Carriage & Wagon Works News
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Current major carriage restoration/overhaul projects:
- Pullman Car No. 54 of 1923
- LBSCR Stroudley Brake 3rd No. 949 of 1881 – see also Dave Clarke’s photos
- SR Maunsell Hastings-line Brake No. 3687 of 1931 – see also Dave Clarke’s photos and Alex Morley’s photos
- LBSCR Stroudley 5-compartment 3rd No. 328 of 1890 – work started in 2010 – see also Dave Clarke’s photos
- LBSCR Fruit/Milk Van No. 270 of 1908 – see also Dave Clarke’s photos
- BR TSO No. 4754 of 1957 – see Dave Clarke’s photos
Wagon restoration/overhaul projects:
- Report on the first five years of the Bluebell Goods Division (pdf download) – January 2024
- SR (Bulleid) 5-plank Open wagon No. 12058: major restoration – also see Facebook (and Dave Clarke’s earlier photos) – completed February 2023
- SR 8-plank open wagon No. 37786 (pdf download) – planking repairs and repaint – February 2023
- SR 20-Ton Engineers’ wagon No. 62002 – Intermediate overhaul and re-plank – also see Facebook – completed January 2023
- SR ‘Queen Mary’ Bogie Brake Van No. 56290 rapid repair, July 2021
- GWR 5-plank open wagon No. 87782 – Project on hold
Maintenance features:
- Carriage electrical systems: Dave Clarke’s photos
Older news is in the Archive of past projects
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with thanks to Matthew Lander, Laurie Anderson, Jack Gregory, Stephen Goldsmith,
Dave Clarke, Alex Morley, Nick Beck, Martin Skrzetuszewski and Jon Elphick.
Last updated 13 January 2024 by Richard Salmon