May 2008

Well as can be seen much of this month has been spent working on the blind boxes and the rear of the vehicle. All the blind boxes are now in having been carefully freed up from years of non use, they were in remarkably good condition, except for the ply wood surrounds which had rotted. Perhaps the best know feature of a 2RT2, the rear roof box is also now back in place and as can be seen is also in good shape, requiring only minor straightening. The conduit for the wiring is now all going in as can be seen in the shots taken of the rear end, linking up the side and rear blind boxes and also the wiring for the light switches under the stairs to the upper deck lighting. You can also still see on the interior of the rear roof box one of the 'Emergency Exit' stickers still left from its time in London nearly 50 years ago. The engine also returned this month and as can be seen looks splendid, (the oil underneath is not from it by the way!) it now only needs to be painted black and will then go back in at some time soon. Next some more interior fittings will be added, the upstairs rear seat and staircase guard added and some minor framework bits completed, which will take us nicely to the next update around August 1. Thanks to those who took the time to post messages last month, always nice to know you are out there and reading and really nice to know its not limited to those just on the UK.