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Thursday, 24 March 2016

A Variety

Taking early morning delivery .....
(photo courtesy of Ian Cowan)
..... of portakabins for staff (volunteer) use
Taking the new door lintels to the front of the shed .....
..... where Dave & Chris bolt them together
A mystery fitter draining water from Cochrane's  axle bearing oil wells
At ET, Dennis filling gaps in the eaves, with Bill holding below
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Cameron painting filler laths for Dennis
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Dennis finishing the eaves with matching black
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Back at Marley Hill, Ian starts to lift the lintels, with Dave on video camera
The lintels have to be wormed into position among the scaffold
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
The beams span both doorways - previously each doorway had a separate lintel
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Chris positioning an end of the beams among the standards
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Nearly in position
Ian using wedges to align the central pillar
Loading coal for Andrews House station
Loading kindling
Kyle & Chris needle gunning HC 38's frames
Alan showing Angela an original builder's plate for HC No.38
(& the answer to the earlier mystery)
David putting finishing touches to carriage No.7, which is due out Sunday

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