The Signal Box

If you get chance, come along next weekend on the 12th May when we are having an open day at Oswestry to rededicate the South Signal box.  What was once a stripped out shell has been returned to life.  The day is getting closer when the lever to pull off the starter signal can be pulled to start our trains to Weston.

Here are a couple of past pictures and some new ones, bringing the story up to date.  Thanks to Andy G for the pictures.

John, who replaced much of the rotten woodwork, looks at his new flight of stairs which will welcome our visitors.

Even the Chairman, Rob, has been on hand to give a top coat to the restored wood work, Glyn was learning from past experience and took shelter on the landing, avoiding the paint drips...

Meanwhile at lower altitudes a great deal has been going on with that other Cambrian speciality... digging holes and filling them up.  Here is the before.

Once completed the soakaway will allow water from the gutters to drain away

The final piece of the path to the signal box was concreted, the mesh panel over the wet concrete is for access and not, as someone suggested, a test of valour.  It also served to see who had the extra portion of cake after lunch.

Further holes appeared and will be filled later.

Work on the signal box will now continue inside.  Come along and see what has been achieved and chat to the volunteers on the 12th May. During the day you will also be able to chat to all active departments.  The PWay team will be behind Travis Perkins doing their stuff.