Things in Legomanbiffo's world have been extremely hectic lately, mainly due to three weeks of training in Manchester and Scotland, punctuated with a day's intensive recording session. The trip to Manchester gave a welcome opportunity for rail travel and photography, with stops at Crewe, Stockport and Manchester Picadilly on the way up. On the return journey I spent some time at the Crewe Heritage Centre with Brian Porter, trying to coax more sounds out of the APT. We had minor sucesses but it will be a long time before we get the major bits we really want working again.

The first proper recording session of the year was a bit of a departure from the norm for me. It was at the invitation of the young man behind 'The Armstrong Powerhouse' Train Simulator sound site. Needless to say the opportunity to spend the day with a preserved line, 5 coaches and three main line locos at our complete disposal wasn't to be missed. It's too early to say whether we'll see legomanbiffo sound projects for all three locos since, being a guest I didn't always have 'the best seat in the house' but we will see. Which locos? You'll have to wait & see!

Extraction of suitable clips from the recordings has begun but will have to be set aside again as the training gets under way again on Monday. Roll on the end of the month when things get back to normal.