I have now repainted the B1 (ex 61059) in its livery while acting as a carriage heating unit at Ipswich. Stripping the original paint was a real pain, but we got there in the end. It was then undercoated twice and top coated twice. All transfers are Fox and paints are Railmatch. The most important job next – weathering, I have two photos to get it as near as I can to the condition it served in. I will add the tender coal after weathering.

This was certainly a challenging job as the donor Loco left an awful lot to be desired, however I now have my O Gauge Carriage Heating B1 and that’s worth a lot to me.