Our gang has an arty side if you will!
Well sort of. During the running season we are a bit limited as to what we can do unless we have a specific project we can do away from the running line. Until the next one is okayed (the reconnecting of Parkend sidings. Watch this space!) we have been cracking on with repainting our Geismar trolley, its trailer, and just about every ruddy Permaquip trolley we can find knocking around the railway. Surprisingly we have a good few!
Photo courtesy of Rob Alpin as yours truly had to earn a crust today...
The reasoning for this manic outbreak of painting was mainly they were looking quite tatty, but also having seen the price of new ones, we thought we ought to make them last a bit longer...
The shed you can see is a somewhat expanded version of the old crossing keepers hut from Lydney Town crossing. It has rails running into it for the trolley as the old tarp that was covering it wasn't cutting the mustard. Its safe to say that in its Severn and Wye colours it looks a damn sight nicer too!
You can just about see the trailer poking out from behind the doors. This too sits on its own platform and will have a lean-to-esque shelter attached to the side of the shed to keep the rain off it.
The sleepers that you see in between the rails here are for the benefit of our Civil Engineering dept. as this gives them emergency access to any part of the line above Norchard. Very useful considering the siting of the formation on the opposite side of the valley from the main road.
More updates soon.
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