Aln Valley Railway

Longhoughton Goods Yard - BS, DMS, KSW, RJ, IC, continuation of laying out sidings; sorting out the spares, etc; cleaning the Mk 1 roof, Baz and Dave started by moving the remaining tools etc. out off the the “”mess & office”" part of the staff coach into the store & workshop”" part of the coach, and the floor was swept. Kay arrived and continued with the beutification of the Ruston 165DE. Roland arrived and he and Dave stripped, cleaned and refitted part of the gear mech on the crane. Baz continued with the fitting of the partition in the staff coach - please note this is not to the original BR design. While Roland was oiling and greasing various points on the crane, Dave undertook some electrics work on the tractor; changing the sarter back to a key switch, wiring in the alternator and chage indicator, and fitting a new horn. (This is just temporary, a full rewire will be untertaken at a later date). Ian arrived and after lunch the crane was slewed 180°, and the cover for the jib brake was removed. With the rain seeming set a coffee break was held and during a slight lapse the side panel were refitted to the 165.