Carriage Report - June 2024

Published: 28th June, 2024

Dave Ely has completed his work at Woody Bay undertaking repairs to carriage No. 17. In addition, Charles Summers has delivered a number of spare parts to Woody Bay including T & G planks for a wagon, wooden backing plates for Sir George Newnes name plates, as well as two covers for the loco’s coal bunkers, plus several new stop blocks for locomotive and carriage wheels. To assist Parracombe Primary School, some new wooden stilts have been made to patterns provided by the school

Carriage N0.9

At East Group’s H,Q work progresses on Carriage N0.9 including new end sections and centre wall.

Newly made stop blocks

Newly made stop blocks

diesel powered pump

Member Bill Offord has donated a diesel powered pump which will be delivered to Woody Bay.