Restoration

Page Five - The Heritage Lottery Fund work continues

	The vehicle was lifted up on jacks to make work on the underframe components easier.
	In Ultrasonic days, an extra air reservoir was added to give better compressed air capacity. This was removed to return the system to original. The fuel tanks were removed for cleaning and painting, and one still contained fuel, which had to be drained off first.
	While up on jacks work still continued inside, with wall and partition panels being fitted, glazing to the partitions, and beading to the ceilings. Lamp fittings were either cleaned up and painted or manufactured, as they differed from normal as the bulb fitting was to the side.
	In the can some wooden packing was fitted, and a start made on the offside desk. The wiring is for the lighting and heating controls which are on this desk. Wooden panelling and window trims were made and fitted to the guard's van.
	Part-way through the work we were offered an original gear/direction controller, thanks to Tim Stubbs. It had been sitting in a garage for about 40 years. We had to alter the desk back to it's original configuration. The sections added for the 'Sharpe's' controls had to be cut out. In the van full time C&W joiner makes a start on fitting the partitions.
	We had the works drawings showing how the desk originally was, so the shelf was manufactured from these.
	Some of the can panel's start to be fitted. The formica panels are ex-Iris, it is the original pattern. The black bakelite panels are new (using "Tufnol") as the originals were altered in Departmental use. Volunteers Tom Beharrel and Sarah Everson are seen making some of these panels, which would be fitted to the offside desk.

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