Category: modelrailroad

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Work has been steady with existing tasks being moved along. More investigations to the leaking vacuum system have been traced to leaks in joints in the main steel pipe itself, which is …

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Work has been split between continuing with window framing work and a return to the vacuum system. The windows have seen the first wooden surround fitted round the newly completed brass…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)The recently installed sliding light units in the eight passenger windows are being tidied up with mastic cutting back and further cleaning to ensure their appearance and longevity in s…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)A milestone has been reached this week with the completion of the sliding top-light fitting. For the first time the vehicle now has eight units fitted and functioning (it only had six w…

London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Window fitting has continued along the landward side with the aim of working towards the fully glazed milestone. There is just one window now outstanding for the top sliding lights.Furt…