BBC - Brakedowns, Brakes and Couplings!

 Sunday was a Quarry day at the Rocks by Rail Museum which meant I was shunting assisted by Dan and with John driving Mr. D. Unfortunately Mr. D decided that it was time to breakdown with a lack of air to release the brakes being the problem. There was an additional problem in that the other quarry train was now trapped behind Mr. D!

Despite John's best endeavours at sorting the issue eventually we had to call in assistance in the form of Betty! 

Betty, being the Sentinel loco, driven up by Andy who released Mr. D's brakes and used Betty to shunt both Mr. D and eight wagons out of the way of the quarry train and allow that to escape before hauling Mr. D off to be repaired!

So that was the brakedown and before that we were actually shunting so it was brakes on and off the wagons - this is the brake off....

and this is it off!

To release or put on the brakes this wooden bat is used to lever the brake handle.

And finally, the couplings!

So that was the BBC day at the Museum and I did enjot it!