People - our greatest asset!The workhop activities described in this album are only possible through the dedicated
contributions of ![]() Roy Stanley on his Colchester Lathe |
Kate Kobylas - carriage door sill painting (Sept 98) | ![]() Denis Richardson - underneath Car 82 (Sept 98) | ![]() A railway fitter of the future? Young Ryan Willams with Dad Ron and Ian Johnston (Sept
98) | ![]() Andrew Gramp and Peter Brown demolishing Car 82 battery boxes | ![]() Ralph Lee, a stalwart Past president fills his trusty mobile water tank before
heading off to Gemmells to top up a "Highlander" loco. (Sept 98)
| ![]() Roger Currie, fireman and lubrication guru, grinding irregularities off F251's
wheel flange (Sept 99)
| ![]() Andrew Gramp (again) this time showing how Superman moves locos with effortless
ease (Sept 98) | ![]() Andrew Dale and Jack Gerrard - loco cleaners par excellence, touching up F251's
drivers | ![]() Brenton Job wrestles with the coal grab bucket (Sept 98) | ![]() Ross Vonow showing his carpentry skills in the restoration of CEntenary car 60
(Oct 98)
| ![]() Brian Carter also at work on Car 60 | ![]() Doug Gibson carrying out modifications to the MIG welder trolley
| ![]() Trevor Clift carrying out repairs to RedHen 428's cow cathcher | ![]() Kim Critchley cutting up the essential loco lightup wood | ![]() Andrew Gramp - grease into loco 520 (Oct 98) | ![]() Dean Smith cleans out F251's firebox (June 99)
| ![]() Daryl Simon milling away at Mt Barker | ![]() Paddy Mulady working on Rx207's drivers (Dec 98)
| ![]() Fred Valstar - new doors for CEntenary cars (Oct 99) | ![]() Firewood sleeper collection from Ridgeway (Nov 98) - Pete Charlson and Pat
Francis | ![]() Pete Charlson - Chair of the Board of Management and a multi talented hands-on
worker! | ![]() Ron Williams (our full-time fitter at Mt Barker) machining 520's conrod | ![]() A mystery volunteer welder (centre) with colleagues Brenton Job and Peter
Brown | ![]() Trevor Williams - rubbing down F251's frame ready for painting | ![]() Barry Edwards needle gunning a Ruston and Hornsby boiler being repaired under
contract by SteamRanger | ![]() Eddie Howes servicing DE 350's brake cylinder (June 99) | ![]() and the "boss" - Loco Manager imprisioned in F251's firebox - the best place
for him! | ![]() An off-the-payroll volunteer - Bob Hughes and Ralph Lee providing some
sustenance for our visiting "maggie" | ![]() Sometime rolling stock manager Ben Greeneklee catching up on his
paperwork | ![]() Bob Hughes preparing DE 507 for repainting (July 99) | ![]() .... and Jason Sipos on the 507 job too | ![]() ......whilst Peter Kither works on the battery boxes | ![]() Rex Hoppo admiring his paint work on DE507 | ![]() Doug McKenzie and Peter Kither | ![]() Richard Wilkins - just one of a valuable team of carriage cleaners (Feb
2000) | ![]() .... and David Goscombe too | ![]() Quitea carriage cleaning team! - Steve Batty, Denis Richardson, Chris Danby,
Paul and Ben Greeneklee | ![]() Alan Dale polishing up F251's motion | ![]() John Davidson - reassembling Rx207's main springs | ![]() Geoff Hancock - reaming Rx207's release cock (May 2001) | ![]() Pam Cameron - Sanding the end of car 73 in preparation for painting
| ![]() and the team pauses for lunch at Mt Barker one sunny Saturday | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||