Final Week We had intended replacing 4253’s brake cylinder this week but, despite being dispatched Wednesday via 24 hr overnight delivery, we still haven’t seen it. As a result, it was all hands onto our new project – building a replacement tender tank for Q Class loco no: 541. The old one was been delivered and is currently being stripped of all … Read More
Week Four Over the last two weeks we’ve had a major clear up and rearrangement of the bunko booth so that we could clear a sufficiently large space in which to build the crinolines and cladding sections. We were given a damaged sack barrow so that was stripped and cleaned prior to having the broken section welded up after which … Read More
Final Week This week started with removing the fireman’s side connecting rod so we could then remove the front coupling rod which had been rubbing the paint on the driving axle wheel. The paintwork was restored and, while it was off, some marks were polished out of the con rod. Other work included silver soldering some pipework for the GWR Railcar, … Read More
Week Four Approaching the end of the year and the overriding activity this week has been the preparation for and manning of the sales stand for the Santa Specials on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There was much frantic ordering and making of various stock items that had sold out or were about to and the inevitable bouts of sickness meant some … Read More
Week Four First job this week was to cut off the mounting brackets from the deceased vacuum tank so they could be cleaned up and reused on the new tank. The second was to take the trailer containing the gazebo and tables etc up to Tenterden for the Santa Specials next weekend. After that it was back to testing all the … Read More
Final Week This week, Charwelton’s cab repaint is coming down the home straight and the various other Charwelton parts we’ve painted have been finished and moved out to make room for the metalwork for 4253’s crinolines that we need to start next. Many odd jobs were carried out on 4253 with the gudgeon pins trial fitted to the crossheads, painting of the … Read More