7828 Gets Heavier
Every time we fit something back on LMS Third Open 7828 at Rowsley she looks better, she gets a bit heavier, and there is … Continue reading →
Category Archives: 7828 Updates
7828 Ceiling & Torpedo Ventilators
Recent progress to report on 7828 includes… … Continue reading →
Ceiling Beading
Ceiling
It has been a long job, but the entire ceiling has been painted in brush filler, laboriously rubbed down (thanks for your help Dave), and then the lighting patresses and beading fitted. As I write this, there are 6 pieces … Continue reading →
Above and Below
Work continues on the LMS Period One Third Open 7828 at Rowsley. Michael Fearn has fitted the last of the aluminium shielding that goes behind the heater pipes, so with any luck it won’t be too long before the pipes … Continue reading →
Ceiling Week- End of Week
Both saloon ceilings are in place. By the end of the second day of panel fitting, we were able to install 5 saloon panels in a day, and we stopped at 5 again on the third session when we ran … Continue reading →
Carriage Restorers resort to Magic Mushrooms!
You didn’t really think I meant those magic mushrooms did you? Hey ho, several years ago LMSCA volunteers devised some supports to be used when putting up new ceilings in carriages and they came to be called ‘magic mushrooms’, you … Continue reading →
Ceiling Week- midweek report
Full set of panels made for the ceiling now, vestibules and toilets included. Small saloon now has the ceiling fitted, large saloon to follow. Dave and I have started refurbishing the bulkheads around the toilet areas, and some new panels … Continue reading →
Ceiling Week 1
So I’m on leave for 9 days, and it’s….. wait for it….. Ceiling Week! The main saloon ceiling panels have been cut, shaped and painted with primer, undercoat and gloss over the last few weeks. Fire retardant emulsion is being … Continue reading →
EARLY BOXING DAY FOR 7828 02 DEC 2012
That should probably be ‘boxing-in day’ as the final pieces of tongue and groove boarding were fitted to 7828 at Rowsley. I’m not sure if boxing-in is the correct terminology, but it’s what we call the boarding that goes between … Continue reading →