{"id":2750,"date":"2022-11-14T20:26:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.furnessrailwaytrust.org.uk\/about\/blog\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2022-11-14T20:26:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:26:15","slug":"monday-14th-november-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=2750","title":{"rendered":"Monday 14th November 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2742\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141859-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Phil and Anne Burton working on the chaise longue\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141859-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141859-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141859-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>Work has continued apace on Great Eastern Railway Royal Saloon No. 5. Anne and Phil Burton are making progress on the chaise longue in the east saloon where repairs to the wooden frame have been necessary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2743\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141600A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"John Dixon painting a lamp bracket on GER No. 5\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141600A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141600A-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>John Dixon, seen here painting a lamp bracket, has just about completed painting the components on the exterior of the coach in a specially mixed shade of brown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2744\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141643A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ed working in the guard's compartment in GER No. 5\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141643A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141643A-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>Ed has continued to remove old paint and varnish from the guard\u2019s compartment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2745\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_152426A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"John Davis sprucing up the royal toiler roll holder from GER 5\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_152426A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_152426A-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>John Davis has been giving his attention to sprucing up the Royal toilet roll holder!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2746\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_115438A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Bell measuring the next piece of fabric to be fitted in GER 5\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_115438A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_115438A-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>Tim has been giving the interior woodwork a couple of coats of varnish. Once dried, the new fabric is fitted to the lower panels. Phil has been in charge of the scissors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2747\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_122444-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"John Davis holds the fabric whilst Phil Bell tacks it into place.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_122444-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_122444-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_122444-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>It\u2019s a two-handed job to fit the fabric, with John Davis lending a hand here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2748\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_123204-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Fred with Caliban's boiler\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_123204-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_123204-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221111_123204-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>Elsewhere, Fred has started to prepare <em>Caliban\u2019<\/em>s boiler for an NDT inspection, cleaning off old rust and dirt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2749\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141517-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The newly manufactured screw on top of the reverser body for Wootton Hall\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141517-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141517-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221109_141517-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>Finally, the new screw for <em>Wootton Hall<\/em>\u2019s reverser has now arrived, seen here on top of the fabricated reverser body. This opens up further work on this mechanism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work has continued apace on Great Eastern Railway Royal Saloon No. 5. Anne and Phil Burton are making progress on the chaise longue in the east saloon where repairs to the wooden frame have been necessary. 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