Working timetable · complete
Layout notes
Every note kept for the layout, latest first. The first one written up properly dates from 18 April 2024; everything before that survives as pencil on the back of a cutting list and is not worth typing out.
| No. | At the bench | Note | Section | Min. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Writing a timetable that four people can run without arguing How a numbered sequence of fourteen moves replaced a failed clock timetable and gave everyone in a small attic something to do all evening. Typed up 25 Aug 2026 · 4 parts | Operating | 9 | |
| 04 | Weathering a polder line: mud, lime and a damp attic winter Painting forty years of very little maintenance: the two dirt colours of the polder, mixing washes in a cold room, and learning when to stop. Typed up 16 Feb 2026 · 4 parts | Weathering | 7 | |
| 03 | Why our shunters stalled at walking pace, and what fixed it Two winters of stalling traced to damp rail joints, dead frogs and lazy cleaning, and the fortnight of unglamorous wiring that cured all three. Typed up 14 Jun 2025 · 4 parts | Wiring and running | 8 | |
| 02 | A lift bridge over the canal that has to work twice an evening Replacing a fixed girder with a lift bridge that actually rises: drawing it from the towpath, soldering it in brass, and making it survive handling. Typed up 19 Jan 2025 · 4 parts | Scratch-building | 8 | |
| 01 | Ballasting the polder branch, and the two attempts that lifted Three goes at ballasting a quiet Dutch branch: choosing a colour under attic light, laying it dry, and the glue mixture that finally held. Typed up 9 Jun 2024 · 4 parts | Track and ballast | 7 |
Nothing is quietly rewritten after the fact. Where a later note contradicts an earlier one, both stay up and the later one says which evening it replaces — the reasoning is in the notes on how the notes work.