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Work in Progress: 15th December

Dec
15
2011
At a cold, windy and wintery Woody Bay Station today, the two very sensible volunteers stayed warm and dry by working inside on administrative duties. Dave Tooke and Dave Blencowe sorted out the Santa Special bookings by allocating the visitors and their children to the trains on the various days over the weekend and all next week. Some people needed to be contacted to confirm their bookings.
 
The 'outdoor' gang were tasked with another rolling stock project.
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Work in Progress: 8th December

Dec
09
2011

Chelfham Trackbed Clearance

For a change of scenery and location, the L&B volunteers of the Thursday gang re-located today to Chelfham Station to assist in the ongoing clearance of smaller trees overhanging the trackbed there.

With Martyn Budd and his dogs away this week on 'Railway business', it was up to Nigel Thompson to organise the work and mess room facilities at the station building. Catering manager Judy Williams kindly supplied home-made soup, rolls, mince pies and biscuits.

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Work in Progress: 1st December

Dec
04
2011
After the very successful working weekend clearing the trackbed and picnic area at Rowley Cross, Parracombe, it was back this week to the essential jobs at Woody Bay and preparing for the forthcoming Santa Specials.
 
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November Working Weekend: Santa's Grotto photos.

Dec
03
2011
Whilst the boys(?) were engaged elsewhere, the Woody Bay Station elves (Julia Snashall and Sonia Oakey) were hard at work creating Santa's Grotto.

 

1. Julia dressed for action!
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November Working Weekend video & photos.

Dec
01
2011

The November working weekend concentrated on clearance of the picnic area at Rowley Cross. Tea, Coffee and hot lunches were provided to the hardy volunteers on both Saturday and Sunday.

The instructions were: "Muster at Woody Bay for 10am if late proceed directly to site. Recommend being suitably dressed for heavy-duty gardening with stout boots (preferably wellingtons) and clothing. Tree loppers and saws optional." Twenty to Thirty people turned up each day - some did all three!

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Work in Progress: 24 November

Nov
26
2011
This week four members of the Surrey Group have worked hard at Woody Bay on their allocated project. An ex-MoD bogie flat wagon recently regauged from 2'6" was in need of frame refurbishment, repainting and new floor planks fitted. Phil, Peter, Nick & Richard spent their 'holiday' in North Devon derusting and painting the frames, then treating and fixing the cut planks into place.
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Carriage 17 underframe: latest photos.

Nov
22
2011

Coach 17 Underframe is complete and ready for dispatch



Coach 17's underframe about to depart from the FR Monday 21 November - Photo Jon Whalley



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Work in progress: 17th November

Nov
19
2011
Taking advantage of the railway's shutdown for a few weeks, General Manager Martyn Budd decided with the good weather today to begin the construction of the ash pit outside the shed. The excavator was unloaded ready to do the main digging work on this project.

Until now the steam locos have dropped their ash between the rails on either shed road, causing a gradual build up which has to be cleared periodically. The new ash pit will help to keep the ash in one place ready to be moved away and reused for the trackside paths alongside the sidings.
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Members Day 13 November

Nov
16
2011

Sunday 13th November was the last operating day of the 2011 Season and featured both Axe and Lilla, double-heading as well as brake-van rides for Members only. 

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Work in Progress: 10th November

Nov
11
2011
Whilst the track gang worked just down the line replacing a couple of rotten sleepers below the headshunt siding several other jobs were underway at Woody Bay Station as preparations continued for the Armistice Day remembrance and members forum weekend.
 

 
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