CAMBRIA Trust - Restoration Diary ...
The Bluebell Railway steams in with help.
If you look closely at old pictures of the interior of the Cambria wheelhouse you will have noticed that there are opening drop down windows on each side, which appear to be controlled by a leather strap. Those of you who remember rail carriages pre 1960 will know that this was the standard design on the entire rail network.
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So it's goodbye to the inner frames.
On 21st October 2007 the first consignment of oak arrived from our generous benifactor Angela Yeoman, who had kindly donated timber from her sustainable oak plantation in Somerset.
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And now for something completely different !
Our picture shows Cambria's cabin returning home after over 15 years in storage. It all looks like a complicated jigsaw of bits and pieces, but as usual our master shipwright Tim sees no problem in restoring the 100 year old treasure.
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What A Picture!
We usually say it is the longest, the biggest, the heaviest or yet another milestone but how about this for some chunky lumps of timber.
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September Restoration News
The very last timber side plank is fitted to the port side.
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Closing the box !
For the first time in over 15 years we can no longer see daylight through the starboard bow area.
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