail) have been fixed to carriage No. 23.

Thursday 20.09.2019. The chassis of Falcon Locomotive No. 10 was jacked up ready for the connecting rods to be fitted.

Machining is taking place on the connecting rod.

The connecting rod is almost ready to be fitted to the chassis...

... and fitted they are.

The chassis is on it's side as the cylinder is carefully lowered into place.

The cylinder and other ancillary parts are placed ready for bolting together.

Chassis on it's side with the cylinder in place.

Now starting to really look like a rolling chassis

Photographs taken between 8th & 17th September 2019

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Sunday, 8.9.2019. No. 7 makes a spirited start on the first Up train from Maespoeth (ecs) …

… and heads northwards past the old watering arrangements on the side of the Engine Shed.

At the end of the day, Nos. 7 & 6 race each other for disposal in parallel moves.

Tuesday, 10.9.2019. Bob has a carriage axlebox cover set up in the lathe …

… having already trimmed down half a dozen of them.

In the Carriage Shed, Charles holds a waggon frame transom steady while Bill trims timber to make a joint …

… which is checked for fit by Charles.

Meanwhile, Tony (after fetching more timber from North Wales in the morning) has been painting more handrails – and in the background, waggon components – gloss black.

The 2 plank waggon frames are trial assembled for fit …

… followed by the waggon body, just to ensure everything is in the correct place!

Meanwhile, ballast had been displaced to the side in the yard to enable an ash-surfaced path be delineated towards the Signal Box ...

… and Tony has moved on to priming the new steelwork in carriage No. 24.

Thursday, 12.9.2019. The final bits of steel have been delivered for the carriages …

… and Adrian has tacked up the vestibule handrail after bending the ends with the assistance of the gas torch …

… after locating all the components for a trestle waggon, and grouping them together so that they are easy to find!

The vestibule handrail is then finish welded …

… the welds trimmed off in-situ …

… and on the work bench, almost ready for painting.

Finally, a handrail has been fixed to the carriage side of No. 23. Just a few more holes to be tapped, and it can be secured permanently.

The first handrail being fitted to carriage 23. (AB) (1)

Tuesday 17.9.2019. Looks like the Autumn issue of the Corris-Pondent is being prepared for posting. (AO)

Photographs taken between 31st August & 5th September 2019

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Saturday, 31.8.2019. Andy greets the photographer …

… as John and Ian work nearby in the Carriage Shed …

… which involves some very fine work …

… while elsewhere, Adrian is welding supports to the first of the vestibule handrails.

Adrian checks the handrail for fit as Andy drills holes in the frames of No. 24 …

… and Mike chats with Ian.

One door lock fitted – one more to go (on carriage No. 23)!

Meanwhile, there is a good crowd to watch the first home game of the re-formed Corris United Football team (as seen from the train). Pity it ended in a brawl (the Away team have been reported to the League)!

Andy has reached the other end of carriage No. 24, and is securing the bogie retaining bolts to the frames …

… while on carriage No. 23, Ian has hung the door with catch and receiver.

Sunday, 1.9.2019. It is a fine, sunny morning (unlike yesterday), so the final stages of No. 7’s preparation take place outside …

… as Bill opens up the Block Section after the Heritage waggons have been brought up to Maespoeth’s North Platform by No. 9.

In the Carriage Shed, John is sanding down “pencil” marks in the saloon of carriage No. 23 …

… after marking out timber for cutting as fence palings …

… and producing biomass for ?…

Andy leads the way by example, cleaning up the mess he created yesterday …

… as Bob brings the Heritage waggons down on to the train before heading for Corris …

… where the sun produces a dappled effect.

Back at Maespoeth, John has moved on to sanding the seats of marks …

… while Andy bolts up more components to another carriage bogie.

Tuesday, 3.9.2019. Tony has painted two carriage handrails in black gloss, and has moved on to gloss the brake hangers …

… while Charles gets the measure of the vestibule door in carriage No. 23.

… before moving on to prime the completed vestibule handrail …

Thursday, 5.9.2019. Tony finishes off gloss black on the carriage handrails …

… and various air brake fittings fabricated previously by Bob and Chris …

… before moving on to clean up and prime components for the 2-plank Private Owner waggon restoration …

… and dropping a Clanger!

Meantime, Adrian has cut out and modified the South end of carriage No. 24 for use as a First Class observation car, as agreed by our carriage sponsor over the weekend.

Carriage 24 south end being modified to become an observation saloon. Dave Coleman gets to grips fettling the welds before the painter starts. (1)

Carriage 24 south end being modified to become an observation saloon. Dave Coleman gets to grips fettling the welds before the painter starts. (2)

Photographs taken between 23rd & 29th August 2019

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Friday, 23.8.2019. Bill and Ian relax towards the final stages of setting up the Model Railway Exhibition, in Y Plas, Machynlleth …

… although the exhibitors in the main hall still have a way to go!

Saturday, 24.8.2019. The strong sunlight and light haze from firing No. 7 makes for an atmospheric photograph!

At the end of the day, the train buffers up to No. 11 …

… in the bright, evening sunshine.

Monday, 26.8.2019. With a bit of time to spare while No. 7 is raising steam, Sam has a go at “quartering” No. 7’s buffers.

Some shiny new padlocks have made their appearance over the weekend.

Richard checks that No. 7’s safety valves are working correctly!

John has been cutting up firewood (between trains) while Peter stains the new woodwork on the fuel store.

No. 7 basks in the evening sunshine while gates are unlocked …

… and Sam looks happy as he tops up No. 7’s tank.

Tuesday, 27.8.2019. John and Dick look on as John drives No. 11 to collect carriages …

… which creates space for the Heritage waggons to be placed over the pit for inspection and a little tlc.

With all the firewood cut up, John sets to, finishing the re-staining of the west side of the Carriage Shed …

… where he is soon joined by Richard.

Peter has finished the staining of the fuel store.

27.8.2019 Meanwhile, in the Carriage Shed, Peter and Charles (with assistance from Dick) have added more glass to carriage No. 23 and hung the vestibule doors.

Thursday, 29.8.2019. All the longitudinal handrails for carriages 23 & 24 are now in primer, while Tony gives the brake hangers for the carriage bogies, undercoat.

Adrian has made up a jig to guide him while bending bar for the vestibule handrails …

… the first of which is refined with the aid of a pipe bender and a little grinding …

… as Tony and John relax while sheltering from a shower!

There’s many a fine tune to be played on an old fiddle!

… and all four longitudinal handrails had been painted in dark grey undercoat.

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