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Friday 23 December 2016

North Pole Express Day 10

Ian shimming Twizell's fireman's injector valve spindle
Dave checking carriage brakes before leaving Marley Hill
George oiling No.2 at East Tanfield
Jack & Sarah in Tommy Armstrong's tea room
Rob inserting the token to give us the southbound starter
Callum on No.2 as it runs round at ET
George leading the way on No.2 at Causey Crossing
Andrew checking tickets at ET
Antony loading coal .....
..... & checking his fire on Twizell
Fairies

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Why does Twizel's cab interior appear to be made of wood? Is it wallpaper, of something similar?

Derek said...

Scumbling or wood graining is in use in most of our loco cabs. It was a common Victorian loco / shipyard technique in which metal is painted with cream paint then brown paint through which, when wet, a metal comb is drawn to create the effect. It was also commonly used in houses to disguise cheap softwood as expensive hardwood.

Unknown said...

Thanks. It's the first time I've seen scumbling with notted wood effect