Week Three This week involved removing 4253’s brake cylinder yet again as it still isn’t quite right. It was then palleted up to be sent back for more remedial work. We’ve also decided that it’s time to catalogue all our engineering drawings so we can locate what we want without half an hour’s search. Work has continued on 541’s tender tank … Read More
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
425 AGM Report The Boiler Situation and All That Brass The Vacuum Braking System
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