M51188 Repainted

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)

Work has been solely focussed on the interior, with some ceiling panels for the toilet and adjacent vestibule being prepared and painted.

The hardwood internal window surrounds for the oval windows are also being worked on, with some having been test fitted.

British Railways 1961 Brake First Open (Kitchen) M14021 (GOLD)

Again, the progress has been directed towards window frame cleaning, with the half way point starting to come into focus. All of the steel stufs have now been extracted from the frames (which is a relief) and work to re-drill and tap sheared off examples and test fitting the trim back on has started.

British Railways 1962 First Open M3116 (Silver)

The lower half of the landward side continues to be stripped and the BR skirt welded up where possible.

The whole side is now in progress and is in different stages with some areas quite smooth again now having been filled. Some massive dents have been pulled out as the previous contractors who undertook bodywork on this vehicle applied filler to a far greater thickness than is advisable.

British Railways 1956 Gangwayed Brake (Kitchen) M81033

No progress to report.

British Railways 1958 Class 101 Railcar Driving Motor Brake Second M51188

The final touches to the repaint have been applied with the bufferbeam going into red followed by all the colour coded details into their respective shades. This has really brought the cab back to life.

With the painting completed, the whole vehicle received another rub down and has now been varnished. This completes the exterior planned.

Internally, the guards van ceiling repairs are complete and have been patch painted. This has showed up just how discoloured the rest of the ceiling is however, so we will now look to give the whole area a coat of gloss.

British Railways 1954 13 Ton Pipe Open B740918

No progress to report.

Maintenance

Vacuum cylinder repairs and repainting continues to give us a small pool of ready spares.

Workshop

The Sheringham platform trolley, which has become practically a new build project, is now taking shape with the framework for the bottom deck now completed.