Below: 196, complete with roof boards, number and almost ready for varnishing.  After that, the windows can be refitted and the mechanical final-assembly completed.  Looking good…

Below: It has almost been summer over the last few days – great news for 233 which has been out every day, delighting the crowds.  It is seen here at Foulbridge and pondering the outcome of a darkening sky…

Below: Phil has been at work on No.18 – the white edging to the black lining transforms the appearance of the engine.  We also have a date booked for a steam test, with a few jobs to complete in the meantime.  Dave is busy brightening long tarnished fittings and making brackets for a multitude of purposes.

Below: The narrow gauge line has been ‘ballasted’ in crushed tarmac (which binds into a very rigid mass) and has reached, more or less, its full extent prior to the event.  After that, other work allowing, the expansion of the ‘boiler house branch’ will continue.