SFN 2182 overhaul

During 2011 passenger car SFN2182 has been withdrawn from service and is being overhauled at Eveleigh.

Work has commenced repairing the roof area.

The malthoid covering on the roof was in need of repairs and the end timbers required replacement.

Whilst most of the roof will only require painting some sections had to be removed to repair rotten timbers in the roof.

It soon became obvious that this was not going to be a quick repair job. (Is it ever?)

What started off as a simple job soon became a much bigger than expected task.

The end sections of malthoid were removed to repair the wood work. All metal sections were treated to prevent rust.

A new wooden section will be manufactured and spliced into place before the malthoid material is reapplied.

New wooden mouldings were cut and shaped to the correct roof profile. These sections were primed and reapplied before the malthoid was replaced.

At the same time the removal of body rust began. This project will continue throughout the year and the car will receive a mechanical overhaul during this period. More updates throughout the year.

Spot the difference

In recent times Railcorp has let a contract to refurbish parts of the interior and exterior of the Large Erecting Shop at Eveleigh.

During 2011 the exterior of the building will change to resemble the original appearance of the building. Do you see any changes in these images?

Those with an eye for detail will notice that the toilet block on the right hand side of the building is no longer standing. This was a  later addition to the building and was recently demolished. In the months ahead new wooden doors made to the original pattern and drawings will replace the corrugated iron doors on all 6 roads.

L516 update

Whilst we have not been working on L516 in recent times we did take the opportunity to use up some left over paint from the HKB project.

The car has been in painted primer previously.

We decided to use up the remaining paint from the HKB project and painted one half of the car. Steve begins by painting around the timber strips.

Soon the colour begins to cover one end of the carriage.

The buffers were recently removed and replaced as the originals were bent.

  Slowly the appearance of the carriage begins to change.

And now to paint around and above the windows.

And continuing along the side until the paint ran out.

We hope to return to working on this carriage during 2011.

Another cab update

With all the flat sections ready to assemble into a box shape a frame was manufactured to ensure that the cab would be assembled back into the right shape.

The frame was made from RHS and was used to hold the cab panels into the right position.

Both cab sides were held in place and the front spectacle place was able to be bolted into position.

The new metal sections are un-primed unlike the original pieces that are in red primer.

each piece was bolted into place. Eventually the rivet team will come in and replace each bolt with a hot rivet.

The back wall of the cab is reunited with the cab sides.

The cab is now assembled less the roof. Note the new metal section on the left side of the door.

Looking at the back wall from the boiler position.

A look at the other side. Lots of new metal in the back section.

Slowly each rivet hole has a bolt and nut screwed into place to hold the sections together.

A new roof will be manufactured and be fitted soon. Further updates will be posted during 2011.

Cab assembly

The drivers cab of steam locomotive 6029 has been resident at Eveleigh for some time. In recent months it looked more like something that came out of an IKEA flat pack.

Mike and his team have been reassembling the cab pieces now that all the rusted sections have been replaced.

The new cab sections are bare metal unlike the original primed section.

The plan is to reassemble the cab to one piece read for the hot rivet team to come in and do the final rivet assembly.

The cab consists of two sides, two ands and a roof. Each of those parts has many sub assemblies to be mounted and secured in the right position.

Another piece in the jigsaw puzzle.

Can you recognise any of these bits?

Slowly the cab is beginning to take shape.

Another update on the cab will be posted soon.

Marker lights

It is time to replace the marker lights on both ends of the HKB.

Each marker lamp was previously overhauled and was ready to be remounted onto the ends of the van.

The backing plates were unfortunately not in a good enough condition to reuse so new backing blocks and plates had to be manufactured.

Each backing block and plate was primed and mounted to the body.

 

Electric wired were pulled through the block ready to wire into the marker lamps.

Marker lamps were mounted and painted in the final colour.

An end view of the HKB with marker lamps reattached.

Time to paint it (Part 2)

  Another work day and another coat of paint (2nd) is applied to the HKB.

After a light rub back the second coat of paint was applied to the body.

The second coat shows the high level of gloss in the paint.

The paint will now be left for several weeks to harden before a 3rd and final coat is applied.