glad yore back dowing up the brake van whos wonderting whot whos happening keep gowing lad

Good progress, My top top hen painting the concrete, give it a coat of pva ( a glue , and dilute with water ) to seal and bond the surface together and stope the paint from constantly socking into it. You will get a much better finish. Looking so much better already. All the best.

I used to watch the guard riding the brake van on what must have been some of the last of the unfitted freights in the eighties. I used to think it was a great job, just enjoying the view and drinking tea but obviously there was a great deal more to the job than that. I would love to see a description of how a brake van was used and how the guard did his job and it would be great to hear some recollections from former brake van guards.

Takes me back 20 years to when I bought my LNER brake van of 1936 and had to do a similar rebuild job. The design is a forerunner of this BR standard design and after years of neglect was in a sorry state. As I did most of the repair work myself in the open air I can appreciate the time and effort taken, not to mention difficulties to overcome, to achieve the completed job. But it was worth it!

Fantastic project, I'm so jealous. If I won the lottery I would buy a Queen Mary Brake Van and use it for a Radio shack/ man cave. Well done you.🙂

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Glad you’re enjoying it! Plenty more episodes on the way 🙂

Just a tip....when repairing concrete make sure you damp the surface first else the concrete will dry before going off and crack. Better still coat the old surface with SBR beforehand and it'll be good as new.

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips, as you can tell I’m no expert at laying concrete but hopefully that corner will last a couple of years, if not I’ll chip it out and try again…

@gs425

Жыл бұрын

@@WardleRestorations it's always a pleasure to view your progress. I've only learnt by struggling and then getting advice from people who do it all day. You'll be ready to order the hammock for snoozing inside soon!

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

@@gs425 just need to get the concrete sealed and painted, hopefully it lasts more than 5 mins 🤣

@gs425

Жыл бұрын

@@WardleRestorations it'll be fine. You are doing a cracking job. Oops...I mean great job lol

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

@@gs425 don’t jinx it 😂

Liked the intro. Looks good with some paint on it

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

New camera FTW! Cheers dudeee

Check out the BV Resto Yorkshire Wolds Railway have been doing. 5 years labour of love!

Looking good mate keep up the good work!

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys!

Missed these updates, glad to see your back mate!

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support! They won’t be too frequent until all my trainings done!

Good to see you back. Just a tip. Make sure you seal the concrete before painting it

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed! Any product recommendations for sealing in concrete?

Wonderful video

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I wondered where you were, thought you had abandoned ship. Good to se you back

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

I could never abandon the brake van 😂 life gets in the way sometimes 👍

welcome back. saw your 66 on our trip to immingham last weekend.

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

Nice to see you back, Ollie. I assumed you'd gone quiet because you were busy with your main-line training! As you said - One job at a time! - and as you didn't say - Important ones first!

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

One job pays for the other, hope for some more free time to get going with the brake 😂

Hi Ollie, really enjoy the brake van videos. It was good to see the two locos running also. All the best. Carl.

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Hi Carl, glad you enjoyed it, hope to get more running footage in the future 👍

Like 261👍👍👍👍 very nice video！

Great work Ollie. We'll catch up when you've got time. All the best with the Driving Course. Keep Safe, chap! Cheers!

Brake van is taking shape Ollie. Nice work so far.

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate! And thanks for the continued support, means a lot 💚

Great update video Ollie and nice to see you back. Van is looking good with the new paint going on and the new wood in the interior. Hope all goes well with the rest of your driving course. Look after yourself.

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching mate, it’s much appreciated & glad you enjoyed the update! 🙂👍

Fantastic update on the break van 😊 so glad someone is saving what was once a very common site on BR 🤣 Good luck with your train driving training 👏🏻 Ollie 😊

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it & thank you for watching! Yeh a once very common bit or rolling stock that can now only be found in Heritage!

nice to see you back, massive Progress on the driving side, but got to see most of that on facebook, is great to see the brake van hast been forgotten

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Just need a few weeks of warm weather and it’s amazing what progress I’ll be able to make but can’t control the weather sadly 😂

A full plate doesn't leave a lot of room for dessert, as we used to say when I was young. Great to see you back, but bigger things are occupier your time, successfully, I might add! Great work on the brake van... already so prime, especially where it was last year. Nice to see it all again!

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Yeh life does get in the way but hope to get plenty of time down the railway over the summer 👍

Great update, Ollie. The brake van is really coming on and looking forward to seeing what you achieve over the summer. I can’t wait to see it in use at the CVR. Simon

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Me too mate I hope it doesn’t just become a giant doorstop but even if it does at least it will look the part! Glad you enjoyed it👍

Great update. I konw theres a lot of hard work to become a driver, I done it 25 years ago. Keep your head in the books and the outcome will be 110% worth it. Oh yes enjoy leaf fall season.

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t heard one good thing about leaf fall season 😂 glad you enjoyed the update!

Wow, that’s interesting how Brakevans in the UK that are different compared to cabooses in the USA!

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Yeh although they served a similar purpose, very much nothing alike looks wise!

Great to see your back Ollie mate , Vans looking great mate

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David, much appreciated

Glad to see you back at it again. You’ll soon need to update the intro with footage of you driving a 66!

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Yeh true! Need to update the intro with some more recent videos tbf!

A pressure washer would have blasted out that "garden" quite nicely.

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

It would have but can’t get water to where it is!

I think about this brake van once in a while wondering how things are progressing. I love brake vans even though we don't have them in the US. Cabooses have always been my favorite non-locomotive part of trains...in fact, my dad built us one as a playhouse when my sister & I were kids. I've ridden in a caboose on a local excursion line in Pennsylvania. Their purpose was different than brake vans, and I do prefer bay window style cabooses vs. the cupola style, which is why I like the looks of brake vans so much. Why do they use concrete on the ends?

@petesspark

Жыл бұрын

add weight

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

As Peter says above, concrete adds weight which helps give it its ‘20T’

Wow reminded me of the ones from Thomas

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Does look like it!

@brandonharristsw7516

Жыл бұрын

@@WardleRestorations yep

Quick question. What's to become of the brake van once the restoration is finished? Is it going to be put in a good use again like the old times or is it going to be put on display like taking visitors a ride or put in a museum?

Any update?

@WardleRestorations

3 ай бұрын

Literally watch recent video 👍

The Driver's Eye View from the DMU is always something I like to get. Later this year, I'll be training to live a dream of my own: driving a Standard Gauge steam engine on the Cambrian Heritage Railway in Oswestry. Can you tell me what class the saddle tank engine I saw is? She looks like a slightly bigger version of the Andrew Barclay saddle tan engine. Spin me, Ollie, one more time.

@WardleRestorations

Жыл бұрын

I have no idea what type of saddle tank it is, other than it’s called ‘Swordfish’. Hope you enjoyed and good luck with the driving!!