Tues 2nd / Weds 3rd - A different double for a change

A Tuesday - Wednesday double post for a change. Many thanks to Gerry for very quickly sending his photos of Wednesday's activities and to Rod for extra information.

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Tuesday

A bright cheery day, very enjoyable when venturing out after all the recent rain. The yard was back to its Great Lakes impression.

RMB 1876 is coming along very well. Just the north compartment remains with ceiling painting still underway. David completes the undercoating.

Phil is refitting the floor in the servery where the new chiller unit will be based.

He is measuring and marking up a length of veneer. He then gave it to Robert to cut. I meant to ask him what it's for, but very probably related to his efforts in the servery.

With a good 3" brush now available, Alex begins second top coating the cream section.

A further shot taken a little later on. It's now really looking good with some excellent painting being done.

David later moved to SO 4798 to carry on the ceiling improvements in the south compartment that I previously been doing. Paintable sealant is being used to fill the gaps where the securing strips are in places no longer tightly fitting to the ceiling hardboard panels. It all looks so much better when completed. The ceiling is now ready for topcoating.

Richard sands and keys the ceiling in the two north end compartments ready for painting.

[Photo : Alex] When David had left for the day, I was captured by Alex as I continued the sealing activity in the north end compartments.

A lot of activity on the Mink D wagon with both Maurice and Paul cleaning up the main frame and removing all the old flaking paint

Alex also joined in, doing this before moving on to the RMB.

With delivery of planks for the MINK D taking place last week, it is time to begin the long job of cutting them to the required size. Alex and Robert bring in the first four.

Maurice and Paul follow with two more.

The green primer begins to go on at the north end.

Maurice cleaning up the next set of vents.

More priming in the area where Alex was working.

It was very pleasant to have a visit from Ian, who has been absent from our Tuesday gang for a while now following his knee surgery. He has restarted his Broadway activities but only in a limited way. He hopes to be back with us in February.

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Wednesday

Imside SO 4798 the Upholstery team are discussing the fitting of curtains with Simon and Jim from Woodwork.

Simon and Eve, ..........

......... Jim, ........

......... and Laura and Ceri.

Back in their workshop the team revert to their usual activity, with Ceri and Laura on contract work renuilding a seat cushion.

Eve is rebuilding a seat side panel for 4798, again using spare moquette to help with the padding.

Jim, Simon and Trevor are working on door back panels on 4798.

Ben, Rod and Trevor are working on the replacement door for BSK 35308. Ben drills holes in the side of the new door skin for the securing screws.

Rod is clamping the new skin in place ready for fixing.

Trevor and Ben are removing seized hinge bolts.

Ken is working on fitments for the north end corridor connection on RMB 1876. Here creating a new securing plate for one of the flexing mechanisms.

Part of the flexing mechanism with a well worn securing plate and in much need of a good cleaning.

The securing brackets for the connection rain cover.

In the Barn the drawhooks from FO 3132 "Mary" removed by John ready for inserting new tailpins.

The drawhook in position with the buckeye coupler dropped down.

One of the old tailpins.

Finally a long run of photos related to the weed spraying wagon. One of the tanks had previously been removed from the wagon and placed on metal trestles in the Workshop. It looks as though a stand has now been made for it as Nick welds two sections together.