Wagon Group Report 22nd May
22nd May 2018 in Wagon Group
Brian reports from Medstead on Tuesday. The weather was great, but as Keith has hurt his back they were reduced to Richard, Chris S and himself that day.&...
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Museums and Heritage Award Winner Jessica Arnold
18th May 2018 in
We are proud to announce that Jessica, who has been a volunteer in the office at Alresford for the last 3 years has won Volunteer of the Year Award at the ...
Building Department have no stile
16th May 2018 in Buildings
With the able assistance of our friends in PWay we took to site the various components for the kissing gate for the upside of the foot crossing at Northside Lane. ...
Wagon Group Report 15th May
15th May 2018 in Wagon Group
The good weekend weather continued into Tuesday for John D, Richard, Keith and Brian at Medstead. John and Brian started the day completing by the work on the ...
Ropley Loco Wednesday Gang - 9th May 2018 – Ropley, an Island of Calm!
9th May 2018 in Loco Wednesday Gang
A bit of a gap since my last blog. Wednesdays at Ropley have been an island of calm in a troubled sea, caused by my daughters attempt to move to ...
Wagon Group Report 8th May
9th May 2018 in Wagon Group
A bright and sunny day to greet them at Medstead on Tuesday, with Richard, Chris S, David V, Old Dave and Brian. As Chris was back they returned to ...
Autumnal April
1st May 2018 in Can Pac Blogs, Carriage Works
April 2018 update from the Carriage Shop
Wagon Group Report 30th April
30th Apr 2018 in Wagon Group
Well over the past couple of weeks we seemed to have lurched from mid April heatwave and back to early spring. Hopefully some warmer and drier weather will arrive soon!&...
Wagon Group Report 17th April
17th Apr 2018 in Wagon Group
Well with Thomas week, or even 10 days, over Easter many of us were helping out there and wagon works at Alton and Medstead were accordingly scaled down. Last week however ...
Ropley Loco Wednesday Gang - 11th April 2018 – Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud!
11th Apr 2018 in Loco Wednesday Gang
Well, summer is a’coming in, but first we had to get through Easter. No mean feat this year! I did a couple of turns as TTI in the ...
No veneer in ‘ere
11th Apr 2018 in Buildings
The Days Out with Thomas event saw the Building Department teams undertaking tasks away from the main public areas over the 9 days but we normally plan jobs for ...
Wagon Group Report 3rd April
3rd Apr 2018 in Wagon Group
Brian reports from Medstead on Tuesday, along with Dave V, Chris S, John. D, and Keith. Dave and Chris continued working on the same cattle van cupboard door from ...
OVS Bulleid Institute of Advanced Carriage Restoration
29th Mar 2018 in Can Pac Blogs, Carriage Works
Another March 2018 update from the Carriage Shop
Wagon Group Report 28th March
28th Mar 2018 in Wagon Group
John D, Dave V, Richard, Chris S and Brian were ready for another day of activity on Tuesday at Medstead.. John and Brian started by finishing off the ...
Wagon Group Report 19th March
20th Mar 2018 in Wagon Group
At Medstead on Tuesday Brian advised it was warm enough to sit outside in the sun for lunch, along with Dave V, Richard, John D, Chris S. John and ...
Jack Frost at Alton
16th Mar 2018 in Buildings
A urgent call was received to say the feed pipe to the water column at Alton station had split in the frosty weather, probably as it was not drained. The ...