StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: NER 1173

Brass fold down sink in the toilet compartment of NER1173. Some years ago now, this was ripped out by thieves; probably for the scrap value or possibly for sale into the marine restoration field, as some boats use a similar type of tip-up sink. Scan of image taken by EM

To be replaced ... once the buffers etc are removed so the headstock can be extracted - and that's not as easy as you might think ...

Two of the buffer shroud / doughnut blanks, awaiting turning.

Still cutting the various holes in the replacement headstock. Green oak is quite hard to work, and is very likely to "shake" - these splits are along the grain and do not significantly affect the strength. Compare to the very decayed original ...

Turning the shroud / doughnut is almost complete.

One shroud, plus insert. A little more finishing still to do, then the painting will follow.

The better half of the buffer shroud from 1173, it is quite a large doughnut - we think it would have been turned from green oak originally. [sorry about the mess in background ... someone got told !]