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 »
Tank Wagon Needling at 90%! February 23, 2025 / February 23, 2025 by Ollie S Whilst Adam continued work on our new workbench, I used the railway being closed to make plenty of noise with the needle gun. Unfortunately there’s a lot of tasks now involving the needle gun and wire wheel which is very very time consuming. So if you’re reading this and want to lend us a hand […] Read more »
News Tank Wagon Templates ticked off! February 16, 2025 / February 16, 2025 by Ollie S This weekend we ticked off a ‘must do’ job, which was to remake the template for the saddles that sit under the tank. Adam did some clever calculations that allowed us to get an accurate curve marked out onto a large sheet of plywood and then I jigsaw’ed out the shape. We test fit it […] Read more »
News Tank Wagon A Break From Rain! February 8, 2025 / February 8, 2025 by Ollie S Following on from Adam’s post, I just wanted to show some more picture of the work we managed to get up to a few days ago. Having all the old metal off the wagon is a huge step forwards for us! Above you can see the prep work to get this stanchion off the end […] 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 »
News Tank Wagon A ‘spring’ in our step now! January 19, 2025 / January 19, 2025 by Ollie S Hi all, today I posted a slightly different video over on my YouTube channel! We are looking to raise the funds to cover an additional leaf spring overhaul as well as the one we had planned to send off. This means the two rear springs can be refurbished at the same time. The feedback already […] Read more »
News Tank Wagon Still Winter but we talk Spring(s)! January 12, 2025 / January 12, 2025 by Ollie S On what felt like the coldest day of the year, I left Adam outside as I enjoyed the warmth of the shop for our regular committee meeting. It went on slightly longer than planned but prior Adam & I spent some time throwing some ideas about in regards to the task of removing the faulty […] Read more »
News Tank Wagon World’s Strongest Rivet…. January 2, 2025 / January 2, 2025 by Ollie S Firstly, a happy new year to all who’ve been following our journey so far. Today Adam & I were once again working on the tank wagon so below you will find pictures as well as text to explain what we managed to get done! Today’s most difficult challenge was removing the final rivet from the […] Read more »
News Tank Wagon Hello darkness my old friend… December 25, 2024 / December 25, 2024 by Ollie S Probably our last post on here before Christmas, so thought I’d come wish you all well during the festive period and update you on what’s been happening! From the picture above, you will see that at our most recent work day, the 3 of us worked well into the darkness, only stopping because the wind […] Read more »
