December 2016

• Last remnants of copper firebox stays removed
• Driver’s side rear cylinder cover repaired
• Repair section for lower boiler barrel fabricated and prepped
• Initial machining of under keeps completed

November 2016

• Machining and trial fitting of axle boxes continues
• New cylinder drain cock operating mechanism finished
• Lap seam rivets at throat plate end of firebox replaced
• Driver’s side rear cylinder cover repaired

October 2016

• Start made on removing firebox lap seam rivets
• Painting of wheelsets finished
• First axle box fully machined and trial fitted
• Full set of right side coupling rods obtained

September 2016

• Pony truck fully reassembled
• Boiler house roof extension built and fitted
• New boiler backhead now on site
• Final painting of wheel sets started

August 2016

• Machining of horns completed
• New drain cock brackets fabricated
• New cab doors made
• Motion brackets and rear sand boxes re-fitted

July 2016

• New cylinder cladding completed
• Throat plate removed from boiler
• Fabrication of new cab window frames continues
• Trailing axle horns ground

June 2016

• Both lower side wrappers removed from boiler
• First replacement arm welded onto brake shaft
• Left leading horn tie repaired
• New brake shaft arms machined

May 2016

• Reaming out of smokebox mounting holes started
• New cylinder cladding fabricated
• Intermediate axle horns ground
• New brake and spring hanger pins made

April 2016

• Front sand boxes installed
• Horn tie studs refurbished/replaced as necessary
• Horn and axle lubrication couplings/units refurbished
• All axle box rubbing plates riveted in place
• Grinding of horn faces continues

March 2016

• All axle and crank pins successfully NDT tested
• New sand boxes finished
• New set of spring hanger pins made
• All copper and steel stays now removed from firebox
• Refurb of gauge frame, damper doors and handbrake started

February 2016

• New boiler throatplate, side wrappers, tube plate & longitudinal stays delivered
• Bronze rubbing plates fitted to all axleboxes
• Top beading riveted to both water tanks
• Final riveting of new sandboxes completed

January 2016

• Cab window frames refurbished
• Smokebox attachment ring machined and fitted
• Rivet holes for above all marked and drilled
• Couplings fitted to new draw hooks and trial fitted