Thursday 22nd - A very satisfying day

Another gloriously sunny day awaits our efforts.

 The first job was to open the Barn roller shutters to let the warmth in again!

 Beginning today with TSO 4772 on the jack road and John checking the ride height.

When working on the bogies (this was the south end), lying down can make the job easier. Both Ian and John are refixing the Malvern side tie bar.

Much later, with the 03 coupled up to the coach, Ian waits for John's signal before taking it up the yard for another shake-down run.

Moving into the Paintshop and BSK 34929. The Cotswold side guards door was giving the new Door Team a headache and when refitted was rubbing badly at the base. Following a substantial rebuild, was there something wrong with the door itself? The hinges were in the correct position both on the door, and on the bodyside after the replacement of the wood doorway liner. However the heavy wood threshold was slightly raised above the rest of the floor - was it simply this? Also bearing in mind that the final metal threshold strip still had to go on.

With the threshold piece removed, Des and Trevor decide the best way forward. In fact the easiest solution was to reduce the thickness at the two ends, in effect lowering it, rather than simply planing across the whole length.

So with the threshold wood put back, the door was again hoisted up by Ainsley while Trevor guided it into position.

Success! The door itself is fine and now moves exactly as it should with everything in the correct place. No wonder Trevor is smiling! Well done chaps, an excellent solution.

Just the handle and budget lock to refit and job done with the door. The Painting Team can now add the lining out tapes and get it undercoated. Meanwhile the left hand capping strip will need to be fitted with the doorframe liner, followed by the striker plate and budget lock receptacle.

The centre passenger doorway now beckons! A bit of work remains to be done there before a door can be fitted.

Alan was the only one from the regular Indoor Gang attending again. He was back adding more threshold strips in the doorways of 34929 where the floors had been rebuilt.

He was later joined by Bob S. with the cleaning up of the bolts for fixing the luggage racks in 34929.

The Upholstery Team are still re-stringing racks for this coach, but those that have been done can now be bolted in place.

Later on Bob was reinstating some more of the top panelling pieces in the corridor on 34929.

Moving out to the yard where Richards I and II were checking the batteries in the collection of non-running open coaches and recording their readings. This is RMB 1808.

Back into the Workshop and CK 16221. With the extra bit of repair by Nick to the corridor metal framing now done, Derek was able to resume his fitting of the corridor floor.

"Foremarke Hall" was again in charge of today's train with lots of happy smiling passengers to wave to.

After lunch Trevor took Jasper, his lovely little cocker spaniel, for a walk around the yard. Jasper thoroughly enjoyed it all, and was certainly very pleased to see us all.

Finally, the continuing progress with BG 81049. Prior to working with Alan on 34929, Bob S. carried on with the black glossing of the north end of the BG before I took over.

Meanwhile Bob K. restarted the final sections of lining out on the Cotswold side. However as I tend to get called away on various things, and occasionally need to capture events as they are happening for the blog, Bob and I swapped over and he took over the painting of the north end.

Jeff made great progress at the south end, practically completing all the main painting. Here he is repainting the corridor door in tan paint.