Occupation force withdraws - Richard reports on the retreat from Duffield - Winter sports come to an end (?)
In gloomy and snowy conditions, the plan was to collect up much of the material that has built up at the Duffield station area over the years. The works train was brought down on Monday, unusually with the loco leading. This is possible now that we have run-round facilities at Duffield
Mick starts work on installing the missing check rails
We load fencing for use elsewhere on the line
Despite the snow, work on the crossover continues all day

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