StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Middleton Railway Trust

Laminated for extra strength and to match the required profile. These will be machined to shape and then test fitted to their metal counterpart. After painting, they will be fixed in position and the roof materials added.

The PalVan in the display hall, not long after returning from Haltwhistle in January 2020. In a few more days, the lettering will be painted.

It is raining very heavily over the now structurally complete PalVan. The remaining tasks are sorting out a few small discrepancies, change some bolts around and do a little more painting. But after it stops raining.

We discovered that wooden floor planks between the two sets of steel floor plates (ie - a steel wood steel sandwich) were mostly rotten. As part of the renewals, the three floor plates were de-rusted and painted with red-oxide.

The PalVan in the sun outside the workshop, with the restoration and lettering completed.

One slightly crisped PalVan leaving Moor Road, Leeds by low-loader for Haltwhistle to be repaired by Stanegate Restorations. The bogies [can be seen fore and aft of the PalVan] are from a totally un-related project, but are also coming for delivery to our workshops.

Dry fitting the new panelling, inside the already painted metal framework. The sections visible are for the ends, and will be bolted into place on sealant to keep the rain out of the corners. This was not as easy as it looks. At some point in the past, this PalVan has had al least a couple of decent prangs, since nothing was quite as square as it should be.