If you are a Paddle Steamer fan, (which I know our Secretary is one) then you will be aware of the few that have been saved for posterity. In scotland we have the ‘Waverley‘ currently in commission & the ‘Maid of the Loch‘ currently well on her way to full restoration. But what of the Read more about Of Course I knew The ‘Jeanie Deans’…[…]
Tree clearing. Thinning out. Felling ‘leaners’. Shifting logs. Call it what you like, but managing the woodland can be hard, hot, physical. Most of the timber went for Bio Fuel giving a useful source of funds, but just occassionally the timber was recycled. An earlier example was the ‘Rudolph Project‘ when timber was donated free Read more about Log Cabin…..[…]
Our third public running day proved popular, passenger numbers remained steady throughout the day & ‘Andrew’s Tours’ proved very popular! Having Drumshoreland Road open for traffic again probably helped numbers, as did the warm sunshine. Thanks go to the members who turned out to help, especially the ‘backroom’ team. A selection of photographs taken out Read more about September Open Day….[…]
The Paint Shop at the Bathgate Locomotive Works has been taking advantage of the recent hot weather to do a spot of painting: ‘Maude’ is looking resplendent in the coat of heat resistant black paint. To complete the process, the bits were placed in the oven at maximum for a couple of hours. The Read more about Shiny New Lumb….[…]
After extensive overhaul by Tim Jenkins at Rufford Steam https://www.ruffordsteamworks.co.uk/ Peter’s ‘Sweet William’ is back on the track & the locomotive sounds in good voice. Public running next then Peter?
A super successful day with the Rolls Royce Enthusiast Club, bringing along a wonderful selection of cars for all to see. Organised by ESME member Chris Marshall, everything went to plan including the weather which surprisingly turned out nice and dry! Ideal for lunchtime for their club picnic on the decking. The RREC had a Read more about Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club….[…]
Sunday’s successful public running didn’t happen without a lot of unseen background organising, planning & effort. It is always difficult to do justice to the members involvement, however our Roving Reporter had his trusty camera out & recorded some candid shots of our members in action. This is their photo-story….. The day before the event……. Read more about Team Effort….[…]
With the easing of CoVid restrictions we took the opportunity to open for the public on Sunday, 1st August to showcase the progress on developing the site. There has been a lot of interest in the project over the years, but due to the site being an active building site it was not practical to Read more about Public Running Day…..[…]
In line with current Government guide lines an invitiation went out to current members to come along to Almondell to see what had been happening since the easing of lockdown. Numbers were limited, the Heritage Centre & Museum was closed & train rides were limited to two persons per carriage. Despite a heavy shower around Read more about Members Open Day…..[…]
As the Co-Vid restrictions continue to ease members are coming back to the track for a run. Boiler inspectors have been busy clearing the backlog of boiler testing & owners have been ‘talking’ to their steeds encouraging reluctant locomotives to ‘stretch their legs’ once again. One thing a steam locomotive does not take well to Read more about Back On (The) Track…..[…]
