Monthly Archives: January 2023

The new diesel for the Facility tramway still needed some work on the cab side panels so I smoothed them down using the angle grinder, a Dremel and a file… Leaving them looking even worse! After more filing followed by … Continue reading →

The platform canopies at Sangriento are now nearing completion. As usual the camera picks up what the eye misses, platform two and three canopy is not sitting level on its columns. Also the roof on the station building has warped … Continue reading →

A few odd jobs to report today. The water tank at Sangriento has been enlarged, a lick of paint/rust and an access ladder are still required. The canopy kits have been delivered, I’m running short of glue though and don’t … Continue reading →

That is either very bad grammar or the title of a 1930s comedy film. Given that this is the FCPyF I will go with the comedy! A new semaphore signal has been erected at Cumbre, while only having a single … Continue reading →

The road bridge at Sangriento has been worked upon this morning, the girders are now more than just plain card and the abutments are now clad in brickpaper. The steel span provides a break from the ubiquitous brickwork that is … Continue reading →

Sunday and Monday both turned out to be rather lazy, much of yesterday being spent asleep on the settee. But what the heck? I don’t have anything else to do with my time. The Hornby Dublo footbridge was delivered, and … Continue reading →

Just a brief post today, feeling like spending Sunday with my feet up and yesterday’s prize crossie from the Grauniad. Last night it occurred to me that adding canopies over the platforms at Sangriento would help to further disguise the … Continue reading →

I dismantled Perejil late last night so the Sarissa parts that had been used there can be reworked to draw Veinte Veinte’s station under the corporate image umbrella. Sangriento will fulfil Perejil’s intended purpose as a “bitza” micro with more … Continue reading →

No, this is not a newly discovered way of picking your nose! The Sarissa diesel now has its bogies fitted. With limited success unfortunately, it runs OK when hauling but the trucks are far too light and derail when propelling. … Continue reading →