1. Brian and Julian working on SE&CR Birdcage (K&ESR No. 61) despite many other demands on the department’s time

2. Julian has made progress with the internal veneer when opportunity has permitted - a painstaking task. Here he is re-installing a carriage picture frame after varnishing the newly applied veneered panelling

3. Ron has been busy installing a new steam heating pipe beneath the vehicle. Here the heater can be seen in position as internally the carriage slowly takes shape

4. Bill and John have worked their way round the coach making the initial installation of the bodyside mouldings. Once this has been done these components then have to be removed for a final fit, including bedding in with sealant by Dave

5. Brian is busy rubbing down the filler prior to refitting the bodyside mouldings

6. Three paces forward - and two back apparently as the bare sides of the coach are revealed once again. In reality much ground has been made and the windows are now glazed again

7. Shell tank wagon No. 118 had been in the shed for repainting in its correct livery and general renovation. This picture shows the final stages of that

8. Once again outside the shed looking splended. On the day I visited Phil was busy blacking the underframe and buffers and very good it looked

9. Restoration of London Chatham & Dover Railway three compartment brake (SE&CR No. 3062, K&ESR No. 98) continues as a volunteer-led project under Ken Lee. This restoration is effectively a memorial to the late Eric Graves who took a keen interest in these vehicles. New panels have been cut and placed in position

10. Having completed restoration of the supporting framework and prepared and undercoated it, the new panels are fixed in position

11. A close up of the guard’s compartment floor showing some of the repairs that have been required in the floor and the door frames. The underframe the coach is currently mounted on, is only a temporary measure. Once restoration of this side of the vehicle is complete, the coach is to be lifted and turned to allow access to the second side

12. A glimpse along the side of the vehicle showing some of the progress that Ken with other volunteers have achieved to date

13. Not all the tasks in the C&W have the “glamour” of new restoration work. Here Alan and Paul are cleaning out the inspection pit after the collection of rubbish and dirt following recent heavy rain

14. One of the Pullman coaches is detached for routine repairs - a leak in its vestibule

15. And the previous Mark1 carriage to receive extensive restoration work, returns for a repair to its steam heating system

16. To achieve this, the vehicle had to be jacked-up and the bogie removed to allow access to the “problem”

17. Alongside the restoration of vintage coach no 98, on the main road of the shed, is the Mark1- BSO No. 73 - The commencement of this work was recorded in the last quarter

18. Repairs having been completed on this side, the window glass is re-installed and the task of preparation for painting begins

19. One of the railway’s keen volunteers is Nick, busily helping with the rubbing down process

20. More work being carried out by Alan on the Mark 1’s Bodiam end prior to re-fixing the corridor connections

21. Meanwhile work continues inside the vehicle , renewing the floor of the vestibule at the end of the coach

22. Another camera angle on that Bodiam end of the Mark 1, clearly showing the new end the C&W department have given this coach. It’s looking good!

23. Some of the smallest jobs ocuppy a disproportionate amount of time. Here the wooden window surrounds are fixed in place - you need the patience of Job or should that read Julian!

24. Alan commences work on rebuilding the Headcorn end - a far less demanding task than the Bodiam end. Welding taking place replacing badly corroded areas of metal