The project is on schedule, even if the cost has risen significantly. Car 88 is on show at the Bluebell 50th - when she leaves in September, she will go to join Car 91 at HNRC, Barrow Hill, to have newer bogies, control gear, brakes, wiring etc fitted. Cars 85 and 87 will shortly be taken to Ramparts of Derby for body restoration, then shipped to Barrow Hill for the engineering upgrades.
This is the biggest rail restortaion project currently underway, now that Tornado is completed, so 2012 is a difficult target, but we think we will get there.
Does anyone have any original artefacts from the Belle that they would like to donate to the project?
Neil Marshall
5BEL Trust
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