Tuesday 12th - New projects

After the big shunt on Saturday it was the beginning of some new projects for many of the Tuesday gang.

With the Bubblecar completed and CK 16221 now in the Paintshop, for the Painting and Prep team the latter has now become the new priority. The new capping strips are gradually being modified with notches for the fitting of the grab handles, but basically once all the strips are in place this allows for the line taping to go on and livery undercoating to begin.

However the first job is to tidy up the doorframe liners and fill any longitudinal gaps to create a good smooth surface. Richard works on the Cotswold side centre doorframe. When the left side of the frame was completed it was given a coat of primer.

Ian sanded both sides of the south end frame and created a very smooth surface. He too began adding filler where needed.

 Alan took over from Richard and tackled the right hand side of the centre doorframe.

On the Malvern side Robert was attaching the base of the north end door. All that new wood will look lovely with 3-4 coats of varnish.

At the opposite end Ainsley is undoing the grab handle in preparation for the removal of the capping strip.

 The strip now back in place with the notches cut out.

 

Back to the north end doorway where Robert is trial fitting a short section of reused strip between the centre and bottom hinges.

Keith finished off these tiny panels with a light sand and a final coat of white gloss. These are destined for the compartment ceilings in 16221.

For the Wagon Team it was also a new project with the replacement of the roof on the "Cheltenham High Street" Toad. Paul gradually removes the felting to reveal the old planking.

Meanwhile at the veranda end Richard has the plank clearance well underway. Maurice was also there but I missed him.

 Most of the old planking has already been skipped, leaving just some of the felting.

 With the roof stripping completed Richard, Maurice and Paul take a well earned rest.

Before helping out on 16221, Alan cleaned up some old scotches. These will be painted red and kept for internal Works use.

Another notice board repaint is underway with Keith adding undercoat white to the frame.

Having been unable to come in on Saturday, Pam enjoys her first day with the Tuesday gang and doing what she is really beginning to enjoy. 

Having completed the load limit to the door hoist frame, she moved on to adding ownership idents to the heavy spanners that will be used for removing wagon drawhooks and drawbar assemblies. 

And done both sides too!

 

As for the two station signboards that had previously been lettered by Pam, Alex and I carried them to Platform 2 and put them on the train. Alex later received a photo showing them already mounted at Broadway with posters in place! That was very quick work by the Broadway team and the photo will no doubt be in their blog.

Yet another new project is the cosmetic repaint of GWR "Macaw H" bogie bolster 107328. Alex, Phil, and Clive were busy cleaning off the old paint and rust around the main frame. The Macaw will be displayed next to the Usk Goods Office platform. Being low in height it will not hide the Goods Office, which is now beginning to look very good as the Heritage group continue with its rebuild. 

 The next job was applying a coat of green primer.

 

[Photo : Alex]  The completed job, at least on the Cotswold side and north end. I guess the south end and Malvern side still need doing. I forgot to ask! 

It was a busy day on the trains despite the heat and, after loading up the Broadway notice boards, it was great to watch the departure of the train with the Ivatt Mogul. 

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Finally, thank you for all the kind comments at the end of Saturday's posting. 

Regarding the query about whether the Upholstery team do their own piping on the seat cushions, I emailed John, who is head of the team, and his reply was as follows: - 

Hi Dave,

All our compartments have seats and armrests with piping, but they are not conspicuous because we use a plain coloured material for piping. The cushion you illustrate was not upholstered by us and we don’t know the source!

Cheers,

John.