Busy In April

Lucille trundling round on our Practise afternoon on April 26th

Photo: John Pond

Hello

Well, we have been busy getting everything spruced up and ready for our 2014 season, so here are a selection of photos showing what has been going on!

Andrew and Alan sprucing up the fencing
                     Photo: Brian M

John greening up our refurbished picnic table

Photo: Brian M

John smartening up the workshop cream/'n green

Photo: Brian M

Alan doing the dark stuff on the workshop boarding

                    Photo: Brian M

Andrew painting more fencing

Photo: Brian M

Barry sprucing up the flagpoles

                                                                                                                                                                Photo: Brian M

Ray continues putting Hotspur back together

Photo: Brian M

The coal bunker stocked up !

Photo: Brian M

 A general view of Laurel sidings before our practise session, with the new Pit Cover 'shed'  (nearly finished!) in use

Photo: John Pond

 

 Isabel seen from Thunderbox 's cab

Photo: Brian M

Isabel out and about
Photo John Pond

                  Nelson doing a stint too, in the damp conditions !

Photo: John Pond

So, don't forget, our first Public Open Day is on Sunday 4th May from 2 til 5 pm (weather permitting!). Our fares this year will be Single ride £1.50.....Afternoon Rover £3.00, and Family Rover (2A 2C) £10..  hope to see you then ????

TTFN

Moving on

Roger poses with Lucille and The Gang on Saturday 5th April

Hello......bit of a sad day yesterday as Roger, one of our members, and his wife Frances, are moving away to be close to Roger's daughter, so he came along yesterday to say cheerio. Roger spent many 'happy' hours grovelling about under, on, or in our steam locos during is time with us, putting to good use his knowledge of slightly larger locos that he once worked on in South Africa!, but recently has not been able to participate due to health problems, hence the move. So his final visit (well hopefully not) to the ALR was commemorated with this Group photo that he wanted to remind him of the good times he spent with us.

We wish Roger and Frances well in their new surroundings.

The pit cover frame takes shape on Wednesday 2nd April

Meanwhile on the work front, Lucille had a good jolly round and was declared to be in fine working order, progress is being made with Hotspur whose new boiler now sits on its chassis, further track tweaking continues, and the new pit cover structure is coming along nicely, and the sun was shining again!

and 'ello, 'ello, ello, wot is going on 'ere then ?????

   

ah, tis only Boys and Toys time !!!!! boats last week !!!! whatever next ???!!!!















TTFN