Hello everyone, and welcome to another update from Quorn. This weekend has been the railway’s Re-unification Open Weekend, so we’ve welcomed visitors into the Test Car and around a small area of the yard. Nick and the team have also finished off de-scaling the last few pockets on both 3606 and 3621, and all bar two have been painted in black top coat.
Ernie, Dan and I welcomed visitors into the Test Car to explain and share its unique position in UK railway history. I also used some of the quiet periods to investigate some of the speedometers around the coach to see if they can be connected to the instrumentation in the coach as they were.
Harry, Dan and Nick continued the descaling, and continued priming the pockets and bays on the two Esso tank wagons. We’re now at the point where we’ve got the the last of these so we can now move to prepping the rest of the wagons.
On Sunday, Oliver, Tom, Mark, Charlie and Nick continued applying both primer and black paint to the wagons.
That wraps up this update, as a reminder the Test Car with be open for two more weekends in April:
– Road Rail Steam – 19-21 April 2025
– Spring Diesel Gala – 25-27 April 2025
Find us at the south end of the station yard at Quorn, through the gate just past the turntable.
Pop in and see us for a guided tour of this unique piece of railway history, and find our how & why British Rail tested goods wagons. Keep and eye out for our Donations Lamp outside the Test Car; your support is very much appreciated.
For more info about these events, and more, please see the GCRs website – https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/whats-on/
Thanks for reading! All the best, Ross
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