The last two weeks have seen a good rate of progress - we've even had things running on part of the layout! Though a Class 60 isn't quite the correct period! It highlighted a couple of problems, including a dropper which had come loose, but nothing serious.
Chris has been working on the station building; since we last saw it it now has a full compliment of drain pipes and is starting to acquire the various enamel signs which once adorned the building. The major change has been the colour of the brickwork.
Mick Nicholson, who is the expert when it comes to the railways in Hull, advised us that the bricks were too yellow. He suggested sites and buildings in Hull which have very similar brick colouring to the station building at Botanic. One location was the Criterion on Hessle Road.
The result, as I think you'll agree, is much better. It is very hard trying to gauge things like this - colour photographs of the building tend to be at the end of the line's existence and its appearance by then is much dirtier and decayed, especially once passenger workings had ceased.
The building should provide a delightful centrepiece for the layout - we just need to keep up with this standard!
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