The previous update covered our farewell to Corridor Composite 15997, pleasingly this time we can welcome back a coach into service following a spell away, which hopefully is more representative of our style!Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Whee…
Apologies for the lack of recent updates, but time has been in short supply of late.Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)Completion is just days away with the finishing touches being made to the lining.London North East…
Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)Both sides of the vehicle have now had two gloss coats of maroon supplied by Paintman. As the saloon doesn’t have to match any adjacent vehicles (unlike the maroon on the Mark 1 stoc…
Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)A second coat of maroon has been applied on the seaward side of the saloon, whilst the the landward side has been re-sanded and further paining undertaken. A few areas have bee…
Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)Both ends have now been gloss painted including the buffer beams. Additionally, both sides have had one top coat and it has been decided to key and apply a further top coat, for maxi…
Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)The rubbing down and paint preparation of the Picnic Saloon has continued and is now practically complete. With the weather warming up as well it should not be long before paint star…
Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)Now that Pigeon Van 6843 is complete, work has started on the second candidate in our vintage train refresh project, the Midland & Great Northern Picnic Saloon, which has been in…
With such a busy schedule recently, the lack of blogging means that no less than three vehicles have been released from our workshop to re-enter service on the railway.London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Since the window …
Today marks the tenth anniversary of this blog. Exactly a decade ago on the 16th January 2015 we decided to try something slightly different and share the news from within Carriage & Wagon online to all enthusiasts rather than those within the rail…
As is traditional, the final Blog post of the year looks back on what we have achieved these past 12 months. Exactly a year ago, I wrote about the challenges of adjusting to the post-Covid world of a slashed volunteer workforce which for us had led to …