Words and Photographs by J. Penny. Photographs Copyright (C) J. Penny. The weather for Sunday 2nd December looked quite promising for the time of year and despite it being dark and drizzly by 4 p.m. we were able to get a good few jobs done. By the time James and I arrived C.J. had already got the new contact box covers on and reassembled the Common Lane signal box board with the frame, another reconstruction job beautifully done by Ian Matthews recently and painted in the proper green by C.J. I had spent some time under the 'box there doing some measuring up for a redesign of the locking, as we will hopefully soon be altering some of the signals on the bracket approaching the station throat here. There will however, be no extra signals, which some find disappointing (no names...!) Meanwhile, C.J., James, Chandler and Charlie were busy enlarging the hole for concrete at the Pinesway Down Main Outer Home. This took up quite a bit of time and effort and even now it does need some more spoil removed, but with the embankment now about 150 years old and compacted stone and clay, it's hard work getting into it. This also involved a few 'spoil trains' to an appropriate spot down the line. Before lunch (which in itself involved copious amounts of cakes from the skilled hands of Sheila Mitchell) we erected the scaffolding tower in front of Common Lane 'box, as the right hand window (viewed from the front) is rotted out, and this week weather permitting, Ian is going to completely remove the window and replace any rotten wood. 'You the man' as one might say. The afternoon was taken up by a little more digging and some tree felling at Sally Lovells crossing followed by the inevitable bonfire. Probably it best if this part is left to the imagination... Charlie takes a look at the pipe that was the cause of last weeks blockage. Work in progress getting shot of dead wood.
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