Jim Hitchen has sent through the following report with some excellent additional photos:-
Bill
A difficult morning awaiting our transport at Wishaw.
The eta started at 11:00 but went steadily back as the lorry was still loaded from
it's last job and needed to go to Stoke to unload. Then there were delays
in Stoke and finally the satnav code took the driver to the next industrial
estate.
Fortunately Andrew Goodman spotted the Vic Haynes lorry and
guided him into the correct yard. Andrew then arranged for one of his
team to assist in loading the towers, which was ready to leave by 14:15.
Arrival at Broadway was around 15:30 and fortunately our worthy volunteers were
still on site and eager to assist in the unloading process. Mark the
driver did brialliantly well to get both lorry and trailer onto site and then
to reverse the 300 yards to the delivery site.
The unloading went according to plan although we finished in
the dark just before 17:00 hrs. Unfortunately we ran out of daylight so
the other "little jobs" we had hoped to use the crane for are still
not done. However a great sense of satisfaction all round at a successful
outcome.
Roll on the staircases!!
Jim H.
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Coach squatting at Wishaw |
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1st tower on the move |
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1st tower goes on board |
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Turning the 2nd tower |
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Ready to roll |
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Mark looks pleased as all is loaded safely |
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Ready to unload |
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Job done! |
4 comments:
What a beautiful LMS sleeping coach
Excellent work folks, as ever!
The coach should be on a preserved rail line!
Anyone know the identity of the coach?
I can't find it on an LMS database...
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