Cambrian Heritage Railways - Carriage & Wagon Department Updates




				*at Oswestry and Llynclys*

	29th. June 2011


	Due to the ever expanding volume of tools/consumables/Mk1 spares etc. that we are accumulating, the focus recently has been on the restoration of 3 12Ton Vans. These arrived on site in November 2003 and May 2006, and required some restoration after this length of time.


		12T Box Van, No. 230281, Built Horwich 1982

	The first of the vans to be restored. Work commenced on the roof, all the external wooden stripping was removed and replaced with hardwood, to help strengthen the roof, internal wooden plywood strips were attached to both sides. Bitumen was then applied to the roof canvas. Both the external ends and sides of the van were then rubbed down, treated with Kurust where necessary, and painted in primer/undercoat and gloss. The last of the transfers were affixed in June 2011. Currently used for the storage of paint and other consumables.


		12T Box Van, No. 230000, Built Ashford 1977

	The second of the vans to be worked on. Roof restoration was the same as with van 230281. A replacement plywood panel was fitted to one of the sliding doors on the R/H side of the van. Internally the ceiling and walls were rubbed down and painted in cream and brown, undercoat and gloss. External painting in Bauxite was finished in April 2011. This vehicle has been kitted out with racking for the storage of tools/nuts and bolts and Mk.1 spares.


		12T Box Van, No. B783898, Built Wolverton 1962

	The latest van to be acquired by the C&W department. Restoration of the roof has commenced, a new roof membrane and felt need to be fitted following the replacement of rotten wood at the edges of the roof. All external sliding door panels need to be replaced, followed by a complete repaint.


	Should you wish to join the C & W department and help with the restoration of the railways rolling stock you will be made most welcome. We are normally at Llynclys on Sunday and Monday, so why not come and see the work we do and have a chat?


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	12th. February 2011


	Following the movement of the Mk1 Coaches at Llynclys in October 2011, the main focus of the C & W dept. efforts from November 2010 to January 2011 has been to weatherproof the First Open(FO) E3095, a well as removing both corridor end connections to ascertain the level of materials required to restore them.

		On the right you can see the one end of E3095 with its corridor connection removed. The corners have been also been removed to enable the metalwork to be replaced by new steel (as seen on the previous page)


		As can be seen on the photo to the left, the corner metalwork is virtually completely rotted away, requiring complete replacement.

	E3095 is in the worst condition of the coaches tackled so far, however we believe it’s worth the effort to restore it, as it is one of the nicest coaches at Llynclys as well as being the most valuable.

To help facilitate the restoration of the Mk 1 coaches ongoing, we have converted the empty guards van section of BSK Coach 35316 (ex Courier Coach) to a workshop, this will enable us to carry out repairs on items removed from the coaches, undercover, and with some level of warmth during the cold/wet weather. We have also been working on the interior of a second 12T Box Van which will be used for the storage of Mk 1 Coach spares and consumables for the restoration of the coaches.