Thursday 14th - Another busy day at the Works
Beginning in the yard with SK 24804.
Richard was working on the fuse box underneath. Due to the potential for overheated contacts, Bulgin type fuse holders are being replaced on the battery charging circuit for automotive in line fuse holders which give better reliability. An example of heat damage is visible on the removed part.
Inside the coach, Geoff and Alan (below) were going through the list of jobs, one of which was repairing broken luggage rack netting.
Now moving back to the Works.
The test of the water tank from TSO 4867 was successful with no leaks detected. Phil drains off the remaining water.
It was just Nick today working on RBr 1675. He poses for the photo before resuming welding another of the underfloor crossbearers in place.
In the office his wife Eve pauses in her work while I take her photo. Our essential records grow ever more extensive.
Dave was busy again with the current work on our storage, in particular the stored seating. While some is being retained, other parts are being scrapped as being too worn to be worth salvaging.
With the not so much for the Indoor Gang to do today, Roger assisted Dave with the removal of these cushions to the skip.
It was very nice to have a visit from Jane Bennett today and show her the latest work going on, especially our plans for the RBr refurbishment.
It was just Alex working on the Macaw today, with a considerable amount on the Cotswold side and north end now primed.
Later in the day he had moved round to the Malvern side and was well into the cleaning up along the top section.
The cleaned and primed south end.
Earlier in the day I couldn't resist a shot of the Bubblecar and 03 in the sunshine.
Then crossing the line to visit Alex, a repeat pairing this time with Foremarke Hall and the Baguley-Drewry inspection railcar.
On to progress with CK 16221, Jeff continues the work on the Cotswold side door frames working on the south doorway. I later joined him on the central doorway. The work comprises sanding down the door liners to remove any rough sections and then fill where necessary to obtain a nice smooth surface.
Back on the north end doorway on the other side of the coach where Robert is fitting the centre section of the left hand capping strip.
A quick flashback to Tuesday's posting and the seven small ceiling panels being top coated by Keith. The photo below shows where they are destined in 16221's compartments.
Two photos showing the work of the Wednesday woodwork team with the new outside sections of the corridor heating covers. More lovely new wood to varnish. This corridor is really going to look good when completed.
Finally, a very pleasant surpise from the Cotswold Diesel Railcar Group as a Thank You for the Bubblecar repaint. Thank you chaps - we will enjoy these in our tea breaks!
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An additional item from Alex
I'll just sneak in at the end here with a couple of photos from Wednesday evening, where a small gang of us has started up again after a bit of a rest since the steam gala.
The next project on the agenda for our team is to tidy up these two steel opens currently being used to store coal. They were down at Hunting Butts for many years and proved a popular canvas for locals, and they were a bit of an eyesore in Toddington yard and needed painting. Before that though, a bit of surface prep:
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