I'm jumping ahead somewhat with this post, having failed to keep on top of delivering a sequential blog. I'll go back later and provide more for the intervening period; meanwhile, here's an update for those who saw 4779 out and about this summer. Having a (more or less) completed skeleton, it's time to put some flesh on the bones. Windows are first. As previously noted, many of the window pans were in very poor shape, so either have had patches welded in or have been replaced with others culled from a variety of sources. Glass is all original, again some from elsewhere to replace missing and broken windows, and the winding mechanisms have been refurbished or replaced before reassembly. Anyone who has put RT windows together will know that it takes longer to do than to write about.
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