Rutland Railway Wagon Progress

actually im from Lancashire!!!!!

and im a fully qualified wagon fitter for a large railway company so might lend a hand

 

Ah very crafty!! well not too worry!! let me know when you would like to come over and you can have the tour!! more than welcome!

We have a number of projects on! \/

 

yeah might be over this sunday

 

Work continued on our latest acquisition today! have got all the brake rigging etc painted on our soon to be passenger brake van! she is comming along well. Have a scout group comming down a week today to get the chassis finished off! Dib Dib and all that.. \/

 

sorry didn't get down sunday

 

After todays visit by our Scout group the van is looking in great shape for a return to active duty in Nov/Dec. There are some minor woodworking tasks and a clean up of the Vac gear with a repaint and we are there! The scouts did a great job and after a little teaching where coming out with some very impressive painting skills, next time Im going to give them a rake of wagons to do!! =D> \/

 

lol i think the oakham school lot should go do it there all arty farty posh ****

 

Could be a possibility! Only our pie + peas may be a bit common for them eh!

 

yeah could be can u see them eating sausage off a shovel !!!!!!!!!!!!!

dont half wind me up them crossing at the top of my road

 

Have made yet more progress with our new to be passenger vehicle. Have had my mate replace the walk board steps and I have been attacking one of the vac cylinders, its all cleaned out ready for some new seals when I can get some orderd!
The other cylinder is going to receive the same treatment next then a bit of work on the roof and a ducket and we can start getting the thing painted up ready for santa's arrival!

Anyone interested in seeing our rakes of Iron ore wagons been shunted about should come down next year on our weekend open days, will post the dates in the near future here on our web site and elsewhere on Nat Pres, should be impressive running in to our mock quarry!!

 

Have had the roof felt off the SR brake today and am patching up some of the roof timbers, also looking at fitting one of the vac cylinders and the new roof felt this week and having the other cylinder off. :-k

 

have fun the last vac cylinder i took off a brake van was a sod to do

 

The other one I took off was not so bad...................However!
Roof cleaned and painted ready for the felt, also started the task of actually painting the whole thing! what an extra set of hands would do to speed things up!! [-o<

 

Yeah - but you would have an awful job trying to find any Hi-Vis designed for people with 4 arms!

Sorry Gaz - couldnt resist

I'll get my coat .....

Tony

 

Taxi for tony stage left.....Always with the health and safty you!!

Roof is all but complete, just the rain runners and roof vents to fit and thats the roof done and complete. Don't ever ask me to re roof a shed though!

Am hoping to test the vac system on the 15th Nov if the new seals arrive in time!! \/ [-X #-o

 

I'll order the fish =D>

 

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why me..!

 

Cos you volunteered... Numpty!!!

Got paint for SR breakvan if you still need it (and it's free)... should be getting new car tomorrow afternoon, so WILL be there on Saturday!!!!!!!!!

 

Excellent!! \/

 

Had a quick nose in the shed late on Thursday - brakevan was looking good Gary!
Would have finished it all off for you but couldnt find a brush anywhere ......

Believe that and you'll believe anything!