The Severn Valley Railway is celebrating the passion and skills of its volunteers, as the almost restored LNER Gresley teak carriage 43612 is rolled out of the paintshop at Bewdley.
A team of 25 volunteers has dedicated more than 6,000 hours to the restoration of the wooden-bodied carriage, which was built in 1934 and has been receiving extensive repairs and attention for the past two-and-a-half years.A crowd of more than 50 guests gathered for the occasion, which included many of the volunteers involved in this meticulously executed project, as well as Severn Valley Railway directors, SVR Charitable Trust trustees and members of the press.
Martin Turbutt, who works for the SVR at Bewdley, explained more about the details of work carried out:"We’ve repaired the underframe, floor and roof, replaced all interior panels and vinyl wall coverings, reupholstered all 64 seats with new 1924-pattern moquette, installed new tables, and repaired the timber frame and some of the exterior teak panels.
"One of the more unusual jobs was the replacement of some of the gangway components, as these were worn beyond acceptable limits. Although 43612 was built by the LNER at York in 1934, the gangways were contracted out to Metro-Cammell in Birmingham. After the company closed, most of their drawings were saved by Birmingham library. One of our volunteers spent an afternoon in the library with his laptop, creating CAD drawings from the stored microfiches.
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