Tuesday 27th - 1675 as usual and other things

Another busy Tuesday. I began the day with a few photos for the blog and then drove to Toddington to complete the varnishing and oiling of the new bar counter in the Cotswold Halt restaurant, which had been completed by Alan and Chris. Both were now busy building another unit on the back wall behind the counter.

Roger and Alan with the broken luggage rack from NYMR SK 24804. It had been replaced with one from store. They had also free'd up some sticking droplights and doors on NYMR SK 25488. With the new season almost upon us, they had come in specially to get these jobs done.

Alan updates the records for the Winter Shutdown season. This was their last day for any work on the two main rakes as they are to be returned to Toddington on Thursday ready for the new season start on Saturday. There will still be time for anything further on the 3rd Rake, which is not due to be used until the Cheltenham Races in mid March.
 

 Maurice was back on the GW/SR van top coating the repaired door.

 The next job was top coating the angle irons from the van.

 A good day's efforts - well done Maurice!

Derek was back working in the south vestibule of FK 13326, applying creocote to the new floor supports.

It was very heartening to see Bob back doing his usual job and now getting over his health issue, even if it was just cleaning up a bit of the roof of SO 4798 in the Barn.

Alan was back after a health-related spell away, here adding silver Hammerite to some more compartment door runners.

No surprise that the rest of the day's efforts revolved around RBr 1675. Beginning with some essential work in the kitchen area where Richard was cleaning up the final area of laminate prior to the new hygenic covering to be fitted.

Then on to ceiling painting throughout the kitchen and counter area, beginning with priming. I carried on with the job after Richard had left for the day.

 David continued constructing and fitting the oak woodwork surrounding the windows.

Ainsley has started fitting the new backs to the doors where needed, here the Malvern side emergency door.

Now back to the filling and sanding along the sides of 1675, with Stu and Roger easing out the "lumps and bumps". Here they are working on the Malvern side.

 

 Another load of sanding completed, so on with another coat of green primer.

 A lot of effort has gone into this, but hopefully it won't be needed for much longer.