Wednesday the 25th October a warm dry day for outside jobs and moving stored display items into the respective museums.

First a quick look at an  old scratch built model of the LNER class U1 2-8-0+0-8-2 Beyer Garratt locomotive that needs work to get it to a display standard.

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A few photos to peruse the rear drive electrical pick up is on top of the wheels the front is on the rear of the wheels.

                                    

                                    

                                        

                            

                        

                            

                                        

                                  It was then onto old tools refurbishment for the Foss Cross display

                                  A rusty GWR post straightener cleaned and treated with graphite oil

                      

                                        A scissor action pop riveter from an aircraft company

                                                                A 24" adjustable spanner

                                                  

         

                           And for the toy and period artefacts museum a omnibus ticket machine.

           

                                        

                                                                A vintage railway carriage, foot warmer (French), in the days before carriages had any form of heating.

                            

                            

                            

The museum carriage door was fouling so a quick look and the bottom hinge screws had rotted out

                                        

The remains of rusty screws and split timber meant dowels and wedges were needed

                                                                                                                            

new brass slot head screws will slow further problems and prevent us revisiting it in the short term.