London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) A big visual difference has been made over the past two weeks, with ceiling panel fitting now well underway and 75% of the main passenger saloon panelled very quickly. Even with the protective film still in situ, the extra lighting in the coach is noticeable with the new panels providing a lot of reflection. London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD) The first quarter of seat cushions have now been reupholstered by the department at Weybourne, and the second quarter of seats extracted from storage a ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) Further fitting of the interior insulation has been undertaken, ready for areas to be panelled off. Meanwhile, components have been progressing on the bench, including a correct pattern LNER letter rack for the guards compartment and several steam heater covers intended to go down the side of the vehicle. London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD) No progress to report. London North Eastern Railway 1931 Corridor Third E12493E (REPAIR) No progress to report. All that remains outstanding from the pre ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) Vacuum leak testing has continued, with the coach split into two halves to hunt down the annoying leaks in the main steel vacuum pipe that runs from end-to-end. The first half has now been sealed sufficiently, whilst the second half has a series of leaking joints had had been disturbed as part of restoration efforts to date. This will now form the focus going forward on this job. Interior woodwork components continue to be progressed with some nice varnished examples starting to emerge. The ceiling panel former mentioned l ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) Interior works continue steadily. A new former has been built which will be used to test whether panels can be bent to the required shape to use as ceiling panels throughout the passenger saloon. London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD) Progress has been temporarily halted as there have been distractions in the form of the contractor moving away from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway into new, non-rail connected premises. 16631 successfully moved to the new building, also in Derbyshire, earlier this week ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) Work has been steady with existing tasks being moved along. More investigations to the leaking vacuum system have been traced to leaks in joints in the main steel pipe itself, which is unfortunate but at least something has been found as the vacuum was leaking away slowly. Inside the vehicle, the window units continue to receive finishing attention as have the two passenger doors. Newly varnished planking in the lower part of the door has been fitted on the landward side and looks very nice. London North Eastern Railway 193 ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) Work has been split between continuing with window framing work and a return to the vacuum system. The windows have seen the first wooden surround fitted round the newly completed brasswork, whilst the hunt for further vacuum leaks within the system has resumed in earnest. London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD) No progress to report. London North Eastern Railway 1931 Tourist Third Open E13548E (STORED) This long term stored resident inside Bridge Road Carriage Sheds was drawn out of its slumber in ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) The recently installed sliding light units in the eight passenger windows are being tidied up with mastic cutting back and further cleaning to ensure their appearance and longevity in service. London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD) Some more mundane but nevertheless essential work is being pushed through at the moment. With the vehicle still on stands further frame painting and pipework has been progressed along with brake-gear linkages. A miscellany of underframe and end parts are being clean ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) A milestone has been reached this week with the completion of the sliding top-light fitting. For the first time the vehicle now has eight units fitted and functioning (it only had six when built as a corridor vehicle). Hopefully it will not be too long now before the main glazing can be undertaken. London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD) The original wheelsets from 16631 have been returned to Weybourne from Wirksworth and at least two axles are sadly too damaged for any form of operational re-use ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) Window fitting has continued along the landward side with the aim of working towards the fully glazed milestone. There is just one window now outstanding for the top sliding lights. Further adjustments have also been made to the two main passenger doors. London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD) Contract works continue at LS Engineering. Back at Weybourne, a set of four leaf springs have been removed from our two spare Electric Multiple Unit Gresley design bogies for intended reuse on 16631. This wa ..read more

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD) No progress to report. London North Eastern Railway 1938 Brake Third Open E16631E (GOLD) Contract works continue at LS Engineering. London North Eastern Railway 1937 Restaurant Buffet E9128E (BRONZE) This continues to be the priority project in the works at Weybourne. The second coat of roof paint has been applied which was the final task for the roof. The destination boards have also been completed, with several coats of varnish applied, and have been hardening before we reinstate them on the roof. The seaward side is now ..read more