Off Track to start, the Signalbox at Aviemore is receiving a much needed external refurbishment and repaint more detailed (accurate) accounts can be found on https://signallingstrathspey.blogspot.com/
What won't be found is a photo of the stalwart main volunteers that have of recent years refurbished/painted Boat of Garten :- Signalbox, Station & North Cabin and many other projects - on the left (keeping warm and maybe giving orders!) Colin Frost and Ray Kenyon (multi tasking doing a bit of re-glazing). The Strathspey Railway Directors have promised them a lunch on the train as an expression of their gratitude. Colin has thanked his friends from Ellon and the small part that the P'way squad managed to contribute.
Even more photogenically elusive is the professional painter Murray Duncan, who has recently painted Broomhill Station House to his usual very high standard. Photo from Mike Tough who led at short notice a mid-week squad - spreading the re-cycled locomotive ash on both cesses near Fishermans' Crossing, Martin and Iain, like Mike maybe found muscles they never knew they had the following day! Thanks to all.
Today's start was delayed due to heavy rain and spot re-sleepering concluded near Boat of Garten Down Distant Signal (just visible above the extremely bright headlamp - must have better burning paraffin than coal these days!!!) some half dozen sleepers were pulled through and re-drilled to prolong their life and some re-ferreling was done. An early finish was gained as Georgie was satisfied with progress and she had to go and deal with another Royal Scotsman charter train arrival.
Thanks to Mike, Martin, Ian, Peter and Fergus who still had the energy to join us after his Aviemore - Boat of Garten Track Inspection.
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