Autumn sees plenty of leaves falling, and the regular work of keeping the track and ditches clear
Clearing more drainage ditchesRe-sleepering work continues on the pond loop – this is the last section of major re-sleepering work to do, helped by everyone who donated to our Sponsor-a-Sleeper fundOne of our current major projects – replacing the rotten and collapsed lineside fenceInstalling a gate in the new fence for volunteer works accessThe old and new fences side by side – the old one was definitely ready for replacement!The new fence from station to toilet block now completeOn the last work day of 2021 diesel loco Bessie hauls the work train to help clear fallen twigsThe winter storms uprooted about 10 trees at the railway. Here work starts on bringing the large willow safely downThe tunnel straight – plenty of work to do here before trains can runWinching out the fallen poplar at the tunnel exitSetting off to collect another load of logs with Bessie and the Heywood wagons as logging trainLoading up the logging trainClearing soil from the root ball of one of the fallen trees, ready to winch it off the lineCarrying out the all-important pre-season track checkAfter the pre-season loco and carriage checks, time for a test run of the line
