Thursday 20th - A Quiet Start

 With holidays taking some of our group away, it was a very quiet start to the day. Thankfully the number gradually increased to what has become the new normal.

There was a lot of focus on doors, Thursday being the regular day for the team, though not all were attending having been in for the training session on Tuesday. 

 Ainsley is attaching one of the hinge reinforcing back plates to this door frame from BSK 34929.

 More of these were required.

 So Trevor set about making a new batch and here is checking that this piece has been cut square.

The final stage is tapping the various holes. The batch already completed is on the bench.

Meanwhile Ken, from our Engineering Team, was cleaning up the welds on the door skin for the frame that Ainsley was working on.
 

Later in the Door/Woodwork Shop, the completed door 9 off BSK 34929 was lifted out of the vertical frame and placed flat on the bench to enable Ainsley to apply an initial coating of Light Grey undercoat.

In SK 24006 Geoff was working on the new internal framing for this window. Not all the windows in the coach will be able to be rebuilt without metalwork repairs where corrosion to the base section has occurred.
 

A walk down the yard to RBr 1672 where Richards I and II are installing the electrics for the second fridge.

 Later in the day and working at the ends of the mezzanine bench, our pair were busy with the electrical fittings in these two lamps.

 Back to the BSK with Bob top coating the guards compartment ceiling.

 With that completed he resumed the top coating of the walls and pipework (where appropriate) in the Executive Light Grey paint. This just leaves the various fittings to finish the job.

 Phil busy servicing the various parts of the toilet mechanism from 34929.

One of my jobs for the day was to complete the sanding and cleaning up of the various toilet compartment fittings and the stops for the compartment doors. The wood has been restained. Phil found a better back plate for the fire extinguisher receptacle, so a light sand was all that was required. The whole collection has been placed on the Paintshop trestles ready for Pam to varnish or paint accordingly. The table legs in the background for the disabled compartment also need a second coating of varnish on their reverse sides.

During the afternoon, the passing rumble outside turned out to be the Peak bringing down two Dogfish ballast wagons. I have a vague recollection that there were repairs needed for some of the P'Way ballast train.

As always a Thursday lunchtime means a visitation from Jasper, Trevor's delight cocker spaniel, who doesn't stay still for more than a few seconds.

 Our two trains were in the care of Foremarke Hall and Dinmore Manor

 Captured later in the day, it's good to see two trains crossing over at Winchcombe again now we are running on our new timetable. Meanwhile, a wet day with a black Manor and a carmine & cream coach behind the tender - it could be mid Wales in the early 50s.