A room with a view!

Lots of things going on at the Rocks By Rail Museum for an important but, at the moment, hush hush event!

The Sundew cab is looking superb and once inside it really is a room with a view! A credit to Pete, Pam and Rob who have done so much work on it as well as the surrounding area which is of course enhanced by my mowing skills!

The drag line is slowly being repainted by Martyn and looks posed to do some work at our next quarry event at the end of June.

Even the face shovel looks 'attractive' in the sun!

Looking up to the quarry area from the newly constructed viewing platform I think all is ready!

There are however other things going on as well such as the continuing work on 1931 and its retube. The last of the taking apart work involved removing the insulation over the boiler - and no, it is not asbestos otherwise Hazel would be kitted up with appropriate PPE!

Nor would Richard be so happy!

With the insulation removed, John, Richard and Hazel rub down any rusty areas and then the Boiler Inspector will need to examine the boiler to see if it is fit to be retubed which, hopefully, it will. Then its just a case of putting it back together which I am told is far easier said than done!

Meanwhile, taking vegetational destruction to a higher level than I ever have, John pilots Mr. D which is hauling the weed killing train.

John seems quite happy to be in the safety of the cab though!