Hello everyone and welcome to another update from Quorn. This week our road vehicle progress continues, and the van train finishes off its annual exam.
The wagon fairies have been in this week and stripped the paint off of 2 and a half BRUTEs, which means the these are now ready for welding up and new paint, with Dave finishing the other half.
Matt started by taking the trolley that he and I modified last week, striping it a apart and applying primer to all the upper surfaces.
Dave then selected one of the stripped BRUTEs to start with the welder. While Dave started with the baby MIG set, I got the stick wleder and the other MIG to see what would be required to get them working. The stick welder needed some new cable crimps and the MIG just needed a bit of fettling.
Once the primer was dry, Matt then got the black paint out to paint the floor and chassis of the trolley followed by the Yellow for the body work. The chargers also got a coat of yellow as well.
Dave was having issues with weld peneration so switched to the other MIG set that I’d repaired. This only partially resolved matters, so we’ll have to see what else we can do to improve our welding.
We lined up the yellow vehicles just behind the gate for a small part of BR at the railway’s Autumn Steam Gala.
Nick arrived early on Sunday to get a good start on the inspection of the van train. Some vacuum bags also required replacement, so these got replaced as and when Nick came across them.
Matt finished the ‘Tug Support Trailer’ with a bit of signwriting and stencilling.
I carried on the welding of the BRUTE, opting to use the generator in the Test Car to provide the power, which improved the welds a small amount. I did however run out of gas, which was probably the main reason we had weld issues. I then moved to the stick welder, which went well until the part of the electrode holder melted, so welding had to stop.
I tidied every thing I’d used away, and joined Matt in priming a BRUTE, taking one each. Nick retrieved 2 buffers from our store to put on the Shochood B, which has 2 buffers failed on its annual exam.
That just about finishes us up for this week, I’ll sign off with a remind about our Open Weekend on the 22nd-23rd of October. Come and see us and find out about some of our wagons, with visiting wagon groups and the Test Car will be open. Thanks for reading and see you around!
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