"Mid" Week squad met at Boat of Garten Station on Friday! Plan A was to do more platform ground preparation work, but as the tarmac contractor hadn't been to advise us what else was required, Georgie as always had a plan B.
Recently serviced and cleaned North British (diesel) Locomotive fired up, train prepared, stove expertly lit by Angus in London Midland & Scottish Brake Van and off we set towards Aviemore, above view from rapidly increasing warmth of van.
Over the closed season a good amount of flailing the lineside vegetation has taken place, unfortunately the loose debris gets blown into the cess in the cuttings and becomes a bit of a fire risk, so Georgie got us to load it into wagons, above Simon & Les passing debris up to Georgie, Martin and Angus were armed with loppers and cut round telegraph poles and more!
Enough coal to last the stove for years was also retrieved, Georgie blaming the Steam Engine crews for not trimming it on the tender - no doubt they will blame rough track!
Anyway by the end of the day most of us had sore backs with all the bending but about 2.5 miles were done seemingly to Georgie's satisfaction.
Thanks to those mentioned above and Mike (not sure if he found any golf balls)
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Ian reports - yesterday David (below), Georgie, Davie Dow and himself got all the edge boards in ready to be pinned and attended to some drains.
Looking towards Aviemore
Looking towards Broomhill, showing Southern extent of proposed tarmac,
Thanks to all & Ian for photos.
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