O.K. So what’s the denture brush look at the back then?

It’s the outer ends of the screwed stays, which have to be trimmed back to a given protrusion from the outer firebox shell and rivetted over. These stays are now carrying that inner firebox you saw in earlier pics. There are also the ends inside the firebox to do of course. So where are all the volunteers then? Gert and Lukas, this will be all too familiar to you!

Coal delivery day today. Seen here, the truck with an elevator unloading into an ‘La’ wagon. ‘La’? you say? So is that a later version of the ‘L’ we are restoring? Simple answer……………

The ‘W’ had to be pulled out to get the ‘La’ wagon out from behind. An interesting picture I thought. Shows a weather beaten gangers hut and the good looking ‘W’. Sharp eyed readers will notice the wagon is an all steel flat, on plain bearing bogies, classified ‘Ub’.

Something different? Try this shot in the library. Webmaster Ian McDonald (seeing quite a bit of him lately aren’t we?) is in the drivers seat, with John Robb our resident librarian, historian and what have you on the far side and Keith Brown, founding member, carriage restorer and fountain of information on the early days, nearer the camera. I have had the great pleasure to work alongside Keith on occasion and have been wholly delighted with what he has been able to tell me about the early days.

Lastly, here’s a look at the new panel in place on the railcar. Thanks Blair!

That’ll do till next week. Cheers, ‘K’.