Saturday 25th - Mostly Mogo

I didn't get many pictures today as I was shunting with Ian and Clive in the morning - the first rake was being slightly rearranged and consequently the maroon rake was out instead. A few regular faces not in today too so a bit of an unbalanced blog I'm afraid.

I managed to capture a few of the woodwork team making progress with the RBr floor. Simon here is pondering the next step:

Every time I walked past Robert the bit of plywood he was cutting seemed to get smaller:

It started off 8'x4', by the end I enquired as to whether he was making coasters...

While Simon was up top Alan was on his knees looking up:

Robert captured progress by the end of the day:

Definitely more floor there than there was at the beginning.

I haven't featured any Wednesday evening workings here for a while. Although nominally Toddington based, circumstances have dictated us decamping to Winchcombe recently to speed up progress on the Mogo. So going back a few days, Mark ground down the weld where Nick had welded in the replacement section earlier in the day:

Greg glossed the North end doors:

Richard made a start on the axleboxes:

While I went round with the brown paintable sealant to seal the gaps along the bottom.

Sticking with the Mogo then but back to Saturday, the North end doors were finally hung. After Maurice:

And Paul:

Both photographed by Robert, had bolted everything up, they fitted ok.

Later on Paul captured Maurice cleaning up and priming the inside of the end arc sections now that the welding repairs are complete:

While Paul carried on painting all the various little metal bits and pieces of door furniture and the like:

Later on in the day Paul caught me in action with a bit more signwriting:

Another bit done:

On to The FK in the paintshop, which is to be swapped with the Santa coach in the barn next weekend, the filling and sanding continues, but Dave assures me its nearly there:

Pam also got covered in dust again:

While Phil was sorting out electrical connections on the South end:

The doors are coming on too, with Ainsley making sparks:

And lastly a look in upholstery, where the seats for TSO 4867 not yet even begun in the main and charging ahead. Another back stripped down:

Then Laura and John measure out the new fabric:

Just before I go though, frighteningly it's just seven weeks until our Cotswold Festival of Steam 12th-14th May. The theme this year is 'Cheltenham and Gloucester Steam Days' and the line up is already looking good, with 3 guest locos announced so far:

There is more to come so keep an eye out, but in the meantime now is a great time to book your tickets.