Carriage & Wagon Works News

LBSCR 6-wheel Fruit/Milk Van No.270 of 1908

January 2007

Most of the covering is now on the temporary building, such that the main dismantling can now proceed. One task undertaken before the covering was installed was the unthreading of the 14-ft length of the buffers and the drawgear, as can be seen lying alongside the carriage in the second photo above.

The photos below show that the doors and external panelling have been removed, and that much of the internal planking has also been numbered up, and some of that removed.

Work started 29 October 2006

The photo on the right by Dave Clarke, shows the building part-way through erection, in August 2006, with Van No.270 beneath its tarpaulin.

Over the last few months the framework of the temporary building which is to house the van during its overhaul has been completed. It still awaits its external covering, but work has started on the van itself, which is still under its tarpaulin.

The Thursday Gang have removed the external doors and cleared the interior. As much evidence about the van's history as possible is being gathered whilst dismantling of the interior starts.

Funding for the project is provided thanks to a bequest left to the Bluebell Railway Trust for that specific purpose.

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