Tag: Railway Wagons

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Following completion of the ceiling, it has been decided to build out the bulkhead wall at the Holt end of the coach by around an inch. Some packing pieces, which will be hidden, have b…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Nowhere near as dramatic as last week’s transformation, but ceiling work has continued beyond the main fitting of the panels, with untidy areas improved and trim finished etc. Lond…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)A big visual difference has been made over the past two weeks, with ceiling panel fitting now well underway and 75% of the main passenger saloon panelled very quickly. Even with the pro…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Further fitting of the interior insulation has been undertaken, ready for areas to be panelled off.Meanwhile, components have been progressing on the bench, including a correct pattern …

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Vacuum leak testing has continued, with the coach split into two halves to hunt down the annoying leaks in the main steel vacuum pipe that runs from end-to-end. The first half has now b…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Interior works continue steadily. A new former has been built which will be used to test whether panels can be bent to the required shape to use as ceiling panels throughout the passeng…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Interior works continue steadily. A new former has been built which will be used to test whether panels can be bent to the required shape to use as ceiling panels throughout the passeng…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Interior works continue steadily. A new former has been built which will be used to test whether panels can be bent to the required shape to use as ceiling panels throughout the passeng…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Work has been steady with existing tasks being moved along. More investigations to the leaking vacuum system have been traced to leaks in joints in the main steel pipe itself, which is …

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Work has been split between continuing with window framing work and a return to the vacuum system. The windows have seen the first wooden surround fitted round the newly completed brass…