Trying to get the lighting working on our operating coach set, consisting of a Mark 1 BSK and SK. The BSK has original wiring and one of the 3...
Does anyone have a supplier for the small D shaped rubber seals from Mark 1 sliding toplights? We've got quite a few perished ones on our current...
Does anyone know of a supplier of the shaped foam rubber for the centre armrests for SK compartment stock?
The Aln Valley Railway has a number of seats from BR Mark 2 coaches that are never going to run again free to a new home. Specifically, there are:...
Thanks Dave. That at least confirms our suspicion. I don't want to replace the whole roof sheets as they're in good condition, but I wonder if...
We're in the process of converting an LMS BG from 1950 to be used as a waiting room, cafe and toilet facility at a remote halt on the Aln Valley...
Yes it is. We've had it since 2012 and started work on restoring it at the end of 2017. It's privately owned and the owners are funding the cost...
Well the Aln Valley branch may have been severed, but the Aln Valley Railway is making good progress in reinstating it. We can't run all the way...
When we use plywood for either floors or exterior surfaces, we first fill any goods in the edges with marine epoxy with added microbeads, then...
Thanks, that's really helpful. It gives us a few options. Does this type of finish need to be painted over or is it just applied then left?
Well, the buffer beams are now fixed. We went for iroko in the end, with a lot of help on the woodwork from the Blyth Tall Ship Project, where one...
Finally managed to negotiate a site visit. We've got the bogie for free. It has a fair bit of surface corrosion, but it is complete and definitely...
Hi David, Thanks for your help with this. It looks like they've got what they needed elsewhere. It was good to talk to you. Hope we might get...
I believe the Stephenson Railway Museum in North Tyneside have a couple of Ashington Colliery steam locos in operation.
I remember the Binns' asking you to give them a quote for restoring the coach. If you're able to share a copy of your report, that would be really...
Anyone know where I can get hold of a steam engine safety valve? Aln Valley Railway are restoring a wooden bodied coach and we've been offered...
Thanks. It's good to have a definitive answer.
We were hoping to get hold of the remaining bogie in particular, but doors, door locks, door window mechanisms, window frames or even the glass...
Thanks that would really good. If it was in the film, we'd like to use it in our publicity.
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