Monday's blog entry was titled 'Stanton in early summer', well we should have known it was too good to be true, it was no surprise then to see the Cotswolds change colour this morning on the way in.
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| Cotswolds in April |
As the weather wasn't favourable for bricklaying the team were stood down for the duration, but some jobs can't be sidestepped. Consequently after drawing straws, one lucky volunteer was off to Stanway Viaduct with the Civil Engineer to mark out the line of the up side trackbed; not really a drain job but we are part of the civil's department so often help out on small tasks.
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| Up side parapet south end, a bit bleak today |
A new barrow was pressed into action to carry the marker pegs and tools.
After scanning for the buried signal cable and a lot of measuring the pegs were hammered home at each end of the viaduct and we made a hasty retreat from the elements. You may think it was a short day, but the afternoon was spent discussing budgets for forthcoming projects. As with all budgets there's a balance to be made between the ideal solution and what's affordable. Plans are changing so we can make best use of our time and resources over the summer.
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| 2807 heading into Toddington in the rain |
Normal service will be restored on Saturday, if the weather forecast is anywhere near correct 😉
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