Didcot Work Week - August 2009

As always the Bristol Group took the opportunity to use the Society's annual work week to progress Signal and Telegraph maintenance and restoration.

Boat Trip

Bristol Group supported the Annual Work Week outing - which this year offered a boat trip from Abingdon to Oxford.
Photo: R J Heron 04-Aug-2009

 Painting Crossing gates

Chris, one of our yonger members, is introduced to the joys of painting the crossing gates ...
Photo: R J Heron 07-Aug-09

Painting the fingerpost

... whilst Keith, one of our young at heart members, paints the SCC fingerpost (not for the first time).
Photo: R J Heron 07-Aug-2009

 Radstock Signal Number 2

2009 saw some signal posts painted - This one being Radstock Number 2 ...
Photo: R J Heron 03-Aug-2009
Radstock Signal Number 16/17/19

... and this fine bracket signal, the largest at Didcot Railway Centre, being Radstock 16/17 and 19.
Photo: R J Heron 08-Aug-2009

 Electrical Work

We also carried on with replacing the old electric supply to Radstock Box - here is some new work in the locking room.
Photo: R J Heron 03-Aug-2009

 

 

 

Recreating the golden age of the Great Western Railway