The LNER Coach Association was formed in 1980 with the objectives of obtaining, restoring and operating a collection of ex-LNER and / or constituent companies vehicles. It also provides an umbrella organisation for members with privately owned LNER and / or constituent companies vehicles for eventual use on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
January working weekend dates
There will be 2 working weekends in Janaury, the first being 16th and 17th January, and the second will be the 30th and 31st January. The dates for working weekends up until March 2010 have now been decided and are listed here . If you can spare even a few hours, any help would be much appreciated. If possible, please let Murray Brown know in advance if you do plan to attend by email or phone (01733 578000)
Thompson BZ for sale
Following the LNERCA Committee meeting on Saturday 14th November, it has reluctantly been decided to dispose of Thompson BZ 70687 - the page for this vehicle is here .
November working weekend report
The November working weekend was held over the weekend of 14th / 15th November. Work once again concentrated on TK 1623, with more of the wooden blocks that support the plywood paneling and provide mounting points for the ventilator controls, fitted in the compartments. An order has been placed for a set of the ventilator controls to be cast and machined, and it is hoped that an order for the plywood for the corridor, the veneered plywood for the compartments, and the Formica for the compartment ceilings and toilets, can be placed before the end of 2009, which would then allow fitting out to commence in early 2010.
Andrew Daniel has continued to fit various mouldings to the corridor screen, with all the compartment door shutting pillars now fixed into place and work is proceeding on fitting the compartment window mouldings, before replacement toughened safety glass is fitted in due course. John Boddy and others have continued the long job of filling and sanding the body sides, one panel of which still requires some work on the steel sheet, as some pin hole corrosion has been found, plus a few screws still need fitting. Gordon Wells has been busy installing the wiring in each compartment, and Marcus Woodcock has made a start on refitting the connecting corridor components to one end of the coach.
Work carried out over the weekend on Fish Van 75169, consisted of Alastair removing more of the rotten body panels and insulation, to the point where there is now very little left anywhere on the vehicle. An order for new plywood for the body of this vehicle should also be placed soon. The one other task carried out over the weekend, was the fitting of new cover sheets to Thompson BG 110, and inspecting the sheets covering the other vehicles which are stored at the Bellwood site up at Grosmont.
ECJS RTO 189
The LNERCA is pleased to announce that it is about to purchase the 1894 built ECJS Restaurant Third currently in store at Wabtec Doncaster. We have been successful in obtaining a PRISM acquisition grant for £12500 towards the cost of purchase. This is a very important vehicle and will be a major asset to both the LNERCA and the NYMR. However, this is only the first step and has only been made possible by two generous interest free loans that will have to be repaid in three years time, and we still have to fund part of the purchase price, the VAT and transport out of our general fund. We are therefore urgently appealing to our membership to rally round and support this project with donations towards the costs involved so that progress on other projects is not hindered by a lack of funds.
Please could you forward any donations towards this worthy project to the Association Treasurer at: 103 Bramley Garth, Appletree Village, York, YO31 0PQ
We hope to be able to apply for a further grant to modify our spare underframe to suit this carriage, so that it can once again be fitted with working Pullman gangways, but again we will have to raise 50% matched funding, some of which is inevitably going to have to be in the form of cash, so we have to continue to raise funds to support this project. As you can see from the reproduced picture below, the completed coach should be well worth the effort !
ECJS 189 was originally built as a 42 seat third diner, laid out in three saloons and would have had side gangways. In 1909 it was modified to have a small pantry at one end to replace 9 seats in the smallest saloon. It then became the 33 seat third as it is now, and at that time the primitive side gangways were replaced with early pattern Pullman gangways. It was withdrawn in 1927 and the body sold to a farmer in E. Yorkshire, who used it to house pigs. It was salvaged from the farm in the 1970s and partially restored, and was then subsequently acquired by Stephen Middleton and was externally restored, with much work done on the interior as well. It was sent to the 2005 Doncaster Works open weekend and has remained there for further work. Whilst there, it was sold to Doncaster College, whose plans for it subsequently changed, whereupon it was offered to the LNERCA.
Steve had 189 put on a Gresley suburban underframe and added wooden headstocks to make up the correct length. As mentioned, it is planned that the Perth underframe will be modified which will mean it being shortened to fit, subject to full certification and documentation. This will allow standard Pullman gangways and buckeyes to be fitted and make 189 fully compatible with the rest of the carriages at the NYMR.
Interim newsletter update
If you are an LNERCA member, you should by now have received the interim newsletter with news about ECJS 189 and several other exciting developments - if you have not received this yet, please email us via the email link at the bottom of this page.
