Any Colour You Like...

 In the middle of a bleak, cold and damp winter, the signal box has proved to be a good place to warm up and carry out various painting jobs! The warming up has tested out the chimney and fireplace nicely!

The levers have progressed to their final undercoat, with a good variety of colours on show. For those who wonder about the choice of colours: these relate to the levers' functions.

Red - signals (shunt, subsidiary and main aspect)

Yellow - distant signals

Black - points

Blue - point lock

Blue over Black - points and lock combined (motor points, in our case)

Blue over Brown - release (for a ground frame)

White - spare lever

The levers have been rubbed down and undercoated, with warmer weather required before the top coats can be applied. The fire in the box isn't enough on its own to produce a good finish.

All available space has been used, with a trestle table set up behind the levers, windowsills covered and the slab of wood for the block shelf also pressed into service. The wooden arms for the Central Division signals have been steadily worked up towards completion, as have more flat wheels for the signal wire runs.