Things have, for one of my projects, unexpectedly moved along a lot!

There is usually something going on at the Rocks By rail Museum when I visit. Sometimes it is expected things but occasionally there are the unexpected things happening which was the case on my latest visit to continue my work clearing the Bone Yard or operation Treasure Junk Hunt as it has become known!

First unexpected thing to catch my eye was this addition to the side of the Exhibition Centre...

Now, whilst it may look as though this should be like a porch to the entry door but built in the wrong place it actually is built in the right place to serve a completely different purpose!

It is actually a shelter for the Crossing Keeper on days where the Museum runs trains. In the past if it was raining the Crossing keeper got wet and on occasions very wet! However, as Andy demonstrates, the cavernous nature of the structure should assist in keeping future Crossing Keepers somewhat drier during inclement weather! By the way, much of that wood is what came out of the old WMD kitchen that was updated about 18 months ago. That wood is seeing some good use with the floor of loco Mr. D being made out of other parts as outlined in this post. Good to see it all have a second life!

Talking about inclement weather drew me to the second unexpected thing which was this work at the back of the Exhibition Centre.

The blue arrow is a newly lad drainage pipe that goes into the buildings main drainage system. Why has this been laid? Well where the red arrow is pointing locates what was found a few days ago.

That large pipe was unknown about before a few days ago when the area around it suddenly started gushing water. If left unchecked there was a real possibility of the foundations towards the rear of the Exhibition Centre being undermined hence the new pipe was laid to deal with the issue.

Not unexpected, was the fact that the Bone Yard project had not progressed any further since my last visit so I was back to the Junk Hunt! 

This time I went fully armed with both Sammy Strimmer and Bobby Brush Cutter! A bit more done with more chopping back of the large saplings at the rear of the Bone Yard.

Which means the back of the cafe is becoming more visible.

Whilst it may not seem like much progress when compared to what it was like back at the beginning of November.....

...things have, for one of my projects, unexpectedly moved along a lot!