Hi all. I was hoping that this post would be longer but I actually didn't manage to get any pics as I was so busy in the day! The day began at 10am with myself and Ken having a go at steaming 0-6-0 Tank "Achilles" again. Unfortunately, though the problem-plagued pump worked better, it still wasn't good enough to be declared successful in our opinions. After blowing the engine down and putting her back in Ken's car, myself & the apprentice (Peter) headed to the other end of the site to awake 0-4-0 Sweet Pea Class No499 "John H Owen", the society's engine. After steaming up, I gave my family & a few visiting friends of mine a ride around the track before Peter took over as a "driver training" exercise. After many laps I took over again to give more rides whilst Peter took in a nice bap at the BBQ. Peter later took over for another training run.
Meanwhile, other locomotive's on the track included the following:-
*0-6-0 Simplex Side Tank
*0-4-0 BR Dock Shunter "Benella"
*0-4-0 BR 'Ride on Railway's built Shunter
*0-4-0 BR Radio-Control Dock Shunter
*0-6-0 MR Class 08 Diesel Shunter
*0-4-0 Sweet Violet Class Saddle Tank
*0-4-0 Bagnall Quarry Saddle Tank (Dragged Cold for Testing)
*Bo-Bo MR 'Sarah Siddons' locomotive
*Co-Co BR Class 37 Diesel
From the above list, all of the locomotive's were 5" gauge, apart from the Sweet Violet which is 3.5" gauge. The Bagnall was simply dragged around the track by myself using the Class 37 locomotive. This was for testing of the lubricator and the valve gear to check for any tight spots. Apart from losing a single valve pin the loco's tests were declared successful. By the way...The BBQ?...fantastic!!...well done to all! Next railway volunteering day will be "Back at Shack" next Sunday (12th). Thanks for reading!
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