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- The completed suspended ceiling (with one tile temporarily removed for access) - fantastic!
- Taken a mere ten days before the Grand Opening, the Swindon Panel Box plate is seen in its final position, with the home signal waiting to greet our first visitors!
- GWS Civil Engineering Manager demonstrates the fully fitted-out double doors, set of keys in hand!
- The Frome North Box plate is mounted to the wall, joining the growing number of restored Brunel Room exhibits.
- Another great moment, as the reclaimed GW doors for the panel room are installed, with some fitments already in evidence.
- Not to be forgotten, the panel room suspended ceiling is pushed ever closer to completion, courtesy of Jamie Karslake.
- Around the corner, a final view of the finished side walkway, complete with air-conditioning equipment (well-hidden from most views by the carefully-placed wall section on the left).
- David Brown and Richard Beacham tackle the installation of conduit through the lamp post, which will illuminate the way into the new centre.
- An updated building front entrance view, as fencing and railing posts continue to be worked upon.
- With the lamp post in shot, the sandbag wall for the air-raid shelter steps is rebuilt around the new electrics cabinet.
- The Bristol Room's well-disguised air-conditioning unit is also installed.
- Danny Scroggins carries DRC Civil Engineering Manager Richard Antliff across the newly-created threshold into the Swindon Panel room!
- Building works continue apace, as does work on the installation of new exhibits - these broad-gauge relics really do look the part!
- Excellent restoration is evident on these reclaimed GW doors, in readiness for their installation as our panel room external access doors.
- The result of very careful planning and design work, the new air conditioning units in the panel room are installed...
- ...which in turn are linked into the building management system to keep us all cosy (especially in March!).
- As if the double doors weren't enough for the GWS volunteers, the simulator room's door is intalled, and just awaits some final fittings.
- With the air-conditioning units in, surrounding ceiling tiles start to be installed, having been cut to size accordingly.
- New boards are fabricated and painted, ready for future displays.
- A view from the entrance foyer into the 'Brunel Room', as newly-redundant scaffolding makes its way out of the building.
- Meanwhile, in the 'Bristol Room', Chris Chalet of the GWS Bristol Group continues the hard work of preparing the Bristol East Panel interactive exhibit - good stuff!
- The panel room double doors' lintel is expertly fashioned.
- More restored exhibits take their place in the Brunel Room.
- Ever more ceiling tiles become fitted in place, with the 1980s panel room atmosphere truly starting to take shape.
- The previously-seen display boards are fitted into their final positions, with the displays themselves well underway.
- Let there be light! (1) - GWS electrician David Brown test fits the first LED fitment to the Panel Room suspended ceiling.
- Let there be light! (2) - Stephen Lear admires the latest loft installation.
- The second loft space (above the east end of the panel) is similarly fitted, meaning both loft spaces are nearly completed - excellent work!
- The main row of lights, which will sit directly above the Panel frontage, are installed prior to moving the panel to its final position.
- In readiness for the move, equipment and materials in store behind the panel are moved forward...just a few trips up to the new loft then!
- The new roller shutter is installed behind the front doors, and is tested in situ.
- They say the camera never lies...yet, don't worry, the ceiling grid isn't bowed! Another panoramic shot from behind the Panel, looking towards the Bristol East Panel room.
- Now for some panoramic trickery! From a vantage point next to the window, the extent of the ceiling grid can be seen.
- The rest of the ceiling tiles remain carefully stored, as installing the lighting fitments will come first.
- From another angle, some ceiling tiles are already shown in final position - shows just how far we've all come.
- A taste of what's to come: in one day, the suspended ceiling grid is fitted to the Swindon Panel room.
- In the same day as the insulation being completed, the plasterboard is up to complete the second loft space - fantastic work!
- Inside the Bristol East Panel room, the lamp body awaits its turn to be restored to working order.
- The front entrance continues to progress, the latest addition being the rather smart reclaimed railway lamppost on the right...looks like yet more work for David and fellow electricians!
- Meanwhile, electrician David continues to finalise the wiring in the early signalling area, in readiness for fitments.
- Here's the result - all the insulation is completed, with one of the father & son team posing proudly by their efforts.
- Yet there's no time to stop...attention is turned to the second loft space above the west-end of the Panel.
- The Simulator Room as you've never seen it before! The walls are painted, the electrics tested, and the ceiling is up and plastered.
- With electronics work pushed on, time for a good tidy-up! Peter cleans while Paul tightens the supporting framework post-panel move forward
- With cleaning done, Peter seals the remaining concrete floor space that was under the panel, while Paul reattaches 8-core cables to repaired circuit boards...watch out for that wet floor behind you Paul!
- Just a little bit of sealing remaining at the front of the panel, to be completed the following evening...then a careful panel move backwards remains
- General exterior view
- The long view - Nov 2017
- General view of front of panel
- Rear of the panel
- Rear of the panel
- General view of panel room
- General exterior view from rear
- General exterior view from rear
- General view of building - front
- Outside, plenty of progress has been made restoring the air-raid shelter (the panel being behind the wall to the right)
- The restoration, aided by Network Rail volunteers, has greatly improved the appearance of the site & the access to the signalling building...
- ...with the front doors now in place & operational...if only we could change our habit & not keep walking to the back door!
- Inside the panel room, more electrics have been installed, which will control panel power.
- More works outside give definition to the entrance path; note the completed front window
- Paul tackles the shelving move, cleaning & tidying our stocks; this will help allow the panel to be moved backwards to its final position in due course
- Front doors almost in place
- With the Panel behind the external wall to the right, substantial restoration works to the air raid shelter are evidenced here.
- ...then smooths the concrete to the desired finish; a good job well done!
- Richard (GWS's Civil Engineering Manager), having put in place some complex shuttering, pours the concrete for the front double-door sill...
- Building works continue, with the two loft areas receiving their flooring.
- As the flooring is completed, the electricians begin to install the required conduit for lighting, alarms, etc.
- Outside, the new pathway boundary wall takes shape, with further works on the air-raid shelter (extreme left) also continuing apace.
- Meanwhile, the Bristol Group install the first lamps back into their Bristol East panel - can you spot them among all that daylight?
- Behind the panel, John installs the first PCB into Rack 1, the final rack to receive them - well done that man!
- There's still plenty of tag block work to complete, yet Jamie's rapid soldering skills mean that Swindon Station is getting ever closer.
- More installation & fault-finding in progress, with Danny to the fore!
- The computer desk comes into its own as panel testing continues...
- ...whilst Peter gets to grips with making as many power jumper cables for the PCBs as possible.
- Further PCB installation, with the end of the panel very much in sight - Jerry carefully threads the ribbon cable down towards the correct socket on the TC64 units.
- Looking out through the front doors
- Loft space above Swindon Room
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- A test of the now-attached manual levers, controlling two semaphores for visitors to try their hand at.
- Further building electrics being installed
- The front entrance path progresses...
- ...whilst the side path, seen here from the rear of the signalling building, is all but complete - excellent work!
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