Work in Progress: 13th January

posted by Nigel Thompson on Thu, 13/01/2011 - 21:53

Rain all day so the projects underway in the shed seemed more inviting than any outdoor work. However full credit to Dave Bloomfield, Dave Drayson and Jim McFarlane who still managed to find some odd jobs to do outside and subsequently suffered a soaking both before and after lunch.

The carriage bogie maintenance and overhaul programme is well underway this week. Coach No.1's bogies have already been cleaned and the brake blocks renewed. The bogies were returned underneath and pipes reconnected. Next over the pit was Coach No.3 (the composite).

1. Pete Williams working on the bogies from Coach No.3.

2. The bogies were lifted onto flat wagon No.52 for ease of access and high pressure hose cleaning.

3. After cleaning the bogies were upturned ready for the brake blocks renewal.

Inside the shed Nigel Thompson, Richard Willey and Julian Sinclair worked on the brake van.

4. Julian with a hot air gun scraping off old paint from the door frames.

5. Richard cleaning up sections of the brake rodding ready for regauging when the wheelsets return.

In the afternoon we were treated to by a visit by founder member and L&B historian, Paul Gower. Paul, now an active member with the Surrey Area Group, had been a volunteer at Woody Bay in the early years helping to establish the station site, begining the award winning signalling scheme, and assisting in several engineering projects underway then. Passing by on business, Paul called in to view progress on the current projects at Woody Bay.