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The new roof canvas of ‘Vanfit’ B759852 has received another coat of undercoat, but as one coat of grey paint looks much like another, no photo! A little more work has also been undertaken on ex-LMS ‘Medfit’ M470944. The photographs … Continue reading →

The new roof canvas on ‘Vanfit’ B759852 has now received its first coats of primer and undercoat, after having the long sides of the canvas fixed down with metal strip.   The restored end roof hoops have also now been … Continue reading →

The new roof canvas. Any colour you like, as long as it’s green!   We specified pockets to be sewn into the long edges of the canvas, so a scaffolding pole could be inserted to give the canvas an evenly … Continue reading →

As the new roof canvas for B759852 did not arrive in time for our planned working session, we had to re-jig our plans for the day and so began work on ex-LMS ‘Medfit’ M470944, which only needs a small number of … Continue reading →

The roof has now been entirely stripped of old felt and canvas, with particular care taken to remove all old nails. A little rot was discovered in two places, this was cut out and replaced using boards recovered from the … Continue reading →

BR ‘Vanfit’ B759852 has now received the final ‘BR Freight Brown’ topcoat to the north side, after the last few repairs to the bodywork. The underframe and headstocks have also been scrubbed in preparation for some underframe gloss black. (Photo … Continue reading →

All the door furniture has now been installed on under-overhaul ‘Vanfit’ B759852. BR freight brown topcoat will soon follow, as will photographs and a proper update on here. Arrangements are now in hand for the recanvassing of the roof, which … Continue reading →

As promised in our article in the last issue (No.104) of “Nene Steam”, we have finally got round to constructing our themed collection box to grace the platform at Wansford. We very much hope it will be actively contributing towards … Continue reading →

New member Philip spent a working session stripping the remaining old paint off the bodyside with a hot air gun, and a good start was also made on wirebrushing the metalwork. The considerable effort being expended on the preparation of … Continue reading →

Using a hot air gun, more of the old paint has been stripped off the bodyside to the left of the doors.   A rotten plank that previously escaped detection has now been removed and replaced. The steel framework to … Continue reading →

Thank you to all who have supported us since our article appeared in the latest “Nene Steam” magazine. There have been some kind monetary donations which will go towards a new roof canvas for this van and a new working member, Philip, … Continue reading →

Due to a house move and work commitments, wagon restoration has had to be put on the back burner for the last few weeks – hence the lack of updates recently. We hope to resume normal service as soon as possible! … Continue reading →