A first for ESME was to be asked to provide the portable track for a wedding reception. With a the sun shining and ‘Morning Star’ polished to perfection, Robert, Russell and Phil put on a faultless event. The happy couple, Marie and Graeme Moyes are seated behind the locomotive ready for the off. In this Read more about Wedding Belle Express[…]
Weather forecasts, who believes them? The night before Met Office forecast predicted a wonderful sunny day. At 10:00 it was wonderfully warm & sunny, so much so that Robert was setting up a Parasol for shade! Our visitors arrived 30 minutes early, but we were ready, both ‘Grace’ & the tea urn were up to Read more about Bathgate Probus Club Visit[…]
This story is an example of the old adage ‘every cloud has a silver lining’, albeit a rather expensive one! My old Boxford model ‘A’ lathe was obtained second hand from a school and whilst at the school someone had tried to put it into back gear whilst still running. This resulted in the loss Read more about Modernising Old Lathes[…]
ENSO is an organisation which ‘helps students and adults grow and learn in a fast changing world. As partner of schools from all over Europe Enso has become the best and most successful work experience provider agencies in the education sector’. Normally their project work is arranged in the Bristol area, but on this occasion Read more about Never One To Miss An Opportunity…..[…]
Gradient posts. Stick a bit of wood to a post with some nails I thought… think again. Gradient posts are signposts used on the rail network to indicate the ruling gradient to firemen and drivers. They appear beside the track and indicate the gradient and its direction (rising or falling), graphically, as a ratio. For Read more about Up Or Down Hill? Paul Hicks Provides The Answer….[…]
After a comprehensive rebuild of his locomotive, Geoff accompanied by son Andrew, took it to Almondell for a steam test and run. We are pleased to report that it passed both with flying colours. Looking resplendent in the maroon livery ‘Sybil’ brightened up what was a rather dull & damp day. Pressure nearly at blowing Read more about ‘Sybil’[…]
Progress with the track and associated infrastructure is moving at quite a pace. It seems that if you miss a week, (in Andrew’s case it has been three weeks on the other side of the world), when you return there is a significant change. For those of you not able to get to the site, Read more about A Tour Of the North West Corner….[…]
Steady progress is being made with the Heritage Centre & Museum. Externally, the roof & gutters are finished and the battens to which the external cladding will be attached have been put into place. Windows have been inserted and we await the delivery of the doors. It won’t be long until it is wind & Read more about Progress Report[…]
All finished on the roof, scaffolding away. Battens on the walls ready to fix the external cladding. Roddy up in the roof space fitting the ‘Dwangs’ for the partitions to be attached to. Has anybody checked the roof for leaks yet? Yes, it’s fine!
Point construction on the Newliston Circuit continues apace. This one is for the loop that dives off at Pumpherston Junction for the 5″ 0nly circuit to join the Almondell Circuit at Newliston East Junction. The next point to be constructed is the one at Dunnet Junction which also connects the Newliston circuit with the Almondell Read more about Thursday Progress[…]
