Wakebridge - 9th February

Opening Day minus Five

The Museum is scheduled to be open on Saturday but the recent artic weather may prevent this as rain, wind and snow are forecast.
1. This delivery van bringing more shelving units made it from Wigan.
2. Interviews are being carried out for Gate Attendants.
3. New staff posts have been made in the workshop.
4. Looking northwards from Wakebridge.

Library Update

1. Another milestone in the Library project. Val Culverhouse placing the last of the Reading Room books on the new shelving.
2. This is the next room to be upgraded. It will contain maps and drawings.

These pictures were taken on Wednesday when the new shelving project was just over half complete and is looking good. Three rooms have their new shelves; one is ready for installation; two are being used for temporary storage of maps and drawings that need to be moved into their new home before they can be cleared.

However when the shelving is complete there will still be a mountain of work and lots of challenges.

Challenge number one will be to develop systems to ensure that when new acquisitions are received they are processed quickly.

Challenge number two will be to re-open for research as quickly as possible.

The big challenge is the back-log of cataloguing. This needs professional knowledge and bringing the new computer system into use. It can be done but it won't be easy and it will take time and resources.

Wakebridge 3rd February

Wakebridge 29th January

1 & 2. The last major concrete pouring at the north end of the line.

3. General view looking south.
4. Looking northwards.

5. The outside works team were working on one of the final pole bonds. The wire has to be fastened to the pole itself, not the pole base.

Leeds 180 & Glasgow 22

1 & 2.Leeds 180 was lifted from its truck over the weekend and the truck is now being dismantled.

3 & 4. Glasgow 22 is being prepared for service (snow permitting) and the opportunity is being taken to paint the platform and lower saloon floors. It is surprising how much this improves the appearance of a tram.

Snow

Wakebridge - 26th January

1 & 2. North end points. Balfour Beatty preparing shuttering etc and Museum staff completing bonding to poles etc.


3. Progress meeting.

4. The approach curve to the south end points has been eased and the levels changed. The shuttering is being extended to include the last three sleepers.

Glasgow 22

Glasgow 22 is now in the workshop and a subtle change has been made. Perhaps the weather forecast will make this unnecessary. Who knows?

Fog

Toonerville Trolley

1. The first book on the new shelves in the Reading Room.

2. Reading Room shelves.
In amongst all the upheaval a secluded spot has been found for the membership database and its guardians but its location remains a closely guarded secret.

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Wakebridge - 21st January

1 & 2. Balfour Beatty staff cleaning out the rail grooves.


3 & 4. Museum staff working on earth return cables.