Uncategorized Welding holes continues April 6, 2025 / April 6, 2025 by Adam The tank had 5 holes. It will never contain liquids again, but we have to repair these holes. Over the past couple of weeks, I have worked to repair these holes. So far, three of five have been repaired. Here is an update on the latest one. In the following image, you can see the […] Read more »
Longer reads Wagon preservation challenges in heritage railways March 18, 2025 / March 20, 2025 by Adam Every heritage organisation involved in preserving history has the same core issues: money, labour, time, and desire. If you don’t have a group of people with the desire and time to preserve something – and in this context, we are talking about wagons, nothing will be preserved. You could argue to a point that, with […] Read more »
Tank Wagon Welding. Cutting. March 14, 2025 by Adam 1855 has not been a sealed tank for a long time. It has had a few corrosion issues. It has four holes in it. Over Christmas, I set to preparing to repair one of the holes. Its taken nearly 3 months to get this far due to lack of proper tools (a suitable welder) and […] Read more »
Uncategorized Video Update: Esso Tank Wagon Meets the Gas Axe February 10, 2025 / February 10, 2025 by Adam Enjoy! Read more »
Tank Wagon There is nothing left to come off! February 7, 2025 / February 7, 2025 by Adam So yesterday, Ollie and I worked on the stanchion removal and final tank strap. They are all off now and then I worked into the darkness to remove all of the metal that attached the stanchion to the wagon – including the rivets. This is another massive milestone in the progress of 1855, as it […] Read more »
Tank Wagon Raining on 1855’s parade January 27, 2025 / January 27, 2025 by Adam This weekend started cold and quickly turned cold and wet. I have a rule. I will be cold, wet or hungry, but only 1 of those at any one time, so refuge was sought via Pot Noodles and the warmth of a Spaniel at home. Saturday, I had another CVR volunteer help me; thank you, […] Read more »
Uncategorized Merry Christmas to you all. December 25, 2024 / December 24, 2024 by Adam From all of us at The Colne Valley Railway and the CVR Wagon group, we wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all the support you have shown, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the spring. The wagon group team will continue to work […] Read more »
Tank Wagon Liquified metal December 23, 2024 / December 23, 2024 by Adam Yesterday was a logistics day doing some stores relocation. We worked a bit early morning and late into the darkness after the site closure. Jim and Ollie rode the needle guns to low earth orbit cleaning up the tank ready for priming. I turned steel into liquid working to removing some badly rusted steel held […] Read more »
Longer reads Tank Wagon Tank wagon classes A and B and the differences December 6, 2024 / December 16, 2024 by Adam Explore the differences between class A and B tank wagons and how certain materials earnt their classification as well as how milk was classified. Read more »
Tank Wagon Unexpectedly, it rained. December 1, 2024 / December 2, 2024 by Adam Jim this weekend did a lot of cleaning on Esso 1855 and ended the weekend with some primer, he spoke about this in some videos on our Facebook page. Ollie and I arrived, and unexpectedly, it rained. Comfort was provided in the form of a sausage roll and Rice Krispy Christmas pudding. Before the rain, […] Read more »
