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Photographs taken between 7th & 14th November 2019

15th November 201915th November 2019 David Coleman 0 Comment Photographs
Thursday, 7.11.2019. The 2-plank Heritage waggon has received more paint and another buffer band – just one more to go!
Adrian spends a couple of hours sanding seats in carriage No. 23 until his finger pads have worn away …
… when he resumes work on the body sections of waggon No. 5.

By the end of the day, that is two sides of the waggon body largely complete …
… and the seats in the south saloon of carriage No. 23 are ready to receive varnish.
Saturday, 9.11.2019. Despite snow on the ground first thing, there is a noisy Permanent Way gang working up the line for most of the day …

… closely supervised by Molly …
… but work completed, they head back to Maespoeth …
… to observe the BBC “Children in Need” Rickshaw Challenge pass by, but after going up the steepest street in the world, they are running very late, so several hours later they pass the road junction to Aberllefenni …

… and stop outside the Braichgoch Hotel for pizza, adjust the rickshaw for another rider …
… before setting off again for Machynlleth. It was cold and wet!
Tuesday, 12.11.2019. Chris and Bob take turns to adjust fittings to remove slack in the rodding underneath the Signal Box …

… before cutting bar to make fatter pins for the same purpose …
… while Simon is caught measuring the cylinder bore of No. 7 for an adaptation.
Meanwhile, in the Carriage Shed one Heritage waggon has had its body removed, and the frames turned over …

… for fine adjustments to be made …
… and all carefully measured to ensure the waggon rolls square – and easily!
… and by the end of the day, the frames are turned back over.

Some nuts on the 2-plank waggon have been replaced with more authentic square ones (but there are more to do).
Thursday, 14.11.2019. Adrian resumes welding …
… and grinding to refine the construction of the Heritage waggon body …

… while the seats in the north saloon of carriage No. 23 are now also ready to receive varnish.
Recently, displays have been re-arranged in the Coach House of the Museum in Corris.
  • ← Photographs taken between 31st October & 5th November 2019
  • Santa Special Steam Trains On The Corris Railway (2019) →

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