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2015 Photograph Archive

Photographs taken between 25th & 28th July 2015

Saturday, 25.7.15. Graeme shows Neil Thompson around No. 11 as Trefor looks on …

… while Trainee Fireman Chris checks on hubby Adrian, working on the body frames of carriage No. 23 …

… by completing the welds.

Later in the day, having finished the welding, Ade grinds them flush.

In between trains, Graeme (Guard) and Trefor (Driver) dismantle some of the point rodding in Corris for re-use at Maespoeth …

… after Trefor has taken the opportunity to splash rusty WD 40 on to Graeme’s smart uniform inside the Engine Shed!

New volunteers Chris and Kath entrust Guard Graeme with goodies for the Museum, as Controller Alan Witts rounds up his newly arrived passengers.

Footplate crew Chris and Trefor enjoy their lunch …

… on a superbly sunny day!

Sunday, 26.7.15. What a contrast to yesterday! Persistent rain & drizzle, and No. 7 replaced by No. 6 at the last minute …

… with Trefor and Richard puzzling over why the brakes suddenly ceased to operate on No. 7 as they approached the carriages.

Meanwhile, in the Carriage Shed Kath cleans up plastic storage bins for further use, while Chris methodically primes all the newly ground welds on carriage No. 23.

Mr. Saffery has made his presence felt inside the Carriage Shed …

… and outside near the bonfire site!

Ian Cross also calls by with some superb cast “works” plates …

… soon installed on carriage No. 22 …

… just in time for Mr. Saffery to arrive in a blur with his lunch!

During all this time, Richard and Trefor have been working on No. 7’s brake problem …

… and Chris and Bill have been “manning” the Museum.

By evening, No. 7’s brakes have been reassembled, so it is taken up the line to check everything is in order – with very atmospheric effects!

Tuesday, 28.7.15. Richard has had time to think about the brake problem, so enlists the help of Bob in adjusting things …

… before taking the loco out with No. 6 to source a previously unheard clicking sound, where everybody in turn learnt the steps of the Maespoeth Shuffle. Yes, it had been raining!

Sheltering in the Carriage Shed, Charles re-fits the newly painted back support for carriage No. 22’s vestibule seat …

… while Neal assembles the seat laths – carefully!

By lunch time, the seat is almost complete …

… and is finished soon afterwards. Now to get the other seats in the carriage to the same degree of gloss!

Richard completes No. 7’s paper work as Trefor arrives …

… to carry out some routine maintenance work on No. 7’s trailing truck and regulator.

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