Tuesday 22nd
Message received from Fred:
"We have agreed a date with the C&W Dept. for the Siphon G re-roofing and it is May 3rd. We have been thankful for the dry conditions in "The Barn" and their help in getting the Siphon ready for this. So it is now crunch time as they need the space for their own work again.
We would like some volunteers for this who would work alongside some of their chaps who have done it before on the Monster, which is 10 feet longer than the Siphon. Thanking you in anticipation."
I popped in to Winchcombe and Todders. Slapped an undercoat on 12 chairs.
Wednesday 23rd
I popped in to Todders; slapped a top coat on 12 chairs. Tony G called in to collect a GWR boot scraper.
Thursday 24th
I popped down to Todders while it rained, and did the lettering on the 12 chairs. Delivered some new needles for our needle-gun (didn't fit them, though).
Saturday 26th
Wartime Weekend, and as we don't like walking all the way from the field to the yard, I suspect that no one attended.
Colin reports:
" I went down to the siphon sat to help Gilbert (and had to go past a check point to get in) with laying out the cloth for the roof so it flattens out before the glue is put on. We thought we needed 2 scaffolding towers so I moved them into the barn and assembled them then realised that they wouldn't fit down the passageway just then an offer by C/W came along and said they had 3 tier towers we could use so I took ours down again.
In between this we had a visit from some reenactors who had missed their train and were being shown round. They were most interested in our plans for the coach and when I gave them the pictures of what it looked like they were very most taken with them.
I move all of Rogers chairs into one pile and cleaned up where the siphon had been before as we expect to be in a different place when we come out of the barn.
Gilbert had finished the corner bracket so there is only one small insert to do on the roof.
The last thing we did was to assist David from C/w to fit the cloth on top of the coach. This went on quite well although at one stage it looked too short, once it was put in position it fitted nicely. You can see how long the coach is while doing this bit and it will take a lot of work to glue it down.
All in all a good day and all this in only 4 hours
Colin"
Sunday 27th
While on crossing duty at Winchcombe, I was told that the Turkish 8F had limped home on Saturday afternoon with … a broken spring !!!
Update from Tyseley:
" I regret to report that we have got a little behind with this project, partly because the standard axle brasses which we had ordered, proved to be an annoyingly small amount too short for this application as the boss faces on your wheelsets have obviously seen a number of remachinings which mean that your boxes require somewhat longer axle bearings to make up for this. We have managed to obtain a further supply of 4 and there are 4 more due on Monday. 4 boxes are complete with their brasses, and the guide faces should be completed today with the first wheels going back in Monday/Tuesday."
Roger
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