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16 janvier 2013

No trains!

Too much snow! Snow started to fall during the night. At dawn the O&K Caroline equipped with a snowplough went round to clear the track. By noon it was decided to cease all trafic on the line, except for snowploughing. The layer of snow was nearly two...

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Tags: Caroline, BBLR, OK, Steam Snowplough 2013

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7 juin 2011

Trainspotting.

The new lay-out has been tested to its limits on this very busy day. All went well and the wheather was good. An ideal occasion for some train spotting. The new O&K 0-4-0 has arrived, it will run as n° 3 of the CFEBB. On the insistence of its driver,...

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Tags: PO, Thomas's tank engine, tippers, visiting engines

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15 avril 2012

Brake van for the EFM

The 040 Krauss has been spotted at Barnac station with a new brake van. The van at the back of a logging train. The van apparently doubles as a canteen/workshop for the lumberjacks. A closer look at the van. The engine has left the logging train in the...

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Tags: station building, Krauss, brake van, logging train

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12 juillet 2011

Krauss sold

Our n° 2 engine the 0-4-0 WT Krauss from 1876 has been sold to the sawmill EFM. She was in need of a major overhaull and a boiler repair and has been laid up for the last couple of years. As we really need a more efficient and stronger engine she will...

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Tags: CFB, Corpet Louvet, Krauss

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4 novembre 2011

Krauss continued

The boiler of the Krauss has been repaired and tested. The steam intake and blast pipe arrangements have been modified. Here it is on its way home with the new lagging in place. Before long it should be back on its frames. The power for our village fête...

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Tags: Krauss, Burrell, showman's

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4 février 2012

Open for business

After a little bit of arm twisting, the electricien did turn up finally. The painter has at last finished with his scaffolding and pots of paint, so we are ready! And a good thing too, it is minus 8°C and we are expecting snow! Anyway, we are snug and...

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Tags: station building, nouvelle gare

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19 décembre 2011

News from the workshops

The work on the Krauss for the EFM is now almost finished. As you can see its profile has slightly changed. At the front, a wooden support for the buffer has been added to prevent damage to the well tank. The engine runs well on air. Soon we will have...

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Tags: Krauss, B-kuppler

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6 février 2012

Snow ploughing on the B&BLR

We are snug and warm in our new station. But only just in time, the same night it started snowing. So we had to go out yesterday and clear the tracks. A good occasion to try our new snowplough. The new one attached to the Caroline is quite an improvement...

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Tags: clearing the tracks, snow ploughing

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20 avril 2011

Spring at last.

With the good wheather comes the heavier trafic. As far as the track is concerned, we are ready for it this year. The O&K "Caroline" goes light engine towards the station for a busy days work. Other engines visit our station, this one is a O&K with extended...

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Tags: CFB, OK 0-4-0

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6 août 2011

Krauss continued

The disassembling of the Krauss goes on. When the cover of the left hand cylinder was taken of, we found a nasty surprise. Hard to tell if this is due to a leaking drain cock and/or lack of oil. But it will take some hard work to get the piston out. A...

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Tags: Krauss

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3 mai 2011

The station building.

The new station building is taking shape. All mod com's will be available to passengers before long. In the distance, the foundations of the new signalbox can be seen. In the main building are the ticket office, buffet and waitin room. On the near side...

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Tags: station building

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20 janvier 2013

No trains, part two.

The resumed trafic is halted again! We just managed to sort out the problems at Padgham junction, ran a few trains with fire wood and coal, before another snowstorm hit us. Not quite as much this time but quite as sticky. The wind doesn't help either....

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Tags: Snowbound

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12 septembre 2010

Works continued.

After all the digging, at last some building. The bridge heads for the fourth track are taking shape. We are making good progres on the ballasting for the tracks in the station. The trains are running through the station again! Oktober With the worst...

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15 février 2011

Bits & pieces.

Both the bridges are now in use, the end of the delays for our passengers! There is still more ballisting to be done, the good wheather helps a lot. One of the new ballasting wagons bought recently by the B&BLR. Two are in regular use, a third one spends...

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20 décembre 2010

No more trenches!

Taking advantage of the dry wheather, all the trenches are filled in. The track laying and ballasting can continue. The points between the third and the fourth track are now in the station. On the right, the siding (track 1) and the foundations of the...

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3 janvier 2010

Damaged track

During the night an agricultural engine caused serious damage to the track between Barnac station and Bousquet. Bend rails and damaged sleepers will have to be replaced. Ballasting of the trackbed will probably take all morning. All trains to Bousquet...

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24 décembre 2010

A white christmas!

A heavy snowstorm during the night. The crews had a little difficulty coming to work this morning. The B&BLR has a routine by now. In the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the snowplough was bolted on the Polly III, and of she went. Half an hour later...

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10 janvier 2010

Heavy snow

This morning we were amazed to find all traces of yesterday's work gone. We have never seen so much snow on the B&BLR. The crew had to dig its way to the shed. When they got the engine out, the snow reached higher then the foot plate. Will they be able...

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28 décembre 2009

2009

2009 has been a good year for the B&BLR, the number of passengers increased signifigantly. Passengers were even queing at the steamday for a local school. Goods transport has doubled this year, mostly timber, stone and Cahors wine (some of the latter...

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9 janvier 2010

Snow

As heavy snow has been anounced for even as far south as the B&BLR, our number one loco has been fitted with its snowplow during the night. First time in years that it has been needed, but we did find it in the end. A quick tour round the track was sufficient...

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24 décembre 2011

Happy New Year!

The CFEBB wishes a happy New Year to all its customers. We hope to improve the service over the next year with the extended tracks and the new station. If Santa is a reader, can we please have our doors and windows for the station, before it starts freezing?...

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15 août 2010

Digging up the station platform.

The renovation of the station has started! All traffic on the B&BLR has been interupted for a week, as the track had to be removed for some serious digging. On the left the foundations of the station are just reaching the level of the track. The digging...

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16 octobre 2011

New Engine

The long awaited replacement for the Krauss has arrived. We managed to take a couple of pictures on its first outing. The Orenstein & Koppel 0-6-0 WT makes light work of this logging train. The new n° 2 engine will be called Suzanne.

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Tags: OK 0-6-0, OK 030, OK steam locomotive, Suzanne

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10 janvier 2010

Strugling

Today the crew and engine were severely tested, but they won against the ods! From Les Forges towards St Geniès. At the crossroads.

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8 décembre 2012

Unusual visitor.

Visiting Garratt The TVB's Garratt has come to our workshops for overhaul and some modifications. Our n°2 O&K Suzanne fetched the Garratt from Blaye les Mines. A view from the convoy at their arival at Barnac.

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