Weds 5th / Thurs 6th - No hanging about

When we need to get things done and we are able to do them, we certainly don't hang about. The two days portrayed certainly lived up to that.

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Wednesday

As always a big thank you to Gerry for all the day's photos.

We want to get all the storage out of vehicles and into containers, and at the same time have a grand tidy up. With the arrival of a second container in the old Building Services hut area we have constructed more racking for use in it.

The funding for further containers has been requested.

SO 4798 is now on the Barn jack road where the bogies are being inspected, serviced and any adjustments made as required by John. All settings will of course be recorded. We are so looking forward to getting this coach into Rake 1 to replace very faded SO 4787.

It's final cover up day for the Weed Spraying wagon. The Malvern side had already had its tarpaulin attached.

The Cotswold side is next.

This is followed by the south end which Bryan is attaching. The latter will be wrapped around the two sides as shown below.

Below Bryan repaints the draw hook.

Nicks makes more tarpaulin hooks.

Ainsley and Dave are on sanding duties, working on the Cotswold side of SK 25451.

While checking the Shark Ballast Plough for upholstery requirements, Eve can't resist a tweek of the "steering wheel", as we used to tell visiting school parties.

Ceri and Laura are busy with more door stops.

The freshened up seating from TSO 4867 ready for new internal covering and moquette.

In the Workshop the part repaired south end of 4867. Plenty of green primer already present.

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Thursday

Newly acquired TSO 4406 has been temporarily moved into the Barn to enable Alan to continue the metalwork repairs. It had to be moved back out at the end of the day as there was insufficient room to enable it to stay in. It's all a bit of a squeeze on the through road while 4798 is on the jack road.

The green primed area to the right of the passenger door indicates Alan's repairs.

SO 4798 looking magnificent up on the jacks, while underneath Dave watches John continue his work on the south bogie.

Stu is back in doing an extra day to enable him to continue unimpeded his work in the Inspection Saloon's kitchen. Almost all the varnished areas have had a second coat.

All the ceiling has now been undercoated.

Stu surveys it all and ponders the next steps.

The general view through TSO 4867 from the north end.

Phil is gradually stripping out the south vestibule.

 

The ceiling panels are down and the toilet compartment access cupboard door has been removed. It all looks pretty grotty.

More pipework removed. It's going to be a long job, but then what restoration isn't.

Another view of the toilet compartment access cupboard.

The cleared out interior from the south vestibule.

The long preparation continues on the Cotswold side of SK 25451 with Tim tackling that rivet line. This is often the longest of the filling/sanding aspects on a coach, building back the gentle curve of the bodyside.

Richard tackled the edges and frame sides on the south end door, generally sanding down and filling where required. Time for a sweep up.

Ainsley was back in and working on the Malvern side.