Full 'Red Rattler' Carriage Restoration

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Full 'Red Rattler' Carriage Restoration

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Art meets Geoff

Күн бұрын

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@interiordesignschool Ай бұрын

I can't believe it's a 1915 train. You did a great job! Best art studio ever!

@artmeetsgeoff Ай бұрын

Thanks. I sort of can't believe it myself.

@Kevin-go2dw 3 ай бұрын

What a job and well done in preserving a bit of history.

@artmeetsgeoff 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@noelhenderson8095 Ай бұрын

I remember riding on these ones in the blue ones growing up they were awesome

@artmeetsgeoff 29 күн бұрын

Yes, it brings back memories for many of my visitors.

@G516R700 14 күн бұрын

Great restoration work, looks great and certainly looks alot better than the before. Good to see it fixed up.

@artmeetsgeoff 13 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

@JordysRailVideos 5 ай бұрын

320 built as 46BCP 6/9/1915 at Newport Workshops, renumbered/rebuilt to 320M 11/1921, modified with a communication door 30/9/1972, renumbered 478M 18/6/1981, renumbered to 1428M around 1983, placed at current location 1990

@JordysRailVideos 5 ай бұрын

Plus your Tait Motor lasted longer than the Comeng that replaced the carriage

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Wow. Thanks. I still find it hard to believe I have this history sitting in my back yard. Feel privileged.

@Gunsnclapton4 5 ай бұрын

Great work. Would love to do the same some day

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ianwotherspoon4323 5 ай бұрын

Very well done Geoff. Have you been to Steamrail Victoria, at the Newport Workshops. They have a section there called Electrail, where they have, to date, restored 5 or 6 Tait carriages, to there full glory and in Heritage colours. If you haven't been there, try to get down and introduce yourself, they are fantastic volunteers and terrific workers.

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I have been there - the volunteers are great, as you said. I got the exterior paint colours there and lots of helpful advice that helped me understand the history of my carriage. It was good to soak up the atmosphere of the completed carriages there - inspired me that I could do it.

@Bulkmeister123 4 ай бұрын

Amazing job, congratulations

@artmeetsgeoff 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I enjoyed it.

@maureenshaw737 Ай бұрын

Wow, what work 🎉looks great

@artmeetsgeoff Ай бұрын

Thanks. It was fun really.

@kerry2368 5 ай бұрын

Super job! Thank you for sharing!!!

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@aussieboy1958 5 ай бұрын

Superb resto Geoff, look forward to seeing it soon :-)

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@wiffyjustus 5 ай бұрын

Bravo. Thank you for documenting your restoration. Was great to watch.

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

@tamrakean2883 5 ай бұрын

AHHH Maaazing. What an awesome job you have done. It is truly fabulous.

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was kind of fun, turns out.

@quentinbeggs18 5 ай бұрын

Looks great!

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@amesmerc 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome! 👏👏👏

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@VictorianRailway 5 ай бұрын

You should turn part of the carriage into a train room

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

I’ve still got the driver’s section left…

@trainsimulatordriver 4 ай бұрын

Nice work. When you tackle the driver's cab don't open any of the boxes. They may still contain asbestos.

@artmeetsgeoff 4 ай бұрын

Thanks very much.

@RyanZ225_PC 4 ай бұрын

i thought its just the harris trains that had asbestos

@trainsimulatordriver 4 ай бұрын

@@RyanZ225_PC Harris trains were made of asbestos lol. Most old electrical switch gear has asbestos in it.

@snufflestan6302 5 ай бұрын

As a former master roofer of carriages we did it old fashioned way I have being taught….. strip the canvas and relay it again!!! They used paint the roof timber with bituminous paint to keep the water out of the timbers! But if the canvas seal is not broken or leaking in anyway or rotten painted over with ember clad will do!

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Well that is expertise we certainly did not have. Plenty of feeling our way, trying to see what was reasonable and a bit of luck. One drip so far, in heavy rain, but not sure where it began - possibly in sideways rain coming in the whirly roof vents. Thanks.

@snufflestan6302 5 ай бұрын

@@artmeetsgeoff if it was heavy wind blown that day it’s possible that it came through the air vent…. If you can see the water marks near the opening where the air vent is situated on ceiling it has being blown into…. My suggestion is try checking around the edges of the air vent this requires the air vent to remove to check any broken canvas is around that area causing the leak around that area! But if the water mark is isolated to inside the vent opening in ceiling it’s harmless water that was blown in…. But if leaks around the edges of vent open fixture on ceiling the their a possibility a splits or broken seal on the canvas underneath the vent itself…..

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. The one I’m suspicious about was one we couldn’t get off. This makes it more likely as we couldn’t get in close enough to check it like we could for the others. I think I need to get up and have a good look, and see if I can seal it better between the roof and underside of vent. Many thanks!

@wiffyjustus 5 ай бұрын

Was there anything to be done to the original flooring before overlaying the new?

@artmeetsgeoff 5 ай бұрын

Not really. We swept it out, removed things that were big bumps and then went over the top. Each sheet goes the entire width, meaning there enough support points on average for each sheet. The old floor is now entombed which, given its state, is kind of fitting.