A Suburban Story Part III

This is an unplanned post so consider this as a bonus!  You always get value for money here.

At the moment the guard's compartment is the home to John's woodworking shop.  Once John and the team have finished the plan is to turn this space into a wheelchair zone, the double doors form an ideal access point and additional fittings will be provided to make the journey safe and comfortable.  This will include fitting windows to the end wall for good visibility.

So here are some before pictures.  We start with a general view in the guard's compartment with the handbrake wheel in the foreground and the desk behind.

The double doors will allow access, as you can see there is still plenty of restoration work on these to be done.

Water has caused some damage to the doors and this will all have to be attended to.  Reg and company on the outside and John and company on the inside.  Already John has replace some of the internal woodwork but there is plenty still to do.

Outside along the bottom you can see the area that has been cut away and the grey patch is where the original parcels plate would have been specifying load details.

As you can see there is still quite a way to go before the coach will enter service but we are determined to make this a quality job.

We will keep popping back in to the shed to see progress.  Pictures again from Guy N and thanks to all involved with and supporting the restoration.

Until next time