December 2019

• Firebox palm stays fettled and fitted ready for riveting
• New throatplate riveted to boiler section
• New steam heat shut-off valves made and fitted
• Crank pins and rods measured for machining bushes

November 2019

• New brasses for side rods rough machined
• Final welding in of throatplate finished
• New backhead cladding started
• Firebox lap seams caulked in

October 2019

• New cab tool boxes finished
• Boiler expansion brackets cleaned, checked and painted
• Majority of remaining firebox lap seam rivets replaced

September 2019

• More cladding sections and insulation pads fabricated
• Rivet holes under the boiler palm stays countersunk
• Various oil pots and pipework brackets made
• New racking and tool storage bins installed

August 2019

• Refurbishing of the rods commenced
• Piston swab boxes and covers finished
• Flexible brake cylinder pipe fitted
• Mesh sieves for water spaces made

July 2019

• Safety valve bonnet and new coupling shackles obtained
• New rocker shaft covers made
• Start made on fabricating new cylinder/valve cover cladding pieces
• Insulation pads for the above made

June 2019

• Motion return spring assembly fitted
• Trailling axle splashers made and fitted
• New condensing coil fitted to cab
• Main steam pipe removed from boiler for reburb

May 2019

• Boiler palm stays trial fitted
• All rivet/stay holes in throat plate pilot drilled
• Slipper blocks modified
• One set of slipper blocks white metalled

April 2019

• Tapping of the many firebox stay holes started
• Throat plate corners dressed to fit foundation ring
• Cab windows finished and fitted
• Final slide bar aligned and pinned

March 2019

• Throat plate dressing and drilling started
• New lamp brackets made
• Water valve operating mechanism fabricated
• Ashpan heat shield fabricated and fitted

February 2019

• New motion spring bracket components machined
• Ashpan riveting and welding completed
• Throat plate edges ground to fit foundation ring
• Driver’s side bottom slide bar fitted, aligned and pinned

January 2019

• Construction of new ashpan continues
• Boiler repair patch and superheater header NDT tested
• Front tank splashers repaired/refurbished and fitted
• Work started on installing new boiler throat plate