On Sunday November 30th, the Big Shunt One Phase One day arrived. We have waited impatiently for this day: organising it was complex, with the need for a large team, appropriate rail panels, a cleared yard, and transport. However –
A Southwold Railway passenger coach moves on rails – about 25 feet – the longest SR stock move since the railway was scrapped in WWII
Almost the entire SRT Rolling Stock Group attended our workshop day on Saturday 31st, in amazingly fine weather. The plan was to cut, drill and assemble three track panels of ex-Bressingham rail to allow a trial move of Coach 7
Rolling Stock and Railway Promotion
The Trust Rolling Stock team can turn their hands to most things. Bernie and Bob spent a day (extra to the schedule) completing the panelling on the Southwold end of Coach 7 – it will all have to come off
Bernie and James and panelling challenge
A study in panelling and scattered tools Until now, we have been planning to complete the Coach 7 body by doing the panelling in the ends last. Or, perhaps, we’ve been putting it off? Anyway, our feeling that it was
A “Flying” Loco Chassis
Saturday’s team worked on three projects – Van 40, Coach 7 and locomotive “Blyth”. All the timber drilling and rebating on the van underframe was completed, and the last section of coach ceiling (Southwold end) rubbed down, filled, and primed.
Coach 7 body exterior, and much of interior, complete
The Trust’s intrepid Rolling Stock Group team, led by Bernie Ward, has completed the exterior of SR Coach 7 (the Belgian tram trailer). Restoring this coach has been a (more than) two year marathon. Although most of the main structure
No 7 and No 40 start to look like the real thing
Two working days in early June – one scheduled and one extra – brought our two main projects – Coach 7 and Van 40 – nearer to completion. On Coach 7 the concertina doors – which have been a marathon
Van 40’s underframe nears completion, and Coach 7 shines
By the end of the second May Bank Holiday weekend, the Trust’s rolling stock was visibly moving on. Coach 7’s body is complete outside (except for some more work on some of the doors), and is resplendent in maroon, cream
A Coach moves, and an Underframe nears completion
On a Saturday and a Wednesday in early May, volunteers managed to tick off a number of outstanding jobs, and make good progress with others. The exterior of coach 7 (apart from the doors) is now close to completion –
Visible progress with rolling stock
A number of scheduled workparties, and one or two extra days, have really started to show results with coach 7 and the wagon underframe. Panelling for the coach Southwold end is measured for order, a great deal of finicky work