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17/02/10 Always something going on at BBR - The midweek and Friday night crews continue to progress with the many projects and day to day maintenance needs of the railway. Thanks to Greg and Trevor the crane is getting a much needed birthday with the chassis getting some repairs carried out, pumps overhauled & new tyres being fitted. A sleeper puller machine has been donated to the railway by JD rail arriving at the railway on the 3rd of February, A day when we had a larger mobile crane on site to shift a few things around the yard at the Mussel Pool depot. The Big Perry has had its boiler removed from the frames which will now allow better access for the boiler inspector to check out the boiler as well as enable easier removal of the wheels for re-profiling and cleaning up of the chassis. The tender tank from 118 was relocated to the front of the pit shed and stood on its side for access to repair the floor.
With a crane on site R 1751 was lifted out of the storage compound and placed onto bogies with high bolsters to enable conversion to begin for future use on the railway. R 1751 is the last of the 5, R type wagons BBR acquired in the formative days of the railway. New boards to replace some of the old worn deck, are being fitted to QBB 2889 which is currently under overhaul. The repaint of the authentic WAGR "McPhersons" advertising sign on D33 is well underway and should be completed soon.
30/01/10 New Page Added -Water Tank J 11374 29/01/10 Well here we are in a new year and already a month has gone by. BBR projects continue to move along with Friday night and Mid-week crews restarting after the Christmas break. Much is getting done with wagons D 33 goods van and J 11374 water tank receiving repaints, ongoing tidying up of workshop storage areas & working spaces, Maintenance to the diesel and steam locomotive fleet, brake rigging fitted to new bogies for carriages, The crane is having a major overhaul, container storage areas are slowly being set up, The New Perry has been prepared to have the boiler lifted off the frames, the body of open wagon R 1751 in the storage compound has been cleaned out to enable lifting and positioning for restoration, the track gang has been out an about replacing sleepers, tightening fishplate bolts & re-spiking as required and then off course there is the ongoing operation of public train services.
The school holidays has seen Ashley and her toast rack carriages and BV1 as brake van providing the regular midweek services. The small train with its inbuilt "air conditioning has proved popular with the public especially the children. Some days have been well patronised, however the summer heat has seen low numbers of visitors in the Park. There have been several days where fire bans have seen services cancelled.
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