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2019 Photograph Archive

Photographs taken between 31st October & 5th November 2019

Thursday, 31.10.2019. Tony has got a fire going to dispose of long-accumulated rubbish and debris, and then drives No. 9 …

… to collect the platform benches and picnic tables with the Lydd bogie waggon …

… for storage and repair over the winter, under cover.

Meanwhile, Adrian has been drilling holes to form one side of the new replica Heritage open waggon body …

… proudly put on display by the end of the day!

Tony reverts to priming new steel on the 2-plank Heritage waggon …

… followed by grey undercoat.

Y Mochyn is dressed up for tonight’s shenanigans!

Friday, 1.11.2019. Dave has arrived and spaces out items of panelling, doors and window frames from carriage No. 23 for preparation …

… while Richard entertains Gwynedd Cllr. John Pughe Roberts and local Welsh Government Assembly Member (and Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism), Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

After lunch, Dave sets up his musical entertainment …

… while he gives the carriage components their first coat of undercoat.

Monday, 4.11.2019. Over the weekend, Tony has painted the body and steelwork of the Heritage waggon in its final colours.

Tuesday, 5.11.2019. Bob welds up modifications to the buffer bands for the Heritage waggon …

… while Chris drills out another track jack in the Engine Shed …

… to which Bob welds nuts, so that is three jacks modified and ready for use.

After lunch, two completed buffer bands have been fitted to the Heritage waggon …

… as Bob pays a visit to the Carriage Shed, where Charles, Bill and Graham are getting the last bits fitted fabricated and fitted to the waggon.

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