The B953701 Brakevan Restoration Group.

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Hi and welcome to www.b953701.fotopic.net The Official website following the restoration of BR std Brakevan B953701 on the Mid-Hants railway,
based at Medstead & four Marks.

B953701 was built at DarlingtonFaverdale works in 1958
to Diag 1/506 Lot 3129. It is on roller bearings and has hydraulic
buffers.

For all the latest news from the Watercressline visit: http://watercressline.co.uk/mhn.htm Loco shed latest news:
http://watercressline.co.uk/tw/
index.htm
You can help the railway by joining the Mid-Hants Preservation Society at :http://watercressline.co.uk/
society.htm

If you would be interested in helping restore more wagons on the Watercressline, please dont hesitate to contact me, via a private messege.

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Most Recent Collections

	15/03/2009	Progress Report 15/3/09 Latest Pictures showing a start of the exterior T&G on B953701 due to sunny weather! And further progress with B951338, undercoating and new T&G.
	07/03/2009	Progress Report 7/3/09 Pictures showing latest progress from the wagons. B953701 has now had its first gloss coat inside, B951338 has had new timber on the verander and sides, CCT floors removed and cleaned up chassis.
	07/02/2009	Progress Report 7/2/09 Latest Pics showing the Lookout duckets re-fitted. And the new interior t&g cladding in place & primed.
	21/12/2008	Progress Report 21/12/08 Pictures showing the latest progress, which includes refitting metal knees, and the very complicated joinery work by Tom Windsor around the door frames.
	15/11/2008	Progress Report 15/11/08 Pictures showing B953701 now lowered back down onto the main beam. Alsp progress with the new brakevan, and the next project a BR Palvan.
	20/09/2008	Progress Report 20/9/08 Pictures showing the the two lowfits with there new containers. The inside cabin on new brakevan B951338 and the chassis being cleaned and painted.
	23/08/2008	Progress Report 23/8/08 Pictures showing the new buffers on B953701. The two lowfits and new buffer packers and plates on the CCT.
	04/05/2008	Progress Report 4/5/08 Pictures showing repair work ongoing to B953701's cabin.
	20/04/2008	Axlebox/PAD Exams 20/4/08 Pictures showing axlebox/PAD exams.
	27/01/2008	Axlebox/Pad Exam Training 27/1/08 Pictures showing the axlebox training we had from Nigel Hanwell.
	19/01/2008	Sponsored Walk '07 Pictures from the Annual Sponsored walk that I took part in. Raising the grand total of Ł120.
	24/10/2007	Progress Report 24/10/07 Pictures showing the new main beam for B953701 and fitting the side beams on the coal wagon.
	09/09/2007	Progress Report 9/9/07 Pictures showing the majority of the metalwork on B953701 cleaned up ready for new timber.
	19/08/2007	Progress Report 19/8/07 Pictures showing B953701 now on acros, and new welded steps. Also showing the CCT now in red.
	30/06/2007	Progress Report 30/6/07 Pictures showing the first main beam removed.
	09/06/2007	Progress Report 9/6/07 Pictures showing progress inside the PMV, and Bittern making a test run.
	27/05/2007	Progress Report 27/5/07 Pictures showing the demonstration goods train with the Ivatt and preparing the PMV's chassis for its new floor.
	12/05/2007	Swanage Diesel Gala 12/5/07 Pictures from the Swanage Diesel Gala.
	24/04/2007	Progress Report 24/4/07 Pictures showing the verander ceilings on B953701 and the painted chassis of an 8plank coal Wagon.
	14/04/2007	Progress Report 14/4/07 Pictures showing paint stripping and priming the ceilings on the verander ends.
	08/04/2007	Progress Report 8/4/07 Pictures showing the completed roof repairs and felting to B953701's roof.
	18/02/2007	Progress Report 18/2/07 Pictures showing preparation of B953701's roof for Felting.
	21/01/2007	Progress Report 21/1/07 Pictures showing the interior ceiling of B953701
	24/09/2006	Progress Report 24/9/06 Pictures showing the removed exterior T&G Planking.
	17/09/2006	Progress Report 17/9/06 Pictures showing more progress with dismantleling B953701.
	24/06/2006	Progress Report 25/6/06 Pictures showing further dismantleling of B953701
	16/06/2006	Progress report 16/6/06 Pictures showing us starting to dismantle B953701.
	09/05/2006	Data panels. Pictures showing the info/data panels on B953701
	03/03/2006	Arriving at Alresford, Mid-Hants Railway. Pictures showing B953701 being unloaded at Alresford
	01/03/2006	B953701 at Bressingham Steam Meseum Pictures showing B953701 at Bressingham Steam Museum in Norfolk.