Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


Restoration of a Mk2 Coach - Page 3
The maintenance team at Leeming Bar are currently restoring a Mk2 coach which will be eventually used for Polar Express. Amongst other work there is extensive rust in the coach end and side panels and supports, which are being cut out and replaced.

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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on the Mk2 brake coach. Some of the bodywork has been cut away to gain access to repair/replace some corroded internal supports (05/11/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on the Mk2 brake coach. Some of the bodywork has been cut away to gain access to repair/replace some corroded internal supports (05/11/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - (08/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - (08/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - This end is starting to look very nice. Just needs the lining finishing (08/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - (15/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - (15/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - (15/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - The panels have been cut away to gain access to replace some metalwork that has rusted away (29/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - The panels have been cut away to gain access to replace some metalwork that has rusted away (29/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach W14073 continues - The panels have been cut away to gain access to replace some metalwork that has rusted away (29/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on the Mk2 brake coach. A replacement steel panel has been welded in at the west end (20/11/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on the Mk2 brake coach. Replacement steel panels have been welded in at the west end (20/11/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on the Mk2 brake coach. Replacement steel panels have been welded in at the west end (20/11/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on the Mk2 brake coach. A lamp bracket is being fitted (26/11/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Volunteers working on restoring a Mk2 coach (10/12/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on restoring a Mk2 coach (10/12/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on restoring a Mk2 coach. This top corner has been restored after cutting part of it out to gai access to internal parts (10/12/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on restoring a Mk2 coach. The west end of the coach is now looking much better (17/12/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Work is continuing on restoring a Mk2 coach. The east end of the coach is looking good, (17/12/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach is continuing - After bodywork repairs, this end of the coach ios now being prepared for repainting (14/01/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach is continuing - After bodywork repairs, this end of the coach ios now being prepared for repainting (14/01/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach is continuing - The end panels have now both been replaced and in process of being painted (14/01/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach is continuing - One of the doors is being repaired (14/01/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach is continuing - After bodywork repairs, this end of the coach ios now being prepared for repainting (21/01/2025)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of the Mk2 coach is continuing - The end panels have now both been replaced and in process of being painted (28/01/2025)
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