On Wednesday 26th August 2015 Nationwide Building Society staff members came to the N&LR to lend a hand as part of their corporate volunteering scheme.
The N&LR facilitators, Grahame Every, David Millard & Brian Chambers were astonded to learn that the volunteers had come from far & wide to lend a hand, namely: Cheshire, Birmingham and Glasgow!
As seen major transformations can be seen after a few hours of teamwork; this time several projects were progressed further and the photographs show the dramatic improvements achieved.
The projects were:
- Painting the Engineering containers close to the entrance and to enhance the railway’s entrace area, note only the door ends are awaiting the treatment now.
- Cleaning and repainting two spare BR B5 Bogies that are earmarked to be installed under our BR Mark 2 coaches in the near future. One is ready for the Chief Engineer now.
- The completion of a coach deep cleaning project (for the passenger serive stock), with the use of upholstery cleaners and a general mop and surface wipe down.
- NLRPS BR Mark 1 TSO M3919 deep cleaning commenced.
Additionally there were other N&LR volunteer working member preparing for the August Bank Holiday special event and giving members of the public tours of the Pitsford & Brampton station site whilst publicing the next running days.
Many thanks to those who took part in the day. The N&LR hopes you all made it home safely after a fun day!
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- Nationwide Building Society volunteers posing in front of Ruston and Hornsby shunting locomotive ‘Sir Giles Isham’. Photo: David Millard
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- In the beginning the container side was scraped and wire brushed after the rain had stopped. Once done the Nationwide Building Society volunteers start the painting in BS 381C mid brown and biscuit. These colors are the closest match to what the LNWR, LMS and British Rail used in days gone by. Photo: David Millard
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- The newly painted containers as seen from the railway’s staff car parking at Pitsford and Brampton station. Photo: David Millard
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- The newly painted containers as seen from the railway’s entrance gate. Photo: David Millard
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- Nationwide Building Society volunteers cleaning the Bar coach ready for an event weekend. Photo: David Millard
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- Coach seat cushions are cleaned by Nationwide Building Society volunteers. Photo: David Millard
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- Nationwide Building Society volunteers painting a bogie, ready for the engineers to install it under one of the coaches. Photo: David Millard
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- Nationwide Building Society volunteers painting a second bogie, to get it ready for the engineers to install it under one of the coaches. Photo: David Millard
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- The Nationwide Building Society volunteers with volunteer working member / faciliator Grahame Every. Photo: David Millard
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- The Nationwide Building Society volunteers with volunteer working member / faciliator David Millard. Photo: Grahame Every