Sole-survivingMerseyside Class502work progressing
RESTORATIOofNex-LMSClass 502EMU(carNos.28361and 29896)ison-goingbythe Friendsof the Class502Group at the MerseysidTeransport TrustpremisesB, urscough, WestLancashir(eRMOct,2018).
Bodyrepairshavecontinued andthe interiorsaloonsof DTSNo.29896havebeen reassembleTd.hedrivingcab hasbeenrebuilt,retaining all the originalfittings,both externallyandinternally.
Replacemenotf corroded bodypanelshascontinued, includingthe renewaol ffloor sectionsandguttering.
A rewireretainingthe originallightfittingswith their barebulbsisalsounderway.
Theinternalwoodpanelling hassurvivedremarkablywell, ashasthe deep-sprungseating, completewith its BRgrey,red, blackandyellow'Trojan1' 960's moquette.
DMBSNo.28361has hadsomeremediawl ork completedandisa repository for the now-irreplaceabslepare partsandfittingsremoved from long-scrappesdister units.Thiscaralsorequires extensivebodyrepairsb, ut unlikethe trailer,the cabareais intactandonly requiresminor refurbishment.
Bothcarswill befinished in BRgreenwith a small yellowwarningpanelbelow the cabwindows.Theywill benumberedin BRstyleas M28361M andM29896M.
Furtherinformationon websitew: ww.class502.org.uk. money a JustGivingpageremains open at: www.justgiving. com/crowdfunding/ testhousemuseum. A big-prizedraw hasbeen extendedto September18,with manyspecialindustry-donated prizes,including main line cab rides.
Moreinformationon the draw can be found at: www.brcw.co/ prizedraw