Weds 10th / Thur 11th - Deliveries
Wednesday
Gerry has come up trumps again with another fine set of photos of the day's activities. Of course as he is taking all the photos every Wednesday he doesn't get featured. Gerry - next time you are in on a Thursday I will make sure you are in the photos - Dave C.
We begin with Ainsley working on the removal of the north vestibule floor in RMB 1876. Both the south and central vestibule floors have been replaced, so no surprise that the north one needs replacing too.
On now to the replacement Cotswold side door on BSK 35308. Trevor drills the holes necessary for fitting the hinges.
Later in the day the part prepared door is wheeled out to the Barn.
With Rod looking on, Trevor fits the bodyside hinges.
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Stu, our Works manager, gives it all a close inspection.
With SO 4798 progressing well, Upholstery are back on the seating for this coach. Laura and Chris are preparing more side panels.
This one is being done by Ceri and Laura.
The pile of prepared side panels steadily grows. The Snapdragon moquette will look superb when the seating has been fully fitted.
Also at the north end of 1876 Ken continues the fitting out of the corridor connection and its associated parts.
Finally more progress with the weed spraying wagon. Not sure what Bob is doing but looks like some sort of pipe connection for one of the tanks.
Nick preparing the base for the mixing tank (this was shown on top of the base in a previous Wednesday post).
Nick is welding on securing brackets to hold the tank in place.
I think these are for the removable side pieces. The letters made out in weld correspond to those put on the wagon sides and presumably will ensure the side pieces end up in correct positions.
Bob primes the remaining side pieces.
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Thursday
A good attendance today after a quieter Thursday last week and the weather was ideal, which was very fortunate with what would be happening during the morning.
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Richard I setting up the connection from the servery floor (where holes have been drilled through) to the battery box.
Ian continues the loosening up of the north vestibule floor.
Creating a ghostly shadow at the north end of SO 4798, Bob top coats the ceiling in the first of the two north end compartments.
It turns out to be Railway Support Services delivering the two bogies that we bought from
Rushden Historic Transport Society, Northamptonshire.
John and Roger propelling the unloaded bogies towards the Barn to provide enough space so that the lorry can move back out.
During the day I gave a lengthy tour to Tim who will be joining the department as a member of the Painting Team. John tells him all about coach bogies and what we intend doing with these new arrivals.
The vacuum pump had been used to check the action of the braking system for FO 3132 "Mary".
Plenty of precut foam padding and a large roll of soft padding.
The enormous store of seating ready to go into SO 4798.
Seeing people working inside while lining was going on reminds me why that was forbidden in the works, one day while an apprentice I was asked to help change a lighting regulator that was defective on a vehicle in the paint shop, we removed it OK took it back to the electric shop and returned with a suitable replacement. We swung it onto the vehicle, and course it rocked due to the added weight, whereupon a load series of invectives came from the other side, a painter lining only against chalk lines had suddenly had his subject violently move, meaning that that section would need to be reworked. This was a serious crime as everyone was on piecework with set times for tasks. Our Foreman, who had told us to do the job, had to accept the extra painters time charged to our shop. He was not happy.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally watching them paint lining with short handled but very long hair brushes was artistry in motion, on maroon coaches first the black was painted by a lower grade liner, then the string lines were snapped and the 2 yellow lines hand painted in minutes. Only with blue livery did tape get used.