Almost ready! No. 9 (AKA No. 25) at Gelerts Farm Works, February 2010
The new chopper couplings for coach 25 are now at Gelerts Farm, here they are (painted red) along side one from the Buffet Car.
Spetember 2009 - Work has now got to the stage where outside panelling has been added, and the whole thing is starting to look like a carriage. PICTURE: Magnay & Yates Ltd
July 2008, the floor on 25 is now laid and the roof boards are going on.
The Chassis of the Replica Ashbury Corridor carriage Have now moved to Haltwhistle (top right photo) construction has begun on the bodywork, the bodyside framework is attached and glued up and work has now started on the machining of the external paneling for both 25 and the Buffet Car.
The chassis had previously been in Llangollen for mechanical work which is easier to do before the bodywork gets built (including brake shaft and bogie mounting points). Construction work is being done by Magnay and Yates, the specialist joinery firm who are also carrying out the technical restoration work on the Buffet Car.
March 2009
A small selection of pictures of the practically finished Buffet Car are now on the WHHR Fotopic site
February 2009
Rapid progress on fitting out the inside of the Buffet Car continues
Jaz Long spent 4 days at the railway volunteering, his photos of the latest progress can be found here
January 2009
The Buffet Car made rapid progress during December and early January, a start was made on painting the exterior which involved the erection of a tent to ensure the temperature remained consent and warm for painting on what was a very cold start to 2009.
A start has also made on the scumble inside the carriage, along with the construction of the counter area and the partition between 1st and 2nd class. All photos Jaz Long & Mark Herbert
June - November 2008
The glass in the windows has now been fitted, and the canvas roof painted
Matchboard panelling has now been fitted to almost all of one side of the Buffet Car.
The roof canvas has had one coat of yellow bonding compound mixed with white sprit which has been painted onto it, it looks very much like marzipan which is just waiting for the icing to go on top!
The roof of the Buffet Car had its canvas applied over the weekend of the 6th & 7th September
July 2008, more progress with the roof. Plywood ends have also been added to provide strength and keep the carriage square. these will be covered with T&G later.
More progress made over the last week, another shot of the droplight runners (Left) these have been cleaned up and dry fitted. A start has been made on fitting the roof boards (Center) and a start has also been made on the 'Buffet Car' signs (Right
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The original WHR Buffet Car now has most of the interior panelling fitted. All four of the (non door) droplight runners have been dry fitted.
The external Panneling has been delivered to Gelerts Farm from Haltwhistle (photos left and right) Work has also begun on installing the roof boards, the re-useable ones (center photo) has had the old nails removed and the holes have been pluged and filled.
April/May 2008
Work on restoring the Buffet Car is making good progress at Gelerts Farm, below are a selection of photo's from the last few weeks.
Archive page of project progress can be found here
