Thursday 18th - A nice day

A good attendance on what turned out to be a nice day, both the weather and the work that was achieved.

Looking towards the station with the former GW tool vans and tank wagons soon to be transferred to Toddington for display. The crimson and cream PWay mess coach still looks good; it was repainted in March/April 2021. S&T's Baguley-Drewry railcar in the far distance is in need of a repaint (last done in 2016), but isn't currently on the restoration/refurbishment list.

Lots of good progress with 1675 today. The Cotswold side of the coach with the primed gutter line now awaiting the reinstatement of the gutter.

Reinstatement is going ahead on the Malvern side. Gerry has attached the upper and lower seals to the back of this length of gutter.

 

Gerry, helped by Rex, now installs it.

Another length of gutter is cleaned up ready - I meant to ask which side of the coach this was for.

Test fitting another length on the Malvern side, with Rex assisting from inside. I spotted some filler on the gutter line at this end of the coach which needs overpainting (first job for me on Saturday!).

Rex building the outer box for the lithium batteries. My first job of the day was coating parts of the heavy main frame with black MIO (micaceous iron oxide), a very hard wearing paint which dries matt.

Richards I and II discussing more on the electrics for 1675 while enjoying an early cuppa.

With the generator rolled out, Richard I is working out the required lengths of the cabling.

Richard II has temporarily brought in the small skid to assess the various socket fittings that will be required.

Last week the large skid had been brought in for the same reason and the required sockets are now going in.

Phil installs the saloon lights.

The back boards for the tables have been installed under each of the saloon windows.

In the power supply cupboard (formerly a toilet compartment) at the south end of the coach Ainsley is inserting the panel enclosing the communication cord recess.

Moving into the Workshop for progress with FK 13326. Many of the windows have been undercoated but more work is needed on some of them, in particular where the seal against the glass was either in a poor state or missing. This particular frame needed some sanding to remove horizontal painting - arrrrgh!

Using a small brush Jeff carefully tops up the undercoat next to the glass in the places where it is missing.

On the Malvern side Richard is doing the same.

Bob applies paintable sealant where required.

[Photo : Paul W.]  Out to Rake 3 now where Dennis is filling tanks to check for leaks - one so far has been found and will need repair.

Inside SO 4790 Roger and Alan are reinstating the two ceiling panels at the south end of the compartment, one of them being the panel from the paint trestles mentioned in Tuesday's posting.

[Photo : Paul W.]  A little white paint on the beading completed the job.

[Photo : Paul W.]   Looking through to RMB 1808 where Paul has been cleaning.

Tony cleans up a vacuum cylinder at the Barn entrance.

This was later brought through to the Paintshop where I gave it two coats of MIO. It looks very glossy having just been painted on, but will dry matt.

[Photo : Gerry]  The piston section was also cleaned up and Gerry captured me applying the first coat of MIO. 

Finally a photo of Chris who is doing a great job with the repairs to the Toddington shunter doors. A pile of replacement wood sections is now in the Paintshop for priming and undercoating in Dark Grey. The final livery top coating will be done by the Toddington Loco staff.