WWW - Warm Wet Weather!

 Tuesday and a day at the Rocks by Rail Museum and with the www - warm wet weather - yet more grass cutting and a bit of weeding for added variety!

Weeding consisted of picking out the weeds from the display of narrow gauge equipment. There is a layer of terrane under the woodchips which is supposed to suppress weeds but is that old now it has broken up.

It may not be perfect but it looks better. Up in the top right hand corner you can see a red and cream wagon that Thomas had just got out of the shed to paint. Remember that - we will come back to that in a minute.

A few minutes later the mower and myself were at the far end of the site - furthest point from the buildings - just as a thunderstorm came in. Luckily a tree offered me some shelter until the rain passed over.

Meanwhile that red and cream wagon had to be hastily returned back inside but it is progressing.

In the restoration shed Ketton No1 has progressed. The new bonnet is on and it is beginning to look smart in its Racing Green livery.

Meanwhile the brake van has come out of the shed to be replaced with this wagon chassis which will be a wooden sided wagon.

Although the chassis is generally in good condition, John is using his experience and knowledge to get rd of the last bits of rust such as between the leaves of the springs. A chisel and saw blade may be unconventional but in true John fashion it works!

This bit of chassis may require a bit more then a hammer and chisel but John will sort it!

I will see how far things have moved on next week!