On Tuesday, October 21st, in a torrential downpour, our specialist timber supplier Brandams of Haverhill delivered to the Trust’s workshop twenty pieces of sapele mahogany for Van 40. As with their previous delivery, the quality is very good indeed. This
A very enjoyable Saturday at Wenhaston
A good-sized team of volunteers enjoyed a really fine day at Wenhaston on Saturday October 18th. Sean and his loaders first collected our new gates, all the tools, and 8 pieces of repaired original SR fencing from our Southwold workshop,
Planting, tidying, fencing, and gateposts
A very misty and moist Wednesday on October 15th did not deter seven members of the Environmental team from progressing at Wenhaston on all fronts. At the station site, Toby and Sean planted more willow along the boundary, and marked
Lifting 300 pound rails – in the rain!
On a very wet Monday October 13th, the gang – a combined one from the Wenhaston Environmental Volunteers and the Rolling Stock Group – worked manfully to sort and store the two tons of assorted rail that we bought from
The team strims and clears, but is totally defeated by a 6×3 fence post
Six regular volunteers – who like to think of themselves as the “core team” – spent another happy and productive day at Wenhaston on Wednesday. Jobs that have had to be put off, because of the birds’ nesting season, can
Two Southwold Railway trains traverse the Suffolk countryside
On Saturday September 27th, our intrepid shop manager, Stewart Green, ably assisted by Jim Nicholson, led the Trust’s first sponsored walk along the Southwold Railway trackbed. Following the original route as far as possible, Stewart walked the 10-mile-plus length of
Rolling Stock and Railway Promotion
The Trust Rolling Stock team can turn their hands to most things. Bernie and Bob spent a day (extra to the schedule) completing the panelling on the Southwold end of Coach 7 – it will all have to come off
Undaunted by criticism, the team perseveres at Wenhaston – and the first SR Sponsored Walk is announced
The Wenhaston team (odd to think that until October 2013 the Trust didn’t have such a thing!) spent Wednesday 21st August continuing with the trackbed walk clearance. Several large recumbent trees, blown down many moons ago, and – in some
Bernie and James and panelling challenge
A study in panelling and scattered tools Until now, we have been planning to complete the Coach 7 body by doing the panelling in the ends last. Or, perhaps, we’ve been putting it off? Anyway, our feeling that it was
Good Progress on the Trackbed Members’ Walk
The Trust has just completed a very busy weekend – with attendance at the Waveney Valley Model Railway Club’s 26th Southwold Model Railway Exhibition, and the small matter of an AGM – all in the same two days. Our friends