Carriage Department

The Carriage Department as described here is really only the "historical vehicle" side of the department. There is also the large section which maintains the Railtour vehicles. A fair amount of cross-fertilisation goes on - no demarkation disputes!

The current 644 restoration team consists of W Stuart Sellar, Don Clarke, Jim Summers, Chris Smith, Robbie Thompson, Dave Hall, Alastair McPhee and Robin Nelson.  We get a lot of help from the Painters Deptartment and also from the Railtour boys when they are stuck for a job (for just a few seconds - that's all it takes to nab one!).  Our skills are largely on the woodworking side of things, but hands are turned to other disciplines as required.  We are progressing 644 and 461 but not as fast as we'd like - it is all a question of man-hours (or woman-hours).  Any help out there?  Of the skilled variety?  Any Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday suits!

Recent additions to the team have been Robbie Thompson (left) and Alastair McPhee (above). Robbie is a professional pattern maker, so is a boon when it comes to intricate precision work.