Tuesday 26th - Approaching the rundown to completion

A fairly average Tuesday attendance with 10 of us in.

Beginning with the Mink D van, Paul ensures the spindle holes in the door hinges are clear.

The second top coat of GW Grey is gradually being applied.

[Photo : Paul E]

Not forgetting the repairs to the Shark ballast plough. Derek primes another set of new door planks.

One of the stripped out door frames, all the planks of which were to far gone to save.

Dave searching in the coach part racks where we store items removed from coaches currently in the Works.

[Photo : Paul E]  Painting and Prep team attendance today was just Ian and myself. Paul captured me going over more of the Cotswold side of SO 4798 with a scotch brite pad in preparation for varnishing.

Ian carefully adds more Gloss Black to the grill from the end of the north compartment in 4798. On a nice day it's very pleasant to sit on this bench just outside the Paintshop and do small jobs in the fresh air.

The repainted grab handles from.4798.

Nice clear instructions from Chris for the second pair of toilet fittings for 4798 that he has just made.

The First Class signs on the four working doors received a second coat of paint. With this completed the tape could be removed.

Just the black edging to add to complete the job.

Inside 4798 Roger secures one of the wood supports to the table bracket prior to fitting the table itself. As explained in a previous post, the brackets have been very firmly secured lower than normal and as such the extra supports will be needed to make the tabletops level.

Roger uses a tape measure to ensure the table is in the correct position between the two seats.

With first two tables secured on the Malvern side of the coach, the photo shows what the completed interior will be like, bar the fitting of the antimacassars.

A number of minor jobs were also completed in the south vestibule. Although there is still a bit to do yet with the coach, it's beginning to feel that we are approaching the rundown to completion.

Chris and Ian watch "Manston" leave for Toddington with Rake 1.

3850 arrives with Rake 2. 

[Photo : Martyn Dix]  The view from RMB 1876.