AT LAST ELECTRICITY FULLY RESTORED AFTER 5 WEEKS

he steam railway DVD is now on the PMP shop and thats probably my last archive feature for a little while as we ramp up our current coverage of buses and lorries. We are already considering the events which we can attend, one certainty is that we'll be at Gaydon lorry bash , we'll just have old clearance copies of lorry films. Now that both Detling and Brooklands are off for April our first rally may be a way off still. I'm keeping close to things though, Wythall was very enjoyable and they have events scheduled.

The big news here today is that after two electricians spent the best part of the day getting us back on fully Mandy was up to her eyes in moving china from cabinets as the sparkies wanting floor boards up hither and dither.  The chap who came the day after the flood was now off with Covid but they couldn't get any ting to go back on at the main box, it turns out after ringing him at home that he had made safe so we couldn't just throw a switch and blitz everything. It was nearly dry everywhere and the sand bags are now stashed behind the green house. All the many leads are now back where they belong, just two to go back into the shed and tonight we can be fully illuminated at last five weeks and a day since the floods.

I was down at Crick in Northamptonshire today where the DIRFT is ever expanding with the new phase looking to be well under way to finishing and is massive. This is a good spot for Stobarts and Malcolms as well as the Post Office lorries. The weather was clear blue sky, no wind at all and about 12 degC. I'm now editing the Worcester bus trip and then there will be 3 programmes based on todays trip. It looks set fair for next week and I would like a similar day at Immingham. I managed to get another shot of MALBART L001 see below.