• Tyred of it

      Sometimes the solution to a problem is to just not bother at all.

      A local MicroAce EF64 was found to be deficient in traction tyres to the tune of one, so I fashioned one out of the good old bottle of Bullfrog Snot (fun fact, it is a hilariously corrosive substance, as the rusted and rotted lid that failed on it proved). But it turns out… it only started to run trouble-free when the newly fashioned tyre was binned.

      This photo captured the moment of negotiation with the loco regarding the episode.