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Riding Van No 89 - RestorationFollowing Trustee Pete Simpson's death his van has been transferred to the Association and we have started restoration to provide a Mess Van for the Association volunteers.
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| April 2024 | ||
The first coat of primer on the cleaned section of underframe. Photo: Dave Smith.
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| March 2024 | ||
The vestibule door painting is finished and back in place. Photo: Dave Smith.
The old gas ceiling light now wired in. Photo: Dave Smith.
Refurbished and polished fittings - the door handle...
...door roller bracket...
...and sliding door external handle. Photos: Dave Smith.
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The refurbished droplight lock. Photo: Dave Smith.
External sliding door. Photo: Dave Smith.
The sliding door in undercoat. Photo: Dave Smith.
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| February 2024 | ||
89 is looking good now with new droplight fitted, painting around sink completed and surplus wiring and gas piping removed. Photo: Rob Massey.
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The roof stripped down, cleaned, primed and now in undercoat white. |
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| January 2024 | ||
The town side now in undercoat brown.
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The interior after a thorough clear-out and new paintwork. |
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| November 2023 | ||
Windows in place and T&G screw heads filled. Photo: Dave Smith.
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The re-paneled side is now primed. Photo: Mick Haynes. |
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| September 2023 | ||
The new scaffold is now in use allowing good progress on the town side framework. A start has been made on cutting the T&G to fit.
The north end has a second brown undercoat. This is not red when the tool and riding vans ran coupled together.
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Window frame under repair. |
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| August 2023 | ||
Further progress with Rob beginning painting of the north end, seen here during a tea break! Brian and Paul are progressing the frame repairs on the town side to be ready for the new scaffolding.
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| July 2023 | ||
The south end is now in undercoat. Photo: Rob Massey. |
Looking good. Photo: Dave Smith.
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| June 2023 | ||
Primer now applied to the south end. Photo: Dave Smith. |
New end capping in place.
New bolections end glazed window.
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| May 2023 | ||
Elm buffer packing being renewed.
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Frame repairs to the town-end in progress. Photo: Rob-Massey.
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| February 2023 | ||
New window bolections which had been previously made by Pete, have been fitted and glazed. Further T&G boards have also been added. Photo: Rob Massey |
Further T&G boards screwed into place. Photo: Rob Massey |
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| November 2022 | ||
Scaffold platform in place at the Kidderminster end, and following framework repairs five new T & G boards have been fitted temporarily.
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An interior view of the workshop end.
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