Back in our normal conditions work has continued.   Jim, Mike and I plus other helpers have continued with painting and lining.   Mike Walton and I spent yesterday morning starting the other set of upper deck handrails, which have to be started from D end, then along C side before the B end staircase is tackled.  This has to be tied into work on the C side decency board which Jim has now got into undercoat.  Today we had a major meeting with all the various people involved in the operation of the tram at August Bank Holiday.  As the tram has to operte on what is an opertional railway a lot of work has been going on behind the scenes to sort out a Rule Book and Special Traffic Notice to govern the operation of the tram.  Today we had two reps from the Middleton Railway, Our own Conductor Mike Waring, Geoff Senior and his sons from Heaton Park (Geoff will be the brakeman) and James Hanson of Hanson Carriage Hire who is going to provide the horses.    All sorts of practical details had to be worked out and we even had someone bid to take the first load of manure for his roses.   Even though we didn't appear to achieve much it was a worthwhile day.