It was a case of, what is missing from this loco, as I arrived at the Rocks By Rail Museum.
Usually I walk past such situations without noticing anything but I did notice that the cab of Uppingham has been removed as part of its on-going cosmetic restoration.
As with all such work, the true extent of the required work is only fully revealed once parts are removed. The amount of rot in the footplate is frightening. That is quarter inch steel that has rotted through!
Meanwhile 1931 is slowly being put back together with John inside the frames preparing to paint.
Outside, Andy and Martyn were on the mechanised vegetational butchery machine AKA the weedkilling train and there has been a sudden growth of the pesky vegetation so there work is much needed.
Not the greatest of jobs to do on a hot day as Andy has to put on protective clothing making him look a little like a beekeeper!
My vegetational butchery was much less demanding of protection for me with Morris Mower and myself disappearing down the nature trail where nature was rampantly taking off but that was soon taken care of!
The end of the line which you can now at least get to!
What has amazed me is given the lack of rain during May and the both very cold and very hot temperature is just how much vegetational growth there has been!
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