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Work in Progress - 8th April

Apr
09
2010
The Thursday Group welcomed long-standing regular L&B volunteer Graham Bendell from Dorset to its ranks today.

On a bright sunny day the outside task on offer to the gang was the commencement of the 2010 programme of fishplate greasing - was it really a year since we last did them?

Martyn Budd started us off with the greasing of all the fishplates on the up and down lines at Woody Bay Station.
Report & Photos: Nigel Thompson
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Easter Monday Photos

Apr
05
2010

Nigel Thompson was at Woody Bay today to witness some of the volunteers at work, both serving our visitors, and improving the railway.  He was also there to check his Spring Draw tickets...

1. Todays rostered loco was SID.

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Work in Progress - 1st April

Apr
02
2010

With the start of the Easter holidays and the prospect of a busy season of visitors expected - many of whom will be sampling the catering at Woody Bay, final preparations were well underway.

Photos: Nigel Thompson

The Thursday group today were tasked with the seasonal erection of the marquee adjacent to the station building.

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March Working Weekend Photos

Mar
27
2010

Working Weekends

 1. Saturday: Volunteers clearing and draining the cutting between Parracombe Lane Head (behind the camera) and Cricket Field Lane, while others repair the fence. (Photo: T. Nicholson)

 More photographs after last weekends efforts on the trackbed at Cricket Field Lane, these by Nigel Thompson.

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Work in Progress - 25th March 2010

Mar
27
2010

Local Devon group members began the March working weekend today at the L&BR's trackbed near Parracombe. Last year much of the trackbed, cutting and adjacent land was cleared of undergrowth during several weekends by volunteers from the Isle of Wight Railway and other Trust members.

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Surrey Group show dates

Mar
26
2010

The L&B Surrey Area Group are attending a number of shows in the South East during 2010.  Details are published <HERE> on the Surrey Group pages...

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Surrey Group Activities
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Work in progress - 18th March

Mar
23
2010
With full possession of the line on one of the last Thursdays without service trains before the season, the main task was to run a works train down to Killington Lane in order to undertake some tidying up.

 

1. The works train of Hunslet Diesel HEDDON HALL sandwiched between wagons at Killington Lane.
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Work in Progress - 11th March

Mar
16
2010
At last we all enjoyed some bright sunny weather today at Woody Bay working in our sheltered position behind the station building digging holes for cabling and drainage work. This project, carried out on a day with no visitors about, required some careful excavation of the ground behind the kitchen and signal cabin. Many water pipes and electric cables are known to be buried here.
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Lynton & Basingstoke?

Mar
11
2010

The Basingstoke and North Hants Model Railway Society are holding their 2010 Exhibition this coming weekend, 13-14 March. 

The L&BRT Thames Valley Group will be manning a stand there, so please introduce yourselves when you visit.

Also appearing is "County Gate" - John de Frayssinet's award-winning model layout depicting the (fictional) "Minehead extension".

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Work in Progress - 4th March

Mar
10
2010
Here belatedly is the Thursday Gang report for the 4th March provided by Dave Blencowe. Not Daves fault -  The Webmanagers' PC has died and the back-up Admin was away on business.

Please accept our apologies - better late than never.

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