General Stuff

 Tuesday  10th May

The red lenses in two of the ground signals at Toddington  have frosted over significantly reducing their visibility (plastic I'm afraid!)

Easily removable if the clamps haven't been fitted with slotted cheese head screws! Otherwise significant dismantling required. Luckily a pair of stillsons managed to grip and move them. This photo shows what an effect the weather has on the plastic - really ingrained.

One of the other tasks we need to address is the fitting of some additional rodding to the motor operated points north of the station at Toddington (no. 22). We will fit two additional angle cranks to the sleeper ends to connect the two yellow stretchers - this to prevent any flexing movement of the centre of the  blades during the passage of traffic. 

Meanwhile back at base we continue with the refurbishment of various items of signalling - including a facing point lock:

Various pointwork connections and cranks:

And the dismantling of a signal arm sighting board (or quadrant). Needed all its bolts cutting off with an angle grinder - Andy D at work here:

More angle grinding for tomorrow's team!

And finally a bit of tidying up of the post holding the keypad for the gate at Winchcombe which has had a bit if a scraping from passing plant. Green primer doesn't look heritage at the moment! Another job for tomorrow to finish off.

Curly