Said journeyman also felt some responsibility for the Failed "King" which he was driving at the time of the gear wheel failure. Accordingly our new journeyman has attacked said loco using tools acquired by a previous apprentice to take out pins and remove wheels for re-gluing with Araldite. After a great deal of trauma it appears there may have been a successful solution as the loco has hauled a seven car test train from Marylebone to Chester and return. Should the repair continue to perform over the next few months it raises the question of should the loco be renamed King John.
In the meantime the Aeronautical Division of Banbury Connections was seen working up to 0400 on Sunday morning, frantically trying to complete the heritage Lancaster bomber for what is hoped to be a Xmas day flight over the crowded skies around Bannington Castle.
Merry Christmas and best wishes to you all.
Chief Ganger,
Banbury Connections.