Guard Edwards and Signalman Oldbury chat whilst watching Fireman Davison guide Driver Williams on 31579 as he buffers up to the the brake van of the morning goods.

Guard Edwards accommodation today offers a somewhat more comfortable ride than he is used to, quite how an express goods brake van ended up on his branch trip is unclear, but he's not complaining.

The brake van will now be shunted into the loop following which 31579 will shunt the wagons into No. 1 siding leaving the platform clear for the arrival of the 8.16am from Epple.