Now you see them……. Now you don’t! Up, up and away! There will be BIG changes at Almondell these coming weeks! Here is the plan for your information: Normal working will be taking place on the Thursday and Saturday. Please be aware that due to the machinery and vehicle movements for Read more about August Work Schedule[…]
Robert emailed a line or two and some photographs setting out progress with his 7¼” gauge J36, 0-6-0 tender loco based on ‘Maude’ (which is preserved at Bo’ness). With two inside cylinders of 2” diameter it should be every bit as powerful as the full size. Robert writes ‘This model is a “one off” and no Read more about Come Into The Workshop ‘Maude’…..[…]
Standards are improving, but is this the new look for drivers at ESME? Seen at Bo’ness at the SRPS ‘Meet Thomas’ event, their ‘Fat Controller’ decided to show how it should be done. And very smart he looked too.
Last year’s visit to the Isle of Bute with the portable track and a small exhibition created a lot of interest which led to the Isle of Bute Trust extending an invitation to this years Rothesay Gala. Flushed with the success of last years trip Peter decided to offer an extended portable track and Read more about Trains On The Prom…..[…]
Ballasting the station area…. Point construction and refurbishment…. Ballasting Circuit ‘C’ East to West (road crossing to tunnel)…. Nearly there……
Fears that the demolition team would condemn the redundant and derelict Newliston signal box to be destroyed by controlled burning so that the valuable lever frame could be recovered for use elsewhere proved unfounded. After a last minute rescue bid was launched by Robert, transport of the structure was arranged and with careful handling it Read more about Phoenix Rises[…]
From this to this ……….. Doesn’t it look lovely? Well done to the team that spent the last two Thursdays mixing and pouring the concrete. Just the point levers and a set of blades to complete the circuit.
Dale Lyon of Concrete Scotland – ExpLearn has been busy on behalf of our club (ESME) delivering the RailwayWorkX program to secondary schools over the past few months. These events have been ably supported by a few of our engaging members. So far, we have seen pupils from: The Braes High School – Falkirk, Larbert Read more about RailwayWorkX – An Update[…]
Our Secretary reports that Thursday, 31 May was a memorable day at Almondell. Not only was the bridge top completed, but at long last the level crossing has been completed too. Robert thought that he would share these photos with us as over the past few weeks he has been continually asked: ‘When are Read more about The Final 20’……[…]
Phil has sent this report to the News Desk of the activities over the weekend of the 11th to the 14th of May…… Thanks to the generosity of Gordon Bow, Plant Hire of Broxburn we had use of an 8 ton digger and 6 ton dumper for a long weekend. We put it to good Read more about A long Weekend….[…]
