On Monday, 1369 once again took to the harbourside to star in a photo charter in central Bristol, organised by 30742 charters.
Here are some photos from the day, thanks to Bob Edwardes and David Stagg.
Photo Charter with 1369
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Category Archives: WD Sulphuric Acid Tanker
Sulphuric Acid Tanker – Refurbished
The ‘tarting up’ of the tanker has been completed by the weekday volunteering team.
The Coles having been fixed at the weekend meant the tanker could be manoeuvred onto the running line yesterday. Katie was on hand to take these photos.
With the wagon re-railed, the lid could be craned into place. This wasn’t removed during the previous restoration but it has enabled some remedial work to be done inside the tank.
Bruce did the honours of tightening up the new/refurbished securing hooks.
All done! A nice quick win for the team and proof if proof be need be that the team can turn around wagon overhauls in good time.
Sulphuric Acid Tanker in for the Winter
The tanker was picked up and turned 90 degrees today to get it into L Shed. The plan is to give the tank a spruce-up as it’s suffered more than the chassis out in the open and the paint is looking rather tatty. The Coles Crane slewed the wagon around by picking up the end and moving it over a piece at a time.
Thanks to Chris E for the photos.
Last Operating Weekend of 2024 (Sunday)
That’s it! Another season of passenger operations finished. Now the winter maintenance can begin.
This includes getting the tank of the Sulphiric Acid Tanker rubbed down and repainted. The chassis is still in good condition but the tank has suffered a bit from flaking paint and rust bubbles.
The Coles Crane was used to bring the tanker out of the yard and set it down on to Henbury at the end of the working day. The steam loco then propelled it onto the quayside to be pressure-washed. Earlier in the day we did a test lift to ensure the crane would be able to slew it into the warehouse.
Henbury was then ashed out (the plates in the ashpan were removed at the same time) and taken back to the shed as the light faded.
Thanks to Katie Richards for the photos.
Sulphuric Acid Tanker Restoration – II
Photo courtesy Bob and Jonathan Edwardes, with thanks
Here’s the results of the hard graft the volunteers and staff at M Shed have been putting into the wagon restoration. Sulphuric Ace Tanker now looking smart and fully signwritten!
Sulphuric Acid Tanker Restoration
Over the summer, the M Shed staff and Volunteers have been restoring another of the preserved wagons in the BHR’s fleet.
The ex-WD Sulphuric Acid Tank Wagon, built in 1940, had the tank lifted off the frames for new plates to be welded on – corrosion had come through in the areas where the tank sits on its cradle.
It’s now had the plates welded in (shown here in green gloss) and is in primer.
The frames and supports for the tanker have been worked on in the running shed and are shown here looking rather smart, along with appropriate works plates.
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