LNER (SVR) Coach Fund
2006 Progress Page of Composite Coach GNR 2701
www.lner-svr-coachfund.org.uk
DECEMBER 2006
December with the family commitments that Christmas creates the pace has slowed this month on the larger tasks but has enabled some of the smaller jobs that have been put off have been finished like the last of the heater controls have been connected and some for the netting has been fitted to the luggage racks. The one major task that has been completed is the fitting of the 3rd class corridor doors.
NOVEMBER 2006
November saw the second seat installed in compartment 2. Construction of the final 1st class seat back has been completed and is awaiting its turn to go to the upholster. At this rate the first class seating is on course to be finished around Christmas. Also for pictures in the view frames have been tried out.
OCTOBER 2006
October has been much the same more seat construction and the second seat installed in
compartment 1 and one installed
in compartment 2.
Moving away from 2701 for a moment LNER 43600 was out shopped on 21st after 2 months of
hard work by the staff of the Bewdley Paint shop and it is seen here at platform 2 Bewdley
waiting to be put into the set, 52255 has now gone into
to the paint shop for the same treatment..
Also another shunt occurred 0n the 30th October using steam power giving a chance of
getting interesting photographs.
SEPTEMBER 2006
September as with August has been spent on the first class seating the seat which was part covered as a trial has now been recovered with the real moquette and on the Friday of the Autumn Gala (22-9-2006) the arm rests and seat winds were assembled to the seat back and the installed, only 6 more to go plus the third class.
AUGUST 2006
August has been spent concentrating on the first class seating with the completion of
the seat back frames fitting of
the springs through to the trial run with upholstery.
JULY 2006
Start of the completion of the end of the third class corridor
JUNE 2006
Here are a selection of photos showing the advanced state of the corridor and gangways
MAY 2006
On the 3rd May GNR 2701 along with Kitchen Restraint car 7960 were shunted out on to the running lines of Bewdley Station using the Rushton shunter for coupling trials and to identify any rattles or movement within the structure of the carriage
