Another Stiff Povot

 Tuesday 15th July

Another visit to Broadway today to continue with the checking of the operation of the pointwork. The seized compensator that we removed last weeik has now been replaced with a spare one. We were unable to free up the seized one using brute force - it will need some heat.

Manhandling it off platform 2

And bolting it into position - works fine now.

Meanwhile at the other compensator position we had to reduce the length of one of the rodding runs which needed the re-drilling of the bolt holes for the connectors:

We then progressed up to the North sidings where the rodding is directed at right angles via a crank under the tracks to the headshunt points where this rodding run will eventually be connected. These points are currently operated by hand lever.

So, communicating with Peter W in the signal box by phone, when the point lever was tried, it would not move. It became obvious that there was another seizure!

And here is the culprit hiding in the undergrowth

This adjustable angle crank would not pivot so it had to be removed.

This turned out to be another one needing heat!

Back at the workshop at Winchcombe we continue to recondition signal parts from the Gotherington distant signals

Note that we are getting very much more organised with racking to store parts - 

We are very happy with our new working conditions! 

There is still a lot of "stuff" in the old carriage workshop/messroom that needs sorting out or throwing away though.

Curly