Carriages 7 and 17 - The Final Instalment

Taken by EAST Support Group Member Norman Willsher during late March - here is a series of photos showing the team applying the final touches to No. 7 and 17.

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1 16 Mar 2013 Ventilator covers varnished and lettered by Alan Coney At Home

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2 16 Mar 2013 All the ventilator covers for 7 & 17. Superb

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3 16 Mar 2013 Just a little something for the LNER enthusiast

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4 16 Mar 2013 David Gandell Easts Treasurer always ready with the Collecting bucket

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5 16 Mar 2013 David Horsfall And David Gandell Cleaning The Interior Of Coach 7

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6 16 Mar 2013 Richard Bullock Shares A Joke Whilst Varnishing A 3 Rd Class Compartment In Coach 17

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7 16 Mar 2013 Richard Gives His Knees A Rest

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8 16 Mar 2013 Richards Handiwork Gloss Completed On Walls And First Coat Of Varnish To Remaining Woodwork

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9 16 Mar 2013 R 2 D 2 Operates His Droid D

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10 16 Mar 2013 Julia Snashall Or Is It Princess Leia From Star Wars Pauses From Painting Coach 7 S Roof

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11 16 Mar 2013 Coach 7 Roof Changes From Galactic Green To L&B White Tony David Ely Work On Number 17

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12 16 Mar 2013 Thought It Was Pete S But Could It Be Luke Skywalker May The Force Be With You

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13 16 Mar 2013 A Very Regal Princess

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14 16 Mar 2013 Gloss Magnolia Completed On Coach 17 Disabled Access Doors

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15 24 Mar 2013 Early Sunday Morning Pete Julia Al Depart A Very Cold And Snow Bound Suffolk And Head For Great Yeldham

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16 24 Mar 2013 Despite The Cold Its Time To Enter The Transfer Market Jedi Master Al Instructs Skywalker In Making A Good Impression

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18 24 Mar 2013 A Sequence Of 5 Photos Showing The Speed At Which Al Applies The Transfers

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23 24 Mar 2013 Teamwork Pete And Jules Measure And Centre The Transfers Al Follows On With The Smoothing Application

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24 24 Mar 2013 25 Minutes From Starting And Coach 7 Is Well On The Way To Completion

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25 24 Mar 2013 Having Completed All The Thirds On Both Coaches In Around 40 Minutes Its Time For First Class On Coach 17

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26 24 Mar 2013 A Precision Job

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27 24 Mar 2013 Al Transfers The Image

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29 24 Mar 2013 Couldnt Do The Guards Compartment Without A Real Guard In Residence

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30 24 Mar 2013 Julia Snashall And David Horsfall

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31 24 Mar 2013 Al Weaves His Magic

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32 24 Mar 2013 David Can Hardly Wait

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33 24 Mar 2013 Nearly There

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34 24 Mar 2013 A Happy Man With That Famous Smile

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35 24 Mar 2013 But Is It Really David Or Maybe That Umbilical Cord Connects D

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36 24 Mar 2013 Meanwhile Luke Skywalker And Princess Leia Get To Grips With The Miscellaneous Transfers

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37 24 Mar 2013 Al Doesnt Carry Any Excess Baggage

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38 24 Mar 2013 What The L

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39 24 Mar 2013 Soon Fixed

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40 24 Mar 2013 Doors Open Coach 17 Left Coach 7 Right

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41 24 Mar 2013 Meanwhile In 1 St Class R 2 D 2 Keeps A Watchfull Eye On A Figure With A Rasping Voice Dressed In Black And Wearing A Silly Black Hat It Must Be Daft Vader

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42 24 Mar 2013 Despite His Evil Reputation And Anti Social Behaviour Jules Looks After Him With Cups Of Coffee And Left Alone He Quietly Varnishes Into The Night

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43 24 Mar 2013 Six Thirds Of One Coach

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44 24 Mar 2013 Its Starting To Look Like A Fleet Of Lb Carriages

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45 24 Mar 2013 Coach 17 With Company Insignia And Fleet Number

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46 24 Mar 2013 Now For Something Special

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47 24 Mar 2013 Jedi Master Al Gives Daft Vader The Evil Eye

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48 24 Mar 2013 As Befits A Lady Jules Gets The Honour Of Applying The Lb Crest To Coach 7

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49 24 Mar 2013 Wow

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50 24 Mar 2013 Coach 7 With All Insignia Applied

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51 Coach 17 Reflects In The Gloss Finish Of Coach 7

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52 27 Mar 2013 Icicles At Great Yeldham And Its Just As Cold Inside The Workshop At Pilton East

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53 27 March 2013 Coach 17 Ist Class Observation Compartment After 2 Coats Of Varnish To The Hardwood

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54 27 Mar 2013 Mirror And Picture Frame Panel Varnished In Obs Comp

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55 27 Mar 2013 Droplights Being Installed In Coach 7

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56 27 Mar 2013 Black Ironwork Fixed To Coach 7

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57 27 Mar 2013 Black Ironwork Fixed To Guards Van End Of Coach 17

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58. 27 Mar 2013 Coach 17 1st Class Obs with lamp bracket just visible

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59. 27 Mar 2013 The ends of 7 and 17

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