Hello everyone and welcome to another update from Quorn. Work has focused on the small bits to get the Palvan ready to run, though with the list dwindling, some work was done on the GUV too.
Nick and Charlie continued with Operation Grass Cut, finishing the section between our two coaches and the running line. Once completed, the newly prepared chalkboards were fitted to the Palvan.
Ernie concentrating the under-frame details and touching in the black, including scraping and painting the bottom side of the headstocks.
I disconnected and removed the current batteries in the GUV. It was thought the cells were life expired, however, one of the cell connections had corroded and broken, so there might be hope in them yet. However, with some new batteries sat there waiting to go in, the decision was made to replace. We can then look at the others at our leisure. I made up new connection tails, and am just waiting for the copper tube terminals for the cable ends.
On Sunday, being that it was just the two of us, Dave and I treated ourselves to breakfast on the train, not before we surveyed the van train to get an idea for the work needed on the vehicles in it. Some new ply sheets and some new planks to do, so we’ll get those planned. For the most part its a sand and a repaint for several of the vans, which is positive.
After a quick look round at Loughborough, we went back to Quorn and got on with the signwriting. Dave on the wagon plate, and me on the vacuum release chord star.
With the paint drying, we shuffled the vehicles back down and started the formal brake test of the Palvan. The brake test was mostly good and functioned correctly, though the leakage rate is not up to spec.
We also recovered a set of our steps from the yard using ‘George’, it reminded me a cut price version of the steps you have for aircraft!
With that done, the last job to tick off on the Palvan is painting the roof, which hopefully will be done next week. Thanks for reading!
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