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After the Storm!

Posted on 29 December 202030 December 2020

A fine day had arrived, and with the return to “normal” running after the Christmas celebrations, and after Storm Bella had come whistling through, there was debris that needed clearing from the line. The Tramway Management was keen to get this done before any of the white stuff should come along and make finding twigs and branches across the track more difficult.

With the Ruston under going heavy repairs in the workshop, the natural choice of an engine to pull the track maintenance train was the little French “Campagne” loco. But, it wouldn’t start – batteries were dead! And so Jupiter had to be put hastily into service. With the line clear the track gang returned to the line side hut for cocoa and a game of cards. Just in time, as the white stuff has arrived this evening!

With luck, the Campagne may pull a light seasonal train tomorrow.

Mike Barton

3 thoughts on “After the Storm!”

  1. Simon Wood says:
    30 December 2020 at 8:44 am

    Jupiter is in a wonderfully dilapidated condition! No white stuff here, plenty of precipitation of the liquid sort or, occasionally, a few chunks of ice just for variety.

    Hope to see the Campagne today!

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  2. Cain Howley says:
    31 December 2020 at 12:38 am

    Lovely loco

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  3. Gary Jones says:
    2 January 2021 at 7:59 pm

    so nice to see .Hope the storm damage wasn’t too bad.

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