Churnet Valley Railcars Early Days

Gallery of a decade long restoration of power twin set M50455/M50517 from the 1990's to 2003. Click the thumbnail for a higher resolution image.

  1. View Removing rubberised sole-bar paint from M50517 by hand
  2. View M50517 engine start panel & works plate
  3. View Undercoating M50517's sole-bar
  4. View Painting M50517's sole-bar
  5. View Early work on M50517
  6. View M50517's rotten cab pillar
  7. View M50517's stripped out cab
  8. View View of M50517's cab
  9. View M50517 during it's major cab rebuild
  10. View Resident welder weighs up the task!
  11. View M50517 looking better
  12. View M50517 in the shed after cab repairs were complete
  13. View M50517 back in the yard after bodywork repairs
  14. View Fitting the route indicator to M50517
  15. View M50517's new cab desk being made
  16. View M50517's middle saloon
  17. View Working on M50517's front saloon
  18. View M50455's inviting interior
  19. View M50455 undergoing bodyside repairs
  20. View M50455 in the shed undergoing bodywork repairs
  21. View M50455's cab desk mid-restoration

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