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The Llewellyn Locomotive works shop crew are doing their best to make progress on the Tender. Stainless tender hand rail from a 2.00mm Swiss DT bicycle spoke. The Llewellyn Locomotive works shop crew are doing their best to make progress on the Tender. Stainless tender hand rail from a 2.00mm Swiss...

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:39 pm

Hydrostatic Dazza wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:39 pm Servicing locos is fraught with peril.

I guess Beryl (the peril) is not on your favoured visitor list. Is she one to be avoided at all costs?

No, harmless. A bite may give irritation but you would have to try hard to get bitten.

Glad you had a brilliant Christmas. Your'e correct in what you say about bringing joy to others Dazza, you do that in bounds.... :thumbright: :thumbright: Thanks Rod, we are doing our best to enjoy the fun as much as we can after the labour of winter past and the track laying three years ago. The v...

Servicing locos is fraught with peril. Amazing what lives in the drains at the Loop.

Plod submits proof the signals work at the Orchid House Loop and are fully interlocked. (unhook the junction points and trains simply trail through for unattended continuous running)

Mama and calf are out again. I hope that farmer mends the fences soon.

"The board is off Gov, let her rip"

Meanwhile Captain plod was on S&T duties, sorting out the spaghetti mess of the signal wires at the Orchid House Loop. Plod reports he is most pleased with the result of the brass bus bars he made and the battery box.

MAM, who is the Potters Orchid Railway's Chair Person is mightily pleased with her work on the 2021 Christmas lights test train.

Those pesky cows are out again at the Orchid House loop.

FWLR wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:25 am Very festive and just needs Santa now to bring a present for both of you...

The big joy for MAM and myself is the joy on the faces of others. The kids and parents, visitors from the street and neighbours Christmas parties calling in. That is fun.

philipy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:45 am Very festive. I think Captain Plod should be congratulated not prosecuted!

Plod persecutes himself.

Captain Plod will plead guilty of encouraging and assisting with this. "Your Honour, I was inspired by photos of the Southgate Light Railway's Christmas lights, I blame Rob and Nicki for this frivolity. 🙂 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50748265636_56e112cb2d_b.jpg https://live.staticflick...

Brilliant photos. :thumbright: I love them all, but the ones with the locos in steam are my favourites. The POR has only one steamable loco and its cab tank work and RD is not complete. (runs nicely at a realistic speed unattended for 30 mins) Meanwhile until at least another 2 years when perhaps t...

You should be very pleased at the results of all your hard work, these pictures say it all, for me. I particularly like the third piccy down, heading in to the tunnel, and of course trains on bridges always look superb for some reason! :D Yes and thanks. It was an intense 6 months on the terra form...

Saturday the 19th December 2020. The first open POR run day. Photo credits to Hugh Beckers. Hugh's Slomo equipped Lady Anne is a sweet runner. Proper job says Captain Plod https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50740630603_906105f026_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50741469127_921675969b_b.j...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736692258_9959df78b1_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50737427856_6e73c7e7df_b.jpg past the dunnydoor https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50737427791_48ab133c4e_b.jpg Past the Red Room (Llewellyn Loco Works) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736692...

Looks really good Dazza. Seems like it's been there ages. Like the big Cactus plant in the third photo.... :thumbright: That fella pushes out a nice flower, but one has to be quick, it only last hours. It is about to push out three more flowers soon. The native stingless bees like them as well. htt...

It will be some time in the years to come till Potters Junction receives its signalling, buildings,details and such like, so the Potter's Orchid Railway's chairperson of the board tidied up the station yard with weed matting and 20mm sunset stone to hold over. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50...