Sunday

Peter working on the practical geometry of casting & fitting a brick arch in Cochrane

Jim making a spindle to locate the coupling rod bearing on HC 38's front axle .....

...... & Tom welding the retaining plate on the spindle

Putting up Christmas decorations at Andrews House .....
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

..... around the shop eaves
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

Neil loosening the ticket office stone window cill .....
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

..... & Nigel, Barry & Brian removing it
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

Neil removing stone & fill below the window .....
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

..... to create a new doorway
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

Trying to fit HC 38's LH coupling rods .....

.... several times .....

..... but concluding that further boring is necessary

Logan helping Tom press .....

..... the bearing bush out of the front coupling rod

Andy milling shims for adjusting 49's big ends

Richard filing a pin which will retain the cotter on one of 49's big ends

Tom, Louis et al successfully fitting HC 38's LH coupling rods on the crank pins

Tom fitting the spindle & retaining plate to the LH front bush & crank pin

Alfie trimming growth over walkways at Andrews House
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

Joe tidying up at AH
(photo courtesy of Thomas Whyte)

Erecting a tent at the front of the waiting room
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

Alfie fitting .....
(photo courtesy of Thomas Whyte)

..... decorations on AH footbridge, assisted by Joe
(photo courtesy of Alfie Gascoigne)

Andrew painting NER carriage 456

Callum fitting a cap to the replacement No.1 signal post

John undercoating 456's underframe