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
No 7 and No 40 start to look like the real thing
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
Work on two vehicles – new SR track gauges – and a tidy workshop!
On Wednesday March 5th, Rolling Stock Group volunteers cleared the inner and outer parts of the workshop, tidying away building materials, timber and assorted bits and pieces. All our (increasingly large numbers of) tools are now logically distributed on the
Rolling Stock Group – some satisfying achievements
On Saturday March 1st, the SR volunteers ticked off a job which has been worked on, on and off, for some months. The steel frame of the coach sides having previously been treated for rust and painted, the new treated
A Landmark Day for Coach 7
On Wednesday February 5th, after a great deal of preparation, we lifted Coach 7 off its blocks, and lowered it onto a panel of Southwold Railway rails. That sounds quite simple, doesn’t it? But it wasn’t, very. Bernie brought his
Good Progress on Coach and Van
Southwold Railway (replica) van 40 took a giant step forward on 1st February. The special-cut hardwood (sapele mahogany in this case) for the solebars and plates has been delivered, and we immediately started rebating the solebars (each is 10 feet
Heavy Rain stops Play
Today, Wednesday January 15th, for the first time this winter, the Wenhaston Environmental Volunteers were rained off. It must have been something we blogged. However, we used the time profitably in our Southwold workshop. Marker posts for onsite chainage
First Step towards Restoration
The three cylinder Deutz diesel engine on the Trust’s (loaned) Motor Rail locomotive No. 5 was tried today – and it fired! We didn’t run it, as the controls are seized, and there wouldn’t have been an easy way