A really hot day at the Rocks by Rail Museum today - my car thermometer said it was 43C/110F in the carpark when I left this afternoon so either we were hotter than Coningsby in nearby Lincolnshire where the UK record of 40.3C/104F was recorded today or my car thermometer is slightly out! No idea which is right but it was still hot! So hot in fact we sought the cool shelter of the workshops where it was somewhat cooler - in comparison to outside anyway!
With visitors staying away and no doubt remaining at home it was a strange day but I did venture round the workshops to see progress on Elizabeth who is a 0-4-0 steam locomotive. She has been undergoing restoration for some years now and although the pandemic more or less stopped work on her for a year or two she is close to being finished although as these pictures show it does not seem that way.
However, she does have a restored and certificated boiler, running gear that is in working order and a team now painting up the sub-structure so the cab and boiler cladding can be mounted on and painted. At that stage she will be finished and operational which will hopefully be in time for the start of next years opening and running sessions of the Museum.
in the meantime its time for another ice cream!
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