There I was, a-digging this hole A hole in the ground, so big and sort of round it was There was I, digging it deep It was flat at at the bottom and the sides were steep When along, comes this bloke in a bowler which he lifted and scratched his head Well we Read more about The Hole In The Ground[…]
With the winter weather being mild so far progress with track work and associated structures has continued apace. The digging out of the route for Circuits ‘D’ & ‘B’ at the North West end of the site has been nearly completed and track extension along the respective track bed has been progressing steadily. On a Read more about Track Progress Report[…]
The day dawned bright, clear and not a breath of wind, the ground covered in a hoar frost. Even the Mercury in the thermometer was feeling the chill at -4ºC! Still, it would be just the day for some superb steam effects (and it would show every little steam weep!) for the photographers. Some defrosting Read more about New Year At Almondell[…]
Our first post Christmas steam up at Almondell produced a good turn out of locomotives and visitors. The weather was mild for the time of year which helped to encourage people to linger longer. A superb spread of cakes and mince pies plus the mandatory large pots of tea were provided by Roddy which helped Read more about December 27th Steam Up[…]
Whilst the work was being progressed on the drains and water supply for the Heritage Centre and Museum, the opportunity was taken to make other improvements to the site at the bottom end. The Saturday crew were again to the fore, and one could begin to think in their element too! Let our Roving Reporter Read more about Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud![…]
Progress with the building work for the Museum and Heritage Centre has been a little slower than originally planned as there were some last minute alterations to the drawings suggested by the building control department which had to be accommodated and resubmitted and then agreed with the contractor. However, there is still plenty of work Read more about And There Let Us Wallow In Glorious Mud[…]
St George’s School for Girls, Edinburgh ran an event for their Primary 5 class and ESME were asked if they would like to put up a display to support the event. These events aim to bring all sorts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) activities together. A total of 48 pupils visited the display. Read more about STEM at St George’s[…]
After discussing the results of the members consultation on the various bridge design options and taking these comments into consideration,it was agreed that the best way forward was to construct a four-arch bridge on stone piers. A four-section bridge had been mentioned by a few members and it was felt that this would look correct Read more about Further Bridge Progress[…]
‘Tis the season to be merry and certainly the first Santa event was blessed with dry weather and a good turn out of excited children – young and not so young. We were in steam and set up early and by 09:15 had taken our first passengers. From then on it was steady until 15:00 Read more about Santa Trains At Bo’ness[…]
Progress continues with other parts of the project whilst we await the building warrant for the Heritage Centre & Museum. On a wet Saturday our Roving Reporter was there to record the efforts of the team as they dug and lay the water pipe & electricity cable down to the resited workshops. It was sometimes Read more about Power & Water[…]
