Hello and welcome to this week’s update from the team at Quorn. The Brake Van B954268 that was hurriedly painted a few weeks ago in readiness for the Railways at Work Gala has developed some blistering of the paint on its West side. Our thoughts are that some of the replacement wood planks may not have had time to fully dry out before the primer was applied.
We understand the brake van is required for operation next weekend, therefore on Saturday Nick, Ernie and Charlie we made a start to scrape and sand the affected areas back to the bare wood so it could be made presentable.
The paintwork on the East side of the Brake Van has faired much better, so I was able to make progress with the remaining sign writing.
The black maintenance data panel box was applied and the builders plate picked out too.
One inner veranda plank that wasn’t replaced before the Gala was also attended to with a replacement piece of timber cut to size and fitted.
The lower edge part of the roof covering was painted Bauxite to blend in with the bodyside.
Sunday saw Mark, Tom, Oliver and Dan join Nick & myself on the brake van. Some more scraping and sanding was carried out on the West side, and thinned undercoat applied to hopefully soak into the bare wood.
The undercoat dried very quickly and some gloss Bauxite was applied to the affected areas.
A couple of areas on the East side were also treated in the same manner.
The running number on the West side was affected by the paint re-work, so this was touched up.
The East side maintenance data panel was finished off, the workshop/depot codes represented are for Newark (5480) and Tinsley Repair Sidings (5683).
The ‘Danger Overhead Live Wires’ warning plates were re-fitted to both sides.
We do realise that the problems with some dampness in the wood affecting the paintwork on this brake van could still be underlying, however it is presentable for operational use again. Depending on how it weathers, we will most likely need to re-visit the sides again for a full sand-down and another repaint.
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