It was a weekend of fire and rain. Steam locomotive Gelert has both as it waits at the Engine Sheds in a downpour. The passengers are keeping dry inside the museum.

In the Main Yard, there's just rain. Someone sort out the drainage...... PICTURE: Michael Chapman

......before it becomes a lake. Ah, it already has. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

The civils gang have managed to keep a fire going despite the downpour. It's actually some distance behind the signal box. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

Here's what they were burning: the remains of an old demountable building which was on site next to the joiner's shops (white building on the left). Thomas Ellis Jones obliges with his excavator driving skills.

Not long, and you'd never know there was anything there. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

The remains of the temporary(ish) building are stored in wagons ready to be shipped off and disposed of. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

One of the many jobs done over the weekend was painting the new diesel shed in the South Yard at Gelerts Farm. The mould and filth has been scraped off, and a grey primer paint is being applied. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

The cladding of the shed needs to be painted with a special plastic paint, which had an extremely strong solvent smell. Just as well the rain intervened on several occasions before the staff felt the affects. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

The only bright thing is Gelerts nameplate as the train heads for Pen-Mount under a threatening sky.

But it didn't rain all weekend. Gelert pulls away from the train at Pen-y-Mount. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

An extra attraction was provided over the weekend in the person of Children's Author Alan Cliff, who signed copies of his books about Jack the Station Cat.

New arrival: this 7.25" Quarry Hunslet is already attracting attention before it's even unloaded. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

New arrival: proud "parents", the Quarry Hunslet's owners, Dave and Ailith Rutt. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

Pulling its first passenger trains, the new Quarry Hunslet loco shrouds the scene in steam. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

Ailith Rutt eases the miniature steam loco round the curve after leaving the museum. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

The new loco proved more than capable of hauling trains full of adults and children. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

The new steam locomotive will be based in Porthmadog for at least a year, and is called Brunel, though the owners are discussing alternative names. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

The miniature steam loco is dwarfed by the home signal on the 2' gauge as the two run side by side. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

Ailith Rutt powers the miniature Quarry Hunslet along the straight back to the museum. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

Big and small steam with the new Quarry Hunslet in the foreground and two foot gauge Gelert behind. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

Ailith Rutt heads the miniature railway train into the museum. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

......And back out again. PICTURE: Michael Chapman

Dave Rutt heads off with another run around the circuit. PICTURE: Michael Chapman