December Arrives

Here we are, coming to the end of what was a glorious year for the CHR project.  We now move in to the month of December having achieved many of our aims for 2018.

• The lowering of the track bed under the bridge is complete.
• The signal box has been restored.
• The track bed for the next phase of the extension is ready
• The cattle creep bridge has been rebuilt and is available
• The Carriage and Wagon team have delivered another operational coach (and it's a cracker!)

It started with a coach arriving back in January and is ending with the arrival and entry to service of the TSO at the end of November. 

Speaking about the new arrival it's time for some pictures.  Last Thursday preparations were in full swing for the Santa Specials.  Here the Thursday Gang fix the festive lights to the inside of the TSO.

Further lights are added.  When somebody said we need someone for a light job this was probably not what they had in mind.

 The windows were decorated with Christmas messages.

Many thanks to Tom H for these three pictures.

On the suburban coach work continued inside on the restoration of the brass fittings.  Here are some being polished or painted as appropriate.  Andy G took the following two photos.

All in all around 16 people signed on during the Thursday working party and despite of the cold and wet weather achieved many of their objectives.

Down the line work continued with the sorting of sleepers and the recovery of chairs from those sleepers too far gone for reuse.  Here John, Glyn and Dave talk about anything other than the weather which was causing them to take shelter under the bushes until another shower passed by.

Guy took a walk along the extension and these pictures will be posted later.

Please come along and support the railway, the Santa Specials are a key source of income, all of which is being ploughed back in to the railway to improve our facilities and extend the operating lines.  Santa Special bookings are through the CHR website.  If you can't make it in person you can always donate to the railway following the links in the top right.

Until next time.