Came back from Bristol with a bad cold on the 29th Dec which has prevented work taking place until now.  Last couple of days have focused on replacing the rot in the no.1 side rod/window pillar, a new piece of ash was cut and shaped and glued, screwed and pegged in the cut out.   This needs to be sanded to profile to match the rest of the side rod.  Other work has been drilling out old screw holes and filling with dowels in number 2 window pillar.  The plan at the moment is to repair and paint the frame as far back as the wheel arch then replace the lower section of side rods  below floor lever and the wheelarch timbers, working from the front towards the rear.  The entrance steps will need to come out too as some of the metalwork has been badly patched.

As we enter the new year I continue to marvel at how good this bus looked when I first saw it and how bad it actually is!