The session on Saturday was called off due to bad weather, so on Sunday there were five of us to crack on with the Tar Tanker and Van B780952.

Whilst Mark and Alan got on with some more cleaning on the tanker, Tim and Jason finished removing the north east wall in the van.

After a quick lunch break and a change of teams, Alan had to go and Paul turned up for the afternoon session. Whilst Mark and Jason carried on with the tanker, Paul and Tim fitted new wall planks to the van. First Tim had to profile the special middle plank and then the external boards were slotted into place and bolted.

Paul then refitted the original internal boards, replacing the hundred or so screws by hand. On the outside, Tim trimmed the coach bolts down, fitted the door catch and then a bit of red oxide paint was put over the bare metal. The upper planks and metal frame on this section of the van will need rubbing back then primer and undercoat before the whole side is painted in topcoat.

At the close of play the tanker was a bit further forward and Van B780952 only needs the same treatment to the north west wall, then a full set of doors to get it back into traffic.