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2016 Photograph Archive

Photographs taken between 14th & 18th October 2016

Tuesday, 18.10.2016. Bob continues machining the link for carriage No. 20’s brakes ...

… before going under the carriage to fit it, while Dick puts the brakes on – or off – as required.

Meanwhile, Adrian finishes off the buffer bands, here countersinking the holes for the securing screws …

… before drilling pilot holes for the screws …

… with Phil following behind, painting them.

Neil is sanding down the moulding created to conceal wiring for carriage No. 20 …

… while Charles entertains a group of enthusiasts from the Llangollen area.

There is then a grand shunt of stock …

… while No. 6 is providing air to further test No. 20’s brakes, and the “Queen Mary” waggon can …

… come out …

… so that it can be tested with a “live” load …

… on a successful gravity run!

Two other waggons are added and successfully run down from Corris, at an average speed of 8mph.

Back in the Carriage Shed, the floor is cleared for the AGM next weekend …

… amid much amusement!

The moulding is treated …

… and the last of the bogie spring support brackets for carriages 23 & 24 have been cleaned up and treated with primer.

While up the line, it was observed that lineside trees have acquired tags from a new inspection programme.

Friday, 14.10.2016. The cable for the hydro-electric scheme is being fed along the connecting trench …

Saturday, 15.10.2016. … towards our future trackbed (in the background) …

Tuesday, 18.10.2016. … and excavation has started across the Trunk Road.

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