Final Week Lot more work achieved on Charwelton this week with many more running plate