Regular Trust volunteers continue to brave the cold weather, and the unceasing demands to drink more tea and eat more cake. Richard, our guest blogger, has already described his dogged determination to release the control system – ultimately crowned with
As there’s so much to do, the Rolling Stock Group have started a second Saturday each month. On 24th, six regulars, fortified as always by hot drinks and cake, made considerable progress on the Motor Rail loco and Coach 7.
On a blustery but warm Monday December 22nd, the team arrived early and (after the usual compulsory teas) proceeded to make ready for the next stock move. James had done a series of ever-more-pessimistic method statements, each one starting: “And
On Saturday December 20th, a (for us) very large team efficiently carried out the first part of Big Shunt II. This was pretty well a repeat of Big Shunt I (bear with me), but faster, easier and more organised. Thanks
Almost the entire SRT Rolling Stock Group attended our workshop day on Saturday 31st, in amazingly fine weather. The plan was to cut, drill and assemble three track panels of ex-Bressingham rail to allow a trial move of Coach 7
The Trust Rolling Stock team can turn their hands to most things. Bernie and Bob spent a day (extra to the schedule) completing the panelling on the Southwold end of Coach 7 – it will all have to come off
A study in panelling and scattered tools Until now, we have been planning to complete the Coach 7 body by doing the panelling in the ends last. Or, perhaps, we’ve been putting it off? Anyway, our feeling that it was
The Trust’s intrepid Rolling Stock Group team, led by Bernie Ward, has completed the exterior of SR Coach 7 (the Belgian tram trailer). Restoring this coach has been a (more than) two year marathon. Although most of the main structure
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
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