Restoration of BR MK1 BSK W34540

Restoration of BR MK1 BSK W34540 This page is to show the progress of restoration of BR MK1 BSK Coach W34540 at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway.

10/06/2018

Work will hopefully be continuing in the next couple of weeks.

Work will be focused on continuing to strip all panels which will enable us to inspect all the metal pillars.

This weekend the team started to strip back the panels to examine the metal work underneath. As you can see in the secon...
29/04/2018

This weekend the team started to strip back the panels to examine the metal work underneath. As you can see in the second photo the pillars have rusted away and will need welding before new panels are put on.

Apologies for the lack of progress reports over the last few months. Unfortunately due to a number of our volunteers bei...
15/04/2018

Apologies for the lack of progress reports over the last few months. Unfortunately due to a number of our volunteers being required to cover operational roles at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway work has temporarily being Paused but scheduled to restart shortly.

However we do want to take the opportunity to share these pictures of the interior of a operational BSK currently in traffic at Avon Valley. These pictures hopefully highlight the end results we are aiming towards. With special thanks to Tom Roff and Liam Dixon for these contributions.

Finally we would like to extend a warm welcome to Luke Webster May and Kaz Lewinski who will joining the project over the next few weeks and we are looking forward to their demonstration of skills in the Project

So after work being on hold for 2 months due to operational demands work recomensed on the restoration. With Tom and Lia...
13/01/2018

So after work being on hold for 2 months due to operational demands work recomensed on the restoration.
With Tom and Liam focusing effort on removing a very tricky panel in compartment 3, Aaron took the opportunity to start de cluttering the luggage area of the guards van as well as preparing the corridor to be repanelled. There's is also a photo detailing the declutter operation that will be required in the guards van.
Thankyou so much to all 3 for their hard work and dedication today, your work is most appreciated!

09/01/2018

Work will be continuing this Saturday with more work scheduled on compartment 3.

We would also like to welcome Liam Dixon to the team!

31/12/2017

Apologies for the lack of updates! Myself Aaron, Jack Knight and Thomas Roff wish you all a Happy New Year and thank you for your support!

Work is planned to continue extensively in January and February 2018!

Although no progress was made on 34540 this weekend, the coach was fortunate enough to become part of the beautiful snow...
10/12/2017

Although no progress was made on 34540 this weekend, the coach was fortunate enough to become part of the beautiful snow backdrop for the santa specials at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway. Thanks to Tom for this cracking shot of her this morning! If you would like help with restoring the coach please feel free to Contact us for further information!

Our huge gratitude for all our supporters and followers on Facebook, The work is always ongoing and we are looking forwa...
20/11/2017

Our huge gratitude for all our supporters and followers on Facebook, The work is always ongoing and we are looking forward to sharing more of the work that is to follow. If you would like to be part of the project we are currently looking for more volunteers to join our team. If you think you can help then please feel free to contact us for further information!

This morning Tom and Aaron had a very progressive day stripping back compartment number 3 to bare minimum. Here are some...
11/11/2017

This morning Tom and Aaron had a very progressive day stripping back compartment number 3 to bare minimum. Here are some pictures of the works completed towards the restoration.

WE NEED YOUR HELPAs a small group of volunteers we are always on the the look out for new volunteers to help with the ma...
11/11/2017

WE NEED YOUR HELP
As a small group of volunteers we are always on the the look out for new volunteers to help with the massive task of restoring 34540! If you think you could spare some time towards the project or would like further information please feel free to contact us.

A good few hours done on W34540 today. Me and Jack started stripping compartment 3.
28/10/2017

A good few hours done on W34540 today. Me and Jack started stripping compartment 3.

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Swindon
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