It was another busy day in the Paintshop and Woodwork/Doors shop with just Dave H. working outside in SO 4787 fitting the seating taken from SO 4798. As well as missing Dave, I also missed Chris who was again working on the new counter for the Flag and Whistle Restaurant.
Many thanks to Alex for two of the photos.
[Photo : Alex] The repair to the roof of the GW/SR van was well underway with Maurice and Alex sticking down a new length of canvas along the centre where the leak had been.
Later Maurice was finishing up the sanding of the Malvern side of the van, before proceeding with the undercoating in dark grey.
Derek creating some new floor parts for the north corner of the Monster Van.
Sanding continued on both sides of RBr 1675, with Richard and Roger.
[Photo : Alex] A shot of both myself and Richard on the Cotswold side where we have almost finished the basic sanding down, with just a small area on the south half needing a bit more work.
Keith having initially primed and later undercoated a new back door panel for one of our yard coaches, and then top coated the second set of supports for the white tank wagon, moved into 1675 to work on the new counter shelves. Initially they were given a good vac and then the interiors coated with wood primer.
Ainsley cleans up half a door hinge as part of his work on FK 13326.
A nice surprise to see in the Upholstery Shop were the two seats for re-covering from the “Toddington Standard” 76077. Having first seen the engine in 1963 at its home shed of Sutton Oak (St Helens), it will be great to see it eventually running on our line.
