March turns are few and far between as the 2020 running season is just getting started. It's warm, and getting light as Cleaners Robert, Lewis and I join Third Man Pip, Fireman Paul and Driver George on-shed at 06:00 to prepare BR Standard Class 9F 92203 Black Prince for a yellow timetable.
She's been in service on a driver experience day on Friday, and she is still quite warm. She's had some coal left over from the previous day, but it's all at the wrong end of the tender and Cleaner Lewis works out with the shovel, pulling it all forward for Third Man Pip who will be on the shovel all day preparing for his firing test next month.
She's been in service on a driver experience day on Friday, and she is still quite warm. She's had some coal left over from the previous day, but it's all at the wrong end of the tender and Cleaner Lewis works out with the shovel, pulling it all forward for Third Man Pip who will be on the shovel all day preparing for his firing test next month.
There's a few of us about today, since it is now obligatory for all volunteers to attend an annual Operating & Safety Briefing, which for about 15 of us will be today after the 9F goes off-shed.
However, before we get cleaned up for that we have some more cleaning to do. Mike and Rob take the wheels and motion while I climb up and start on the boiler paintwork, working my way around and moving on to the tender where they join me to finish off. By the time we get to the pit she is finished, and Lewis and Pip can clean the ash pan.
I can actually see my face in her paintwork today!
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