A lot of work has taken place on brake coach No.E43172 in the days after Christmas, including three new patches on the west side of the carriage and more work on the guards compartment end east side
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| The first of three patches to do on the west side, this photo shows the rotten plate underneath/behind a doorstop |
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| Doorstop removed and the plate halfway through being cleaned up/sanded down |
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| Rotten piece cut out, new piece in place |
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| Steve welding the replacement piece in |
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| Welds ground back and holes for the doorstop drilled |
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| Daryl carrying on with sanding down the south end |
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| Michaels work on the guards compartment end, being shown here is the replacement piece on the frame ready to be welded in, compared with the rotten piece |
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| Welded in |
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| Rotten corner piece successfully cut out. Also just visible in this photo is the new metal welded in on the very bottom of the south crash barrier/stanchion |
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| Steve starts cleaning up the next doorstop piece |
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| Same again, it is quite rotten just below and behind the doorstop |
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| The view from behind/inside the carriage, the bolt ends/nuts have also been ground flat to allow the seized bolts to be removed |
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| Cutting out |
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| Cleaned up ready for welding |
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| The new piece held in place |
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| Tack welded in place |
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| Some additional welds were done between the bracket and the new metal for extra support |
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| Welds ground back and holes drilled |
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| Onto the next one, this time on one of the doors |
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| Cut out and cleaned up |
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| New piece welded in |
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| Steve grinding back the welds |
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| Welded in and holes drilled |
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| The three patches, awaiting bodyfiller |
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