Saturday 24th saw the gang working at North Weald. Bill and Simon worked on installing the pump and then restoring NW13 points (main to run-round loop at the Ongar end), which were pumped over for the first time! Then moved onto working upstairs in the signalbox.
Meanwhile Steve and Daniel worked on the Brake Van, cutting and treating wood ready for installing, as well as restoring and painting some of the support structure for the Ongar end veranda.
Sunday 25th saw further work on this vehicle, with James, Simon, Steve and Will continuing work on the Brake Van, fitting the wood, and then sanding and filling all the wood on one side, before then painting this in undercoat. Meanwhile Alan and Stephen, latterly assisted by James, worked on the point operating mechanisms on the western end of the run-round loop.
(Report by Simon Hanney, General Manager)
Stephen Cooper (one of our Pway gang) continues the update: On Sunday April 25th the Pway team continued focusing their attention to the east of North Weald station. Work undertaken comprised of sleeper installations and miscellaneous adjustments to the two sidings that will extend to the boundary of the footpath that crosses the mainline to the east of North Weald station. It is anticipated that the sidings and main line will continue to be installed west-wards during this week.
In the process of adding much needed additional siding capacity at North Weald