A lot of work has gone into the overhaul of No.E43172 over the past couple of weeks. A lot of the fabrication work is still being concentrated on in the guard's compartment whilst the painters are making a start preparing and painting the opposite end of the carriage.
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| Metal in the donkey saw being cut to size for the gap between the guard's step and stanchion support bracket on the east side of the carriage |
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| The gap in question |
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| With the edge cut off and the sides chamfered the plate is clamped in place ready for welding |
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| Welded in |
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| Michael welding in another new support bracket |
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| Rotten frame work at the top of the guard's compartment double doors on the east side of the carriage |
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| Rotten section cut out |
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| Michael cutting a replacement piece |
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| Michael sizing up the new piece before fettling |
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| Welding it in |
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| Michael begins sizing up a new stanchion |
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| Clamped in place |
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| Welded in place |
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| A close up of the replacement plate on the framework at the top of the double doors after being welded in |
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| Michael sizing up the new double door's lintel |
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| Welding it in |
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| Making some finer adjustments at the other end |
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| On the west side of the guard's compartment, there was a dent. The metal received a vertical cut before being bashed outwards using a hammer and dolly |
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| Welding it back up |
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| Welds ground back |
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| Steve welding a support patch on one of the west side stanchions |
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| The two stanchions in question with their support metal welded on (second picture below) |
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| Jean continuing her work on the interior along with Rob (pictured below) |
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| Rob having a tidy up |
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| Norman sanding one of the west side doors |
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| Norman painting the north end buffer beam with primer |
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| A couple days later, Michael begins applying the first coat of primer on the north end of the carriage |
More updates to follow soon
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