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        <description><![CDATA[Daily life on the Barnac &amp; Bousquet Light Railway]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[No trains, part two.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[No trains!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Unusual visitor.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Brake van for the EFM]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Steam snow ploughing.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The CFEBB n°1, Caroline in action! snowploughin 1 snowploughing 2 Steam snow ploughing 3 Steam snow ploughing 4 ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snow ploughing on the B&amp;BLR]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Open for business]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[That was quick!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Guess who turned up with a cart load of windows and doors, while we were laying the fifth track? He made a good start the first day. A couple of days later everything was in place. As soon as the electricien has finished, we will be ready for the first... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Happy New Year!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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?... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[News from the workshops]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Krauss continued]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[New Engine]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Krauss continued]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Krauss sold]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trainspotting.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The station building.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Spring at last.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bits &amp; pieces.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A white christmas!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[No more trenches!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Works continued.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Digging up the station platform.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[B&amp;BLR's Polly III in action!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Please click on the link below for a video of the snowplow in action. Snowplowing_1 Snowplowing_2 ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Strugling]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Today the crew and engine were severely tested, but they won against the ods! From Les Forges towards St Geniès. At the crossroads. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Heavy snow]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
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