Tyseley: In The Bleak Midwinter...

Evening all. Today was another very enjoyable day spent in the company of express passenger 4-6-0s at Tyseley. Myself, Tony & Craig spent the day cleaning up No7029 "Clun Castle", kick-starting the steps to make her ready for the road. I'd already spent last Saturday cleaning up the cab and so today we focussed on the exterior brass work. By the end of the day the 1950-built Castle was beginning to sparkle as the warming Winter sun shone down through the clear roof panels. Hopefully "Clun" isn't too far away from her main line trials now; I can't wait to see her on the move! After another good days polishing it was time to head for home and sip a whiskey in front of the crackling fire: a must for any Winter evening! Cheers all, Sam...