Wednesday the 31st Jan a dry day but a cold wind so outside it is.

First task was to refit the ammeter into the Scammel iron horse where a connector had failed, new terminals and wire made it a solid circuit. Greg had got a larger battery from the scrapyard in Cheltenham so this was put on charge.

Greg had rubbed down the gutters on the 1874 pay office so painting time from faded BR brown to GWR dark stone.

repainted the gable ends so apart from the window frames all painting is completed

Walking past Taylors office building the door frame left a lot to be desired so sander and paint in hand another job done.

It was then time to check the battery charging and fit it on the Scammel where a quick prime of the carb and away it went so a little drive around and leave it running at fast idle to keep the dynamo charging. the speed screw under the accelerator pedal had gone tight so Greg oiled it and worked it in and out.

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The Honeybourne signal box door no longer closed as something had moved so the belt sander and finger belt sander came into use followed by adjustment of the door striker plate we now have a fully operational door

Now we have mobile staging from the Engineering department we can access the museum coach roof.

the white paint is peeling, going green with algae as well as been coated in steam train fire and boiler smuts. It needs cleaning, keying and repainting but black this time to hide the debris from the steam trains.

Before removing the peeling paint

The job in hand with paint scrapers attached to broom handles with a jubilee clip for reach

                                 A lot of bare areas after but now ready for the orbital sanders prior to painting