Hi all, like a bus, two post come along at once!

Anyway, I'm calling it an excuse to test out my new laptop, so a few more pics of gilling August 2012

Yes the weekend was rather wet, certanly the saturday and by end of monday! train sizes were limited as the track became slick with oil, especially the passenger trains, also as we only had 2 passenger sets, though one could be split to make a 3 and a 10 set, an the timetable calls for it to be split later into 5 and 5.

Thius yer there was 4 of these hoppers. they have bottom openin doors, and last rallya coaling stage was kocked up so that they could be bottom discharged. However this was made difficult this weekend by the continual drizzle, meaning the coal was rather reluctant to come out at times!

Our coaches spent much of their time with our friends Metropolitan electric, as a suburban set, occasionally getting taged with vans as tail traffic

My Friends' IoW 02s also made regularturns, always double heading, often managing decent sized trains, and frequently with only one of them pulling!

Right, this one has been very image heavy, so sorry to those on slow download speeds!

But anyway, thats it for a week or so, there might be some pannier activity this weekend, i reprofiled and detailed the chimney this wek, and i'm doing the smokebox at the same time, running plates are painted, they just need lining and lacquering before oing back on, then the loco can be rebuilt upwards for now, we'll modify the tank fillers before total reassembly, then replumb and get it a steam cert.

A arge hole has appeared in the garden for a some sidings, we're just pricing up ballast atm, so hopefully we'll have somewhere to test the pannier out and photograph rolling stock, especially the new stuff my dads just started.

Next weekend is a bit of a clash, two event on at once! Its another greystone weekend, next weekend, but its also the colchester night run, both great events, greystones we may even be persuaged to run into the dark, so we'll have to make a decision on that one!

So anyway hope you enjoy, comments welcome as always

Cheers

Mark