Saturday 11th May 2024 Great day at Fimber with almost constant sunshine and fourteen visitors! One chap wants to volunteer and we should hear from him soon when he becomes a member. Visitors are welcome and much needed and appreciated but they do stop you from getting on with the work. I’m not com...

You guys worked exceptionally hard today!

Saturday 4th May. A site meeting was held today and the exciting news is that more rolling stock will be arriving soon. Accordingly the pway team were working hard today to finish the alterations to the north end of the track that will facilitate the arrival of the items. Hopefully they will post a ...

Well done Phil and thanks to Reighton. This talk has raised more money than we take on a running day at Fimber!

Today Saturday 13th April, saw a few volunteers working hard on two major projects. Beth and I tackled the large amount of waste wood that has piled up on the caravan chassis in the process of dismantling it for scrap. This exercise has been going on for several weeks as the caravan was taken apart ...

Does the outside sink need reinstatement ? This could be done in the process of moving the BT hut and placing the Carnaby cabin. The tin shed standing by the signal box could be used to contain the sink making it more comfortable to use in wet weather. I know it is damaged but I believe it can be r...

With regards to the cigaret machine, the leather bag and the ledger, should they not be in the Mk1 visitor centre/museum? What about that fearsome looking machete and another large knife? Do they have any railway heritage? If not I think they would e better recycled and certainly off our premises.

That’s a good question Andy. If we are not careful the cab cabin will be a storage facility only and not available for office work and training. That cupboard may have come from Whitedale station so ideally should be in vb5 with the rest of the Whitedale furniture but it may not be possible to fit i...

The legality of putting the caravan chassis on the road is doubtful. Unless a light board can be obtained it would definitely be illegal to blow it as break lights etc may not be visible.