I have at last been able to get back to working on the Cornishman this week. All nine coaches are now sitting on Bill Bedford Bogies complete with cosmetic sides. I take the discarded Bachmann bogies, cut off the sides and then reduce them to a suitable thickness - a very messy and time consuming task. The axle boxes are drilled out from the back (to allow the pin point bearings to move up and down) then the sides are carefully fixed to the bogies with epoxy. All the coaches now also have Kadee couplings fitted so the complete rake had its first run behind Totnes Castle this morning. I am happy to report that all went well! The last four coaches now need underframe detailing and corridor connections, then it's just a bit of renumbering and weathering to complete the job (apart from buying, painting and fitting a lot of passengers!). So, if everything goes well, they should be ready for their first outing on Barrow Road at Railwells in August.