First glass is fitted to TK 1623
The September working weekend saw more progress achieved in the restoration of TK 1623. Firstly, the final missing screws were fitted to the last body panel, and secondly, the first window has been fitted. In addition to this, we have recieved another grant from PRISM, which will cover the cost of the sheet materials needed to panel the compartments, toilets and corridor. LNERCA's contribution to the grant, will be a combination of volunteer and contract labour.
New DVD avaliable - NYMR 2009 Spring Gala
We have a new DVD available in the shop, with footage from the 2009 NYMR Spring Gala, featuring A1 Tornado, 60007, 63395, 45212, 45407, 49395, 53809, 75029, 76079, 825 and 6619. The DVD is 70 minutes long, costs £13.50 plus postage and packing, and is available here .
Gresley BTK 3669
At a private site in Yorkshire, is Gresley BTK 3669, which is owned by an LNERCA member, and is being restored to its former glory. It has its own website, with a photo diary of its restoration, which has just been updated with photos of the progress made this year. The 3669 site can be found here .
August Coach Week update
This was very well attended, with one of the best turnouts for some time. Good progress has been made on TK1623, Fish van 75169, and RF 42969 which now has a floor as a result. In addition to the restoration work, volunteers manned the Ryedale bar coach over the weekend, serving light refreshments, with the proceeds being split between LNERCA and the NYMR Bridge and Wheels appeal. Many thanks to everyone who attended.
TK 1623
Good progress has been made on 1623, which has now had all of the body panels dewrinkled, and screws tightened up. All but one of the side panels, has had the screw holes filled, sanded and at least one coat of primer applied, with several of the panels having reached the undercoat stage of painting. Internally, work has continued on installing all the of the new wiring, fitting waist batten packers and the corridor skirting.
The corridor side of 1623, showing two of the body panels which have reached the undercoat stage of painting.
Two corridor gangways for 1623 were transported back from Carnforth, where they had been sent a few years previously, and the NYMR Carriage and Wagon department will now begin overhauling these ready for fitting.
The gangways brought back from Carnforth. Two of these will be refurbished and fitted to 1623 in due course.
Fish van 75169
Work has continued on the underframe,with most of it now having been derusted, primed, undercoated, and top coated. All of the outer side body panels, and insulation ahve been removed, and a start has been made on removing the end panels. The possibility of registering for running to Whitby is being investigated.
Sparks fly as Alastair loosens one of the bolts holding the plywood end panels to the steel frame on Fish Van 75169
RF 42969
The first work has been carried out on this coach. Using material purchased by the NYMR Carriage and Wagon Department, a floor has now been fitted to this coach, its first use will be as a meeting room at the Carriage Convention, after which, it will be used by the NYMR as an upholstery workshop, whilst it awaits its turn for full restoration.
Wanted - Can you help?
We are looking for toilet hoppers, as our previous supplier is no longer able to supply any of a suitable type.
If you can help in any way, please contact us at L.N.E.R. Coach Association .
Website updated
The website has been updated with News and Links .
On-line fund-raising schemes
We have just launched several new schemes to help raise restoration funds on-line for the LNER Carriage Association on-line, with just few extra clicks. The new on-line fund raising schemes consist of two web shopping portals and two search engine schemes, and by using these schemes you can help raise money for us, without it costing you a penny!
Shopping Portals
The two shopping portals are buy.at and easyfundraising.co.uk. If you shop on-line, using either of these portals, then for every purchase you make, we receive commission on that purchase, whilst you pay the same amount as you would have, if you had made the purchase direct!
On-line shops available through the Buy At scheme include Amazon, Asda, CD Wow, E.on, Hertz, Ikea, More Than, National Lottery, Premier Inn, and many more. The complete list of participating stores, and what commission they offer, can be viewed on the site. This scheme doesn't even require you to register, all you have to do is go to http://buy.at/lnerca , and start shopping!!
On-line shops available through the Easyfundraising scheme include AA Travel Insurance, Argos, Blockbuster, iTunes, More Than, The Trainline, Thomas Cook, WH Smiths and Wickes. The complete list of participating stores can be viewed here . To use this scheme, you do need to register first, a process that only takes a few minutes and can be done here .
Search Engine Schemes
The two search engine schemes are www.everyclick.com and www.easysearch.org.uk . These schemes work by the web company donating some of the money they receive from advertising fees, for each search that is completed using the search portal.
Site last updated 23rd September.
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