{"id":12194,"date":"2024-02-18T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=05c442c9348032d4a4d6ecbabce47185"},"modified":"2024-02-18T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T15:00:00","slug":"thursday-15th-another-very-busy-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=12194","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 15th – Another very busy Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was all happening again with this now very busy day in the life of the Works, despite there being a number of our regulars away. The big shunt was continuing but with the end in sight. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Paul looks on as our three electricians have a brief meeting at the end of the early morning cuppa and biscuits. I imagine it’s about RBr 1675.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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 Another consultation between Phil and Richard I inside 1675.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The various electrical conduits are gradually being mounted in the kitchen area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the seating area Dave was gradually adding the wall insulation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the Cotswold side of the coach Jeff was doing a great job filling the rivets holding the window frames and the edges of the doorway capping strips.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I was back on the scaffold tower at the south end adding more filler under the roof end where the new end panels had been welded on. By the end of the day, all this had been sanded smooth and the whole area, bar the black backplates, coated in green primer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[Photo : Paul]   Paul captured Jeff and myself during the afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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 Gerry prepares the glass for the final window to be fitted to 1675.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s been quite a journey, but this is another major job soon to be ticked off.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Today was the final day of the big shunt to rearrange the rakes. This completes Phase 1 of a long term strategy to have
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The primary benefits of having this will be the ability to:-<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n