This update has been a long time coming, but following Paul’s sudden illness and untimely passing, a certain amount of soul-searching occurred about how/whether to continue with the Wagon Group culminating in the decision to carry on and make the Express Freight Project a suitable tribute to Paul and his vision for freight on the railway.

Over the next year or so, membership of the group fluctuated significantly, until eventually it settled with a core of regular volunteers, perhaps not managing to work as frequently or regularly as the team had originally, but still chipping away…

The website was one of Paul’s areas and, unfortunately, has had only minimal updates in the intervening time. Stu has now stepped up to manage the website, and it has undergone a quick refresh to improve the aesthetics and bring the content up-to-date.

So, here is a brief summary of everything that happened between May 2016 and December 2018, and then we will switch to quarterly summaries on this website, with more frequent up-to-date information available on FaceBook.

• Express Freight Project renamed Paul Foxwell Express Freight Project
• B761651 restored and returned to traffic
• Express Freight Project appeared in Steam Railway magazine
• Freight rake appeared at 2016 Steam Gala
• Tim’s brake van B953944 underwent a repaint
• B881987 (Banana Van) cosmetically restored
• Tim developed process to cast replica D-plates in resin
• Freight photo charter with Jinty 47406
• Evening Freight Experience with 92 Squadron sadly did not happen
• B786075 restored and returned to traffic
• B768248 restored and returned to traffic
• B954024 civils brake van body restoration commenced
• D-plates made by Tim fitted to RVP Diesel Brake Tender at GCR
• B773100 restored and returned to traffic
• B785122 restored and returned to traffic
• Freight Driving Experience with Jinty 47406
• B759852 re-wheeled (eventually!) and returned to traffic
• Flying Scotsman and Tornado both spent time alongside us undergoing repairs