Although there will now be no public service trains on the Corris until Easter the volunteers have continued to tackle construction, maintenance and renovation. One of the annual tasks is the maintenance of our Tattoo 0-4-2ST No. 7 which began with a boiler washout. This time next year it should be joined for fettling up by Falcon No. 10 if fund raising and construction continues to go to plan.
There was also an impressive line-up of motive power outside the engine shed at Maespoeth Junction. The contrast between our latest diesel loco, No. 11, at the rear of the line and our first, No. 5, standing in front of it is very marked.
If you would like to burn off some Christmas calories with physical exercise in the open air we would welcome more volunteers to join our track maintenance and vegetation control gangs. If you are interested please contact Patrick Jolley at volunteering@corris.co.uk