Hi there

Plenty going on at the moment with most efforts being concentrated on the signal installation work. Cable ducts have been laid from the carriage shed to the platform and the two signals at the platform have been installed, wired up, tested and working fine. The track detection sections at the station are also wired and satisfactorily tested too . The ‘control’ box which will contain the ‘computer’, relays, switches etc, all designed with Peter’s knowledge, is now fixed in the carriage shed ready to receive the cables…

(Brian)

We are also pleased to report that we had an excellent Fun Day at the club on Saturday with good weather, lots of loco running and lots of friends and family joining us.

Keith, John, Brian, Richard and myself were all there running things plus visits from Brian Baker, Kevin and family, Stuart and Isaac plus some spouses/partners.

We starting running trains at about 3.30pm, had fish and chips about 6pm and finally put the locos to bed about 7pm. At the last minute ‘Isabel’s fire failed (problem with clinker) and I was so pleased that ‘Prospero’ was able to pull ‘Isabel ‘ back to the sheds even though ‘Prospero ‘only had 40 psi of steam pressure as we had been deliberately running her down ready for the final blow down.

Both Kevin’s grandson Thomas and Isaac did a lot of driving of ‘Prospero’ with both of them doing very well. The ‘Shay’, ‘Chieftain’ and ‘Viceroy ‘also all came out for a run during the afternoon.

(Peter)