Top Piston Rods

As the coach was minus gangway faceplates when it came out of service, it was also missing these top piston rods. That meant that 4 new rods had to be made, hence the nice shiny nature of these two. The 'ball' end fits on to the faceplate while the other end with the 'U' shaped casting buts up against the spring inside the coach end.

The square rod fits through the a hole in the end of the coach.

These 4 holes, 2 on each end finally make the coach completely watertight.