LNER Coach Assn

Restoration and maintenance of railway carriages from the London & North Eastern Railway and constituents.

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

@SClark51032281 Thompson? This is a varnished teak East Coast Joint Stock dining car built in 1894.

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

This week we welcomed back Sarah the Signwriter to paint the ECJS crests on 189. The original transfers we have are around 125 years old and very fragile. They tend to disintegrate during application. Sarah has skilfully painted the crests using an original one for reference.

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

@gravelot142 The cost. Fox Transfers were approached and with all the design work we could have been looking at in the region of £4k before a single transfer was created. It’s not like there are dozens of ECJS carriages needing transfers either.

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

@steve220459 Side gangways! LOL!

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

Current projects in the Kirby Misperton workshop.
Gresley TTO 43654 - main contract project.
Gresley TK 23896 - LNERCA owned and subject of major fundraising appeal. We hope to restart work on this soon.
Thompson CL 88339 - LNERCA owned and currently having some electrical work.

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

The fantastic new is that we have recently passed the half way mark with over £40k already pledged for the restoration of 23896. Many thanks to the generous sponsors so far.

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

Please see our exciting sponsorship opportunity to kick start the restoration of Gresley Corridor Third 23896, built in 1935 by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company to LNER Diagram 115.
If you are interested the form to download is here:
https://t.co/8Snrno0FLH

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

@EmbsaySteam Owned by the @LNERCA and restoration completed in our workshop at Kirby Misperton. We are delighted that this carriage will be operating next year.

[Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway @EmbsaySteam]

🚂 A piece of railway history rolls again!

The 1909 GNR Observation Saloon No. 3087 returns to service at the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway in 2026

Once seen in Downton Abbey (2019) – now restored for special events!

🔗 https://t.co/gx6DyS7VNn

📸 Matt Anderson & Rob Shaw

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

Further progress on GNR saloon 3087.
Dark blue going on the letters and white flashing. Fantastic work by Sarah the Signwriter. She is not on X unfortunately. #greatnorthernrailway #doncasterworks

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

We are delighted to have Sarah the Signwriter on site at Kirby Misperton doing the lettering on GNR saloon 3087. So far the gold leaf has been applied and the first shade of blue.#greatnorthernrailway

[Anthony Coulls @AntCoulls]

Railway reflections

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

Great progress on lining out GNR saloon 3087 at Kirby Misperton. #gnrdoncaster #lner #carriageworks

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

Photos by Chris Parr and taken on 04.03.25

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

Interior details in ECJS 3rd class dining car of 1894. Lining being applied to maple upper panels and partition fanlight reinstated with original ECJS engraved glass. #eastcoastjointstock #victoriandiningcar #gnrdoncaster

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

@TeakSawdust @adipullenLNER @RailwayCorresp1 Photo from the Harris book. As built in LNER scumbled teak livery to match standard teak bodied carriages. The lining applied in the same position as if it had mouldings, but of course as all steel construction, the sides were flush.

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

Photos of the progress by volunteers on ECJS Dining Car 189 at Pickering. Internal varnishing now taking place in small saloon and glass and mirrors being fitted in correct locations. 189 built at GNR Doncaster works in 1894. #victoriandiningcar #doncasterworks

[Andrew Daniel @TeakSawdust]

@SalopianLyne Now part of @LNERCA fleet at @EmbsaySteam

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

@rob4tk No it was a grounded body at Howden.

[LNER Coach Assn @LNERCA]

First gangway now in place on 189 since around 1927 when it was withdrawn from service. Some adjusting and final fixing to do. On the interior work progressing well and is now starting to look really special.
The blind covers have had gold leaf applied and now refitted.