February News Part 4

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

No progress to report.

London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD)

The contractor visited Weybourne this week with many parts exchanged, both leftovers from the restoration coming our way and newly prepared parts going the other way to be fitted to 16631.

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

Cleaning down of the exterior paintwork back to bare metal has started on the landward side, with long way to go!

British Railways 1958 Brake Corridor Second M35148 (SILVER)

The repaint has now seen the upper lining applied to both sides along with the wheelchair symbols to the accessible area doors.

Also on the exterior, the Holt end corridor end hood has now been fully fitted and the end sliding doors have both been painted back in their original brown colour.

Internally has been steady, with further assembly of the Holt end vestibule ongoing. The toilet compartment is now finished after a final day was spent varnishing and cleaning in there.

British Railways 1957 Class 101 Railcar Driving Trailer Composite Lavatory E56062 (SILVER)

The paint preparation has continued on both sides of the vehicle, particularly towards the rear which is the most advanced end.

The drivers door is now fully repaired and is now in the process of being hung back onto the vehicle.

British Railways (GWR Design) 1958 "Fruit D" W92097W (SILVER)

Timbers continue to be replaced and the Holt end is now complete and in primer.

Maintenance

TSO 4641 has see some attention this week before it returns to service in the Spring. Three unstable door locks/catches have been re-secured properly which required quite a lot of stripping down. A saloon light which had failed is also being investigated.