07/08/22 – Green?

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We start with final touches being applied to 765272, South swan neck, lamp irons and a second coat of bauxite for the southern vent.

As well as the completion of the east side data panel.

This completes this vehicles repaint, with some roof repairs remaining to carry out. Just a pair of closing images of the vehicle as was and as is now.

Steve and I took a quick visit to Rothley to remove and repaint the sign on the former sheet store/goods shed. This returned to Quorn and was painted black, sign written and the frame glossed white.

Back at Quorn, and attention turning to arguably the most important van in the fleet, well to us anyhow.

Same as always, Scrape, with a little more than usual being removed.

PVA.

Prime,

Although with the additional step of fill, sand and fill. As a static van this will add a little more life to the ply which would vibrate out of an inservice vehicle.

Then the start of the undercoating, any guesses about livery?

The chalkboards were also removed, Scraped, PVA’d and primed.

Between waiting for items to dry we also applied a smart coat of black to the garage.

Followed by a trip back to Rothley to refit the now completed sign.

With Nick back from Scout camp, we trial fit two BRUTEs in his van. This is in preparation for a future road trip.

A touch of sealer was then applied to 854097.

Then once that had cured more paint, not only green but a touch of yellow too.

I’ll leave you a week to figure it out, see if you guess correctly next week.

Comments

7 responses to “07/08/22 – Green?”

7 August 2022

Mike Hallam-Rudd

Well done guys, as always a great weekends productivity

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8 August 2022

Dave Cooper

Would it be anything to do with banana’s ? Asking for a friend Mr Harry Belafonte.
Day O.

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1. 8 August 2022
  
  Matt Baker
  
  I’m afraid not, no need for mister tally man to come and tally me banana.
  
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14 August 2022

Dave Cooper

Aha, the ZQO appears to be a “tool” van. There are six designation’s for “tool” vans, ZQA,ZQB,ZQP,ZQV and ZQX.
This prompts the question, what is the difference?
Keep up the great work gents, can’t wait to see some long freight trains, come the autumn gala.

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1. 14 August 2022
  
  Ross Loades
  
  Hi Dave, The last letter in a TOPS code (ZQO) denotes what brake type the vehicle is fitted with. Running though your list: A is for air braked, B is Air braked with a vacuum through pipe. O is unfitted. P is Vacuum through piped. V is for vacuum braked. X is for dual braked (air and vacuum).
  
  There are some other brake codes as well, but the ones you’ve listed are the most frequently seen.
  
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  1. 15 August 2022
    
    Dave Cooper
    
    Thanks Ross, I’m now beginning to understand the logic of the TOPS codes. I suppose it enables the rail planning people to collate compatible wagons.
    
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    1. 15 August 2022
      
      Ross Loades
      
      Yes, exactly that. The first letter is a general vehicle type, Z in this case is 4 wheeled engineers/departmental vehicle. The second letter is just is just a way to identify variations in the general vehicle type, like you say Q is ‘tool’ van.
      
      The only place that doesn’t hold true is passenger coaches, which retained their standard acronyms such as BCK, BFK, TSO, SK etc etc, so none of what I have written applies to them!
      
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