A1023 - Restoration and Maintenance

This ex Auckland to Wellington Northerner first class car was stored at Helensville in the 1990's as part of a failed museum project. In 2000 the Society purchased the carriage and trucked it to Feilding on the 5th Feburary 2001.
For more information about A1023, visit the information page.

Work Week - March 2003
When a defect was found it was marked with high visibility pink paint and the defect was recorded on an inspection form.

Work Week - March 2003
After the carriage was inspected underneath, it was inspected from rail level. Here you can see Peter McCallum from the Taieri Gorge Railway showing Mike a rotten step.

Work Week - March 2003
A1023 ready for it's inspection.

Work Week - March 2003
Once the seats were removed we carried them out the of window and stacked them in a pile.

Work Week - March 2003
Removing the first class seats out the window so the floor can be repaired.

18th August 2001
We removed the rotten carpet and then water blasted out the carriage.

21st April 2001
Russell and Rod have started to clean up the first of the two Helensville first class carriages A1023. The plan is clean them out and repair broken and rusted parts and eventually return them to service.

Photos taken by Stan Jenkins

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	Work Week - March 2003 When a defect was found it was marked with high visibility pink paint and the defect was recorded on an inspection form.
	Work Week - March 2003 After the carriage was inspected underneath, it was inspected from rail level. Here you can see Peter McCallum from the Taieri Gorge Railway showing Mike a rotten step.
	Work Week - March 2003 A1023 ready for it's inspection.
	Work Week - March 2003 Once the seats were removed we carried them out the of window and stacked them in a pile.
	Work Week - March 2003 Removing the first class seats out the window so the floor can be repaired.
	18th August 2001 We removed the rotten carpet and then water blasted out the carriage.
	21st April 2001 Russell and Rod have started to clean up the first of the two Helensville first class carriages A1023. The plan is clean them out and repair broken and rusted parts and eventually return them to service.