The new point and connection into the south road of the rolling stock shed is finally in use, and the Mk2 BSO has been successfully shunted indoors for attention. It takes its place alongside the Mk1 RMB, which in turn has taken the top spot on the pit road recently vacated by the shiny green "bubblecar" DMU. There are one or two finishing-off jobs still to do in the yard, including fitting a point lever and spreading/ levelling some of the spoil we generated, but for the moment its job done!
Elsewhere the troops have been battling the recent high temperatures to keep the railway running. Another 5mph ESR has been imposed near Redmire: while digging out to replace sleepers through an old farm crossing we discovered loss of profile on the rail foot, and once again old NER 90lb bullhead rail was the culprit. This particular rail section has been the bane of our lives this past 18 months, and the line between Preston Under Scar and Redmire is starting to resemble a patchwork quilt given the number of 95lb closures we've had to cut- in to remove defects.
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| New point complete for now |
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| Both shed roads now in use |
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| RMB and BSO. The new shed is a fantastic asset for the railway |
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| The shed's previous resident. The newly repainted "bubblecar" is now out and about in the Dale |
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