As always the Bristol Group took the opportunity to use the Society's annual work week to progress Signal and Telegraph maintenance and restoration.
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 |
Chris, one of our younger members, is introduced to the joys of painting the crossing gates ... Photo: R J Heron 07-Aug-09 |
... 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 |
2009 saw some signal posts painted - This one being Radstock Number 2 ... Photo: R J Heron 03-Aug-2009 |
... and this fine bracket signal, the largest at Didcot Railway Centre, being Radstock 16/17 and 19. Photo: R J Heron 08-Aug-2009 |
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 |