Note to myself - don't mess with Dave!
Nobody at the Museum has ever seen a shunters pole snapped! However, Dave or should we call him Dangerous Dave, did just that!
Why was I at the Museum on a Sunday? Well it was a full on brake van rides and quarry day event and despite the heat which was lower than it had been we had a good flow of guests through the site.
We also had a ceremony for a founding member, Jacky Garlic who along with her husband Jeff where key figures in the establishment and growth of the Museum. In my last post on the Museum I showed the fence panels that the two had in their garden being refurbished ready for mounting outside opposite the platform and they are now in place.
Jacky was also an avid collector of owl figurines so the family created a unique way to pass these on.
A bit of a shock to me was Andy the General Manager was acting as guard on the freight train which meant we had to be on best behaviour! Maybe anyway!
Whilst shunting can be busy especially when doing a change over of wagons between two locos....
...once you wave goodbye to the outgoing train you do get a moment to rest as Martyn, John, Dave and myself did!
Always a good day at the Museum!
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