Author Archives: NVR Wagon Group

Further to our previous update, we finished planking and bracing the doors. It’s amazing how much weight three short planks add!   The doors were offered up and fitted well enough to be installed on to the hinges. A cumbersome … Continue reading →

Happy New Year to all followers of this website! 2014 promises to be an interesting year for the Wagon Group, which should see completion of LMS CCT 37071 at some point in the first half of the year, followed by … Continue reading →

In the age of steam, goods yards across the nation rang with the sound of clanging couplings and the squeal of steel wheel on rail, as all manner of goods were distributed around Britain in almost as many wagons. This … Continue reading →

A relatively short website update this week, in direct contrast to the number of hours worked and the difficulty of the job completed. Further to the previous update, the roof has now received its new canvas.   The canvas laid … Continue reading →

The moment of truth… the time had come to strip off the old roofing felt and see what state the timber boards were in underneath. From the underside of the roof we weren’t expecting any horror stories, but as with … Continue reading →

The CCT continues to make progress in the shed. With recent working sessions being concentrated on planking the body sides, the sheer bulk of this van is now beginning to re-emerge.   During the Diesel Gala in mid-October, we completed … Continue reading →

Further to our teaser photo last week, here is the finished replica BR wagon sheet in use at the Autumn Steam Gala on shock-absorbing open wagon B721890, which retains its original tarpaulin bar.   More side planking has been installed … Continue reading →

With CCT 37071 taking up all our time this year (it’s a BIG wagon!) progress has been a little disappointing on the running fleet front. However here is a teaser photo of a side project completed yesterday, that will accentuate … Continue reading →

Apologies for the lack of updates in recent weeks; I have not visited the railway for some time and a shoulder injury has prevented me making any working visits. However there should hopefully be some further progress to report very … Continue reading →

A bit of a tricky task this week; putting right damage on CCT 37071 that was received in a collision many years ago. In the photo it can be seen that the timber top rail is completely smashed. Less obvious … Continue reading →

Just a brief update today: Topcoating to the body steelwork is now completed, another job off the ‘To Do’ list. (Photo courtesy of Philip Halstead).

After all the hours of hard work with little visible improvement, CCT 37071 has finally turned a corner with red topcoat now being applied to much of the body framework. About a third of the north side has been done… … Continue reading →