WHR Heritage Train Project Progress

June - November 2008

Martyn and Andy fitting glass Geoff and Giles fil pin holes in the panneling The inside is starting to look good The painted roof

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!

Photo: Giles Clifford

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 )

The original WHR Buffet Car now has most of the interior panelling fitted. Work has also begun on installing the roof boards.

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. Martyn trimming a section of internal panneling

Martyn trimming a section of internal panneling

Geoff continues with the restoration of roof boards while Martyn gets to grips with the internal paneling

The floor is going down with help from Andy and Giles: Photo M Clifford

Malcom planing in readiness for fitting internal panels: Photo: M Clifford

Geoff continues to work his magic with the roof boads, in the background is replica NWNGR Van No. 4. Photo: M Clifford. Photo: M Clifford

Daffy and Jas fitting cradle for brake cylinder. Photo: M Clifford

Daffy welding cradle for brake cylender. Photo: M Clifford

The new chopper couplings for coach 25 are now at Gelerts Farm, here they are (painted red) along side one from the Buffet Car.

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

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.

Another view of the replica Ashbury coach No.25 being assembled PHOTO: Magnay & Yates

......and not long later, the bodywork has already been attached PHOTO: Magnay & Yates

The framework of coach 25 is dry fitted together - November 2007 The frame for the replica Ashbury carriage No.25 is unloaded at the workshops of Magnay & Yates in Haltwhistle PHOTO: Magnay & Yates

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.

Archive page of project progress can be found here