It was very pleasant to have another visit from Stu Howarth today, who is still recovering from his motorbike accident. Although he is able to drive, it may still be a while before he can return to volunteering. We are going to be very pushed to achieve the expected Winter shutdown deadlines so it would be great to have him back.
An earlier appointment meant Maurice and I arriving mid morning, but it was good to see a busy Paintshop. Keith was top coating in Silver Grey the box for the instruction manuals and tool kit for RBr 1675's kitchen.
We are having "fun" with two of the door frames on the Malvern side of RMB 1876. Robert carefully adjusts a replacement section of door liner for the south end doorway ........
......... which Chris fits. Further work has had to be done on the other side of the frame. There are also problems with the frame on the north end door where a new section of liner will also be required.
Richard is making good progress with the initial top coating of the remaining windows on the Cotswold side.
Ainsley concentrated on the north end filling and sanding.
The late morning busy scene in the Paintshop.
David concentrated on the south end filling and sanding.
The various shelves for the toilet compartments in 1876, now fully painted and varnished and ready to go back once the compartments have been rebuilt and painted. Keith has done a very nice job with these.
Richard has also done well. With the initial window top coating on the Cotswold side completed, he has moved on to the door frames.
Ainsley has now progressed to undercoating the north end. David was doing the same at the south end.
Meanwhile the plank removal on the Mink D van continues with both Paul and Maurice busy. The old nuts and bolts are taking a time to remove.
Meanwhile the new planks so far available for the van are now being undercoated by Keith.
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[Photo : Paul] Maurice power brushing the framework. It was hoped to suffice with hand wire brushing but some of the old paintwork is very rough and requires more robust treatment.
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[Photo : Paul] Out in the new WSMD garden area Rose gets the fire going to get rid of the removed planks.
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The Workshop anvil has many uses!
Phil gently taps out any dents in this heating pipe cover.
As for the remaining covers Pam is now well into sanding both backs and fronts of each one.
The completed covers are then taken to the Paintshop trestles where Keith is repainting both sides in Silver Hammerite. The covers are destined for SO 4798.
With no trains running, hearing a rumble outside soon had me speeding out of the Paintshop to see what was coming by.
The model trains are back, but Phil just brought in a short straight length of track this time.
First off was 71000 "Duke of Gloucester", the unique 3-cylinder Caprotti valved standard. This model had full sound which perfectly matched it's movements. We could have done with James' track circle as it would have been lovely to hear that 3-cylinder exhaust at speed. My only sight of the full sized version was in May 1964 when it had been withdrawn and was rusting away inside the shed at Crewe North (5A); I haven't seen it in its restored form.
Phil's second loco was 44755, one of the many Black 5 variations, this one with a double chimney, Caprotti valve gear, and Timken roller bearings. It was introduced in 1948. There was no sound, but a lovely model to look at. 44755 is also underlined in my ABC; I wonder where I saw it? Wish we had one of the restored Black 5s on our Railway.
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