September Update
15/09/06 15:55 Filed in: News
Working
Weekend.
With two teams working over the weekend we are pleased to say both have done well!
Mick, Emma and Steve managed to raise over £250 over the two Gala days, and considering we used to take about £100 over a Gala weekend we offer a big thanks to the sales team. I know they are itching to get back into the shed to get their hands dirty! In addition Q and I found a nice £50 in the donation box from the platform.
In the workshop Max, Ian, Quentin and myself have now finished the cradle, or 'Toastrack', ready to transport the frames back to the Midlands for their final tidy up. I spent some time tidying up the welds with the grinder, Max was his usual unstoppable self, we think he wants to take our new magnetic drill out on a date, we can't seem to get him to part with it!
For those who missed the Gala action try this link, http://www.flipspix.fotopic.net/c1082235.html.
News.
I'm is off to Hornby soon to pick up some Granges for the 6880 subscribers, the nameplates are ordered and should be here by November. We have spoken to Peter Rich and the nameplates for the big 6880 are his now first priority.
Our loan form the 3205 fund will be ending this month and that makes us over £250 a month better off.
Betton Grange Express.
Without doubt this is proving to be a success story in the making with three people signing up straight away. This in addition to the expected take up of the scheme. If we can get ten members onto the 'Express' by Christmas that gives 6880 over £10.000 a year extra.
We have had admiration from the powers that be at Didcot and Llangollen concerning the quality of the literature for the 'Express' scheme. Well done Craig.
Working weekends.
There is an additional working day on the 23rd of September, the misson will be to assemble the cradle on a flat wagon and load the frame plates on to it. The intention is that Ian & I travel down with the plates for checking, but it is planned that a trip to the infamous SVR gala will be made in the evening, night running on the SVR and the chippie at Kidderminster sound good.
If all goes to plan the plates should be back by the working weekend October 8th 9th. Dates for next years working weekends will be published soon.
Future plans.
One topic to be discussed is the approval of Llangollen Railway Engineering to assemble the frames for us, pending a favourable quote. It is now our intention to get Dave and the boys to put them all together, goes against the grain we know, BUT we need them finished and painted with the cab on top by the time our Gala comes around in April. As a team have not got the manpower to fit the job into the remaining timescale, the Gala is fast approaching we need 6880 looking her best.
Contributed by Will Naylor
Last Updated ( Sunday, 17 September 2006 )
With two teams working over the weekend we are pleased to say both have done well!
Mick, Emma and Steve managed to raise over £250 over the two Gala days, and considering we used to take about £100 over a Gala weekend we offer a big thanks to the sales team. I know they are itching to get back into the shed to get their hands dirty! In addition Q and I found a nice £50 in the donation box from the platform.
In the workshop Max, Ian, Quentin and myself have now finished the cradle, or 'Toastrack', ready to transport the frames back to the Midlands for their final tidy up. I spent some time tidying up the welds with the grinder, Max was his usual unstoppable self, we think he wants to take our new magnetic drill out on a date, we can't seem to get him to part with it!
For those who missed the Gala action try this link, http://www.flipspix.fotopic.net/c1082235.html.
It was very surprising to see the amount of people wanting to see 6880 in the shed, and a lucky few got the guided tour. |
News.
I'm is off to Hornby soon to pick up some Granges for the 6880 subscribers, the nameplates are ordered and should be here by November. We have spoken to Peter Rich and the nameplates for the big 6880 are his now first priority.
Our loan form the 3205 fund will be ending this month and that makes us over £250 a month better off.
Betton Grange Express.
Without doubt this is proving to be a success story in the making with three people signing up straight away. This in addition to the expected take up of the scheme. If we can get ten members onto the 'Express' by Christmas that gives 6880 over £10.000 a year extra.
We have had admiration from the powers that be at Didcot and Llangollen concerning the quality of the literature for the 'Express' scheme. Well done Craig.
Working weekends.
There is an additional working day on the 23rd of September, the misson will be to assemble the cradle on a flat wagon and load the frame plates on to it. The intention is that Ian & I travel down with the plates for checking, but it is planned that a trip to the infamous SVR gala will be made in the evening, night running on the SVR and the chippie at Kidderminster sound good.
If all goes to plan the plates should be back by the working weekend October 8th 9th. Dates for next years working weekends will be published soon.
Future plans.
One topic to be discussed is the approval of Llangollen Railway Engineering to assemble the frames for us, pending a favourable quote. It is now our intention to get Dave and the boys to put them all together, goes against the grain we know, BUT we need them finished and painted with the cab on top by the time our Gala comes around in April. As a team have not got the manpower to fit the job into the remaining timescale, the Gala is fast approaching we need 6880 looking her best.
Contributed by Will Naylor
Last Updated ( Sunday, 17 September 2006 )