At last, we have got back to some serious carriage building on 169. The floor for section 3 was assembled to refresh us exactly where we had got to prior to lockdown and final components identified for manufacture. The longitudinal intermediate flooring supports are now well underway. The area just above the nearest end is the main doorway and vestibule area.A reminder that we have all the major components of the carriage bodywork completed and ready for assembly. Pic copyright Francis Taylor.

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