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:) Today i was joined by, Jonathan, Peter, David S and Dave B after a brew and a breakfast barm we were contacted by numerous people asking for help with various electrical problems. :idea: Jonathan PAT tested some electrical tools after the PAT printer has now been returned to us. First job was to ...

:D Today the electrical volunteers welcomed another new recruit, Peter who was joined by Jonathan, John, David and myself, after a brew we thought about going to Heywood Station to erect the Christmas lights but decided on arrival of the DMU shuttle from Heywood which was packed to postpone the job....

:D Today on a very wet day we met up in our workshop underneath the stairs at Bury Bolton Street Station, i was joined by, Jonathan, Clive, David, Dave and John, we had a brew and a breakfast barm before starting work. Dave had bought a new RCD switch for us to install at Rawtenstall Station after w...

:D Today i was joined by Stephen, Jonathan, John, Colin, Sophie and David B we had a brew and a bacon barm before gathering together all our gear for Christmas lights erection time at Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall Stations. :idea: We completed the fire alarm call point checks at BBS and recorded our fi...

:) Today on Bonfire day our team consisted of Jonathan, Clive, David, John, Colin, Sophie and myself, we had our usual brew and breakfast barm and waited for our chat with Lee the general manager after Simon and Lewis had both left the employment at the ELR. :o It was reported to us that a D type bu...

:) Today on another lovely Sunday i was joined by Jonathan, Colin, Sophie, Dave and a new electrical volunteer David, a breakfast barm and a brew was consumed then onto the first tasks of the day, to change all the Station clocks back to GMT time. It was pointed out to us that a light had failed nea...

:) The Sunday electrical volunteers today consisted of Jonathan, Stephen, plus two Dave's and myself, after a brew and a breakfast barm we decided to test the Christmas lights for platform two at BBS Station. A number of bulbs were changed and after testing a faulty joint was found in the string of ...

:D Today at the ELR it was Gala day, i was joined by Jack, Jonathan, Colin, Clive, Len, Sophie and Dave attended a basic safety course in Tate Towers in Baron Street. We all had a breakfast barm and a warming brew after what turned out to be the first frost of the Autumn. :shock: The fire alarm call...

:D Jonathan gave me his report for work done today, i was at our motor club rally at Three Sisters Race Circuit, Wigan. :D Today it was me,Jack, Steve, Colin & Sophie (for 2 hours). 8) The fire alarm call points were tested and the results recorded. :roll: The team then caught the train up to Su...

:D Today on Thomas the Tank day i was joined by Clive, Jonathan, John, Dave and David, the weather was forecast to be cloudy with light showers. We all had a brew and a breakfast barm before deciding what to do for the rest of the day. Clive was in early to solder a broken wire from the audible devi...

:) Todays team consisted of David E, Stephen, John, David S, albeit Davis S was a bit late, sleepy following F1 and myself, first task was to have a brew and a breakfast barm. The weather was behaving itself so it was decided to load up all the gear to install the refurbished lamp heads at Rawtensta...

:D A pleasant Sunday at the ELR today, i was joined by John, David and Jonathan, after a brew and a breakfast barm it was on to the first task of the day, namely recovering the lamp heads we are refurbishing from Rawtenstall Station. Six lamp heads were recovered from storage and duly rubbed down an...

:) Today at the end of a glorious week of sunny weather i was joined by John, Jonathan, Clive, Colin and Sophie, after a swift brew and a breakfast barm, we amended the power supply on the blue button call system, which is used for the barrow crossing at Bury Bolton Street Station. This was tested o...

:) Today on a beautiful sunny day i was joined by John, Jonathan and David, after a breakfast barm and a cup of rosy lea, we removed from storage the six lamp heads from Rawtenstall Station. The lamp heads had not been refurbished since 2018 and were in quite bad condition with plenty rust and a she...

:roll: just the four of in today on an extremely wet Sunday, Clive, Colin, David and myself, we had a swift brew and a breakfast barm before sourcing our tools and a small trolley to carry all the equipment then caught the 10:10 train up to Rawtenstall Station. On arrival it was still raining so we ...