Moreton Pit Light Railway

Another bright sunny February morning saw more snow on the line today.  The PW boys take it all in their stride now after the January ‘Snow-megedon’!  Out came Basil, just perfect for this fine dusty stuff and better take a shovel with you just in case it has drifted.

Basil copes well with this type of snow and has been very handy this year, so far.

The boys were right, it is a bit deeper further out on the reserve and soon the shovels will have to be out!

As they pass Bill Goodies’ house (Reserve Manager) he calls out to let them know that the rare Guffinhawk has been seen hunting again.

They are soon on their way again, after all there’s a lot of track to prepare for all those visitors who will be flocking to catch a glimpse of the Guffinhawk.  You never know we might even get some twitchers!

A bleak and cold winter it might be but things are warming up in the workshop!  Work started some time ago on the new railbus and has been progressing fast.  Of course, the workers do have to take a break at some time!

Hamish, ever ready with his hammer, is still having trouble with the battening round the door.  He is at his happiest when he is banging something!

One of the biggest jobs is painting, there’s a lot of undercoat to do on a railbus as Terry will tell you.  And when the outside is done, there is the inside to start.

We will let you know on how the railbus is coming along over the coming weeks but as you can see it won’t be long before it will be wheeled out ready for its test run.  Now, where was that bit of wood supposed to go?