After our recent successful events it back to the grind at Peterborough. With the renewed push on the vans we start on what we have deemed the quick wins, that is the 3 in the Bay platform, these require roof repairs and running gear attention.

B780952 the first to see work. The failed roof covering, well coverings actually, were all removed by Tim, Gareth and Matt

Cliff removed the roof bolts from the perimeter of the roof. Which included the end hoops which were cleaned and straightened by Stu and Josh,

Phil made a start to preparing the unrestored north side, whilst Ed and Jason made weld repairs to one of the other vehicles in Railworld. They also has assistance from the wild life.

With the morning taken up with removal of coverings the next step was to rebuild the damaged roof edge. With the rest of the roof in very good condition the decision was taken to apply new ply on top of the existing. This was screwed and bolted, with batons fixed to the edge for strength and a future step,

What we are calling the Quorn covering, as this has been applied with great success by Quorn Wagon and Wagon, the ex lorry tarpaulin was prepared with fixtures removed.

The tarpaulin was rolled up and slid on to the roof, being fixed at one end under the roof hoop.

With the bolts tightened, the covering was rolled out, pulled from the other end and fixed in the same manor.

Unfortunately time ran away with only a few staples applied into the side batons to hold the sheet a little more securely until we next tend to it.

This does mean a repaired roof with a waterproof covering which requires minor work to secure fully and a few coats of paint for a more prototypical colour