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Restoration of Mk1 Brake Second Coach M35304
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The maintenance team at Leeming Bar have started to restore a Mk1 Brake Second coach - M35304. There is some rust along the bottom edge of the bodywork on both sides which needs repairing. Inside, the coach is in reasonable condition

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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the sides, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Ref - 14388
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the sides, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the sides, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the sides, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the sides, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the sides, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the ends, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the ends, is being cut away where necessary and then either filled in or new steel welded in (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Areas of rust near the bottom of the side will need to be repaired (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - a view along the corridor (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - the inside of the guard's Brake van (30/07/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Repairs, filling and smoothing down of the side bodywork in progress (06/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Repairs, filling and smoothing down of the side bodywork in progress (06/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the end bodywork in progress (06/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the end bodywork in progress (06/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Repairs, filling and smoothing down of the side bodywork in progress (06/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Repairs, filling and smoothing down of the side bodywork in progress (06/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - This side has now been undercoated and rubbed down (13/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
(13/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - This side has now been partially undercoated and rubbed down (13/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - At this end repairs, filling and smoothing down of the side bodywork is still in progress (13/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - At this end repairs, filling and smoothing down of the side bodywork is still in progress (13/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the end bodywork in progress (13/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the end bodywork in progress (13/08/2024)
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Ref - 14626
Photo - Neil Guest
The Mk1 Brake First coach being painted in readiness for being used during the Industrial Diesels Weekend (21/08/2024)
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Photo - Neil Guest
The Mk1 Brake First coach being painted in readiness for being used during the Industrial Diesels Weekend (21/08/2024)
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Photo - Neil Guest
The Mk1 Brake First coach being painted in readiness for being used during the Industrial Diesels Weekend (21/08/2024)
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Ref - 14629
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - This side has been painted and is now looking very nice (27/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - This side has been painted and is now looking very nice (27/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - View into the brake van section (27/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - This side has still to be restored. The side visible from station platforms was done first so that the coach could be used in the Industrial Diesel weekend (27/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - This side has still to be restored. The side visible from station platforms was done first so that the coach could be used in the Industrial Diesel weekend (27/08/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the north side of the coach is underway (03/09/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the north side of the coach is underway (03/09/2024)
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Ref - 14742
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The south side of the coach which was painted for use during the Industrial Diesel Weekend, is now getting rubbed down to get a better finish (03/09/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - - The south side of the coach which was painted for use during the Industrial Diesel Weekend, is now getting rubbed down to get a better finish (10/09/2024)
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Ref - 14744
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - - The south side of the coach which was painted for use during the Industrial Diesel Weekend, is now getting rubbed down to get a better finish (10/09/2024)
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Ref - 14745
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the north side of the coach is underway (10/09/2024)
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Ref - 14746
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the north side of the coach is underway (10/09/2024)
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Ref - 14747
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - Work on the north side of the coach is underway (10/09/2024)
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Ref - 14748
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - An undercoat has been applied to part of the north side of the coach (10/09/2024)
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Ref - 14749
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - An undercoat has been applied to part of the north side of the coach (10/09/2024)
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Ref - 14924
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The north side of the coach is being painted (08/10/2024)
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Ref - 14925
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The south side is looking very nice with its new glass paint (15/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The south side is looking very nice with its new glass paint (15/10/2024)
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Ref - 14927
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The north side is looking very nice with its new glass paint (15/10/2024)
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Ref - 14928
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The north side is looking very nice with its new glass paint (15/10/2024)
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Ref - 14929
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The south side is looking very smart with the lining - suspect it will be used for Polar Express (29/10/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The north side is looking very nice with its new glass paint (29/10/2024)
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Ref - 14931
Photo - Timothy Edwards
Restoration of Mk1 coach M35304 - The south side is looking very smart with the lining - suspect it will be used for Polar Express (29/10/2024)
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Ref - 15042
Photo - Timothy Edwards
This mk1 coach is now looking very nice (05/11/2024)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
This mk1 coach is now looking very nice (05/11/2024)
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