The Carriage and Wagon shed not only sports a colourfully refurbished yard crane outside but a newly painted frontage. Very smart Phil!

And round the back .... This is the other end viewed from on-board the gleaming, newly out-shopped goods brake van featured last quarter.

Inside the brake van, work has continued including re-fitting the stove chimney pipe - very cosy as well as smart!

Looking down the row of vehicles outside the shed C&W doors, work on the open wagon is clearly seen.

The newly repaired planking has now been painted together with the underframe, buffers and their beams. It's looking good.

The Ashford coach mentioned last quarter has now received attention. Here it is as it arrived still with its waterproof "rainhat" of a thick tarpaulin.

Kent gets stuck in removing unwanted and rotten woodwork from the coach - mostly added when it was a bungalow.

This shot shows the Ashford carriage looking much more what it should be. The over-length underframe it is currently mounted on shows up clearly. Work has commenced on its new frames which are being refab-ricated to the correct length just outside the shed doors.

By the start of October, some outer panels have been cut to size and placed in position for painting.

Now for freight: this protective tent arrangement has been set up so the tanker vehicle can be shot blasted.

The tanker receiving attention inside the protective covering.

Now, standing just outside in the shed yard, the vehicle is resplendant in its first protective coat of paint.

Remedial work has been carried out on its wooden mounting timbers and the tanker has its first coat of silver paint and the underframe painted black.

Mark 1 corner! - The recently outshopped carriage in SR green returns for seating to be returned to place after asbestos was removed.

Another one of the Mark 1 fleet receives attention to its roof and areas of body work to keep it operational.

The Pullman support vehicle is receiving extensive repairs especially to the end vestibule areas and bottom of the coach sides.

Paul Rand removes fixtures and fittings from the coach end before its removal.

Alan working on the corroded coach end sections.

The repaired end framework now in place and primed.

Attention turns to corroded sections of the supporting framework on the coach sides.

The new steel end section being prepared ....

and now offered up into place on the end section.

Meanwhile other repairs continue; a new floor is fitted in the repaired end section.

Repairs and renovation of the operating fleet always take first place. Despite this, work has continued steadily on the Birdcage coach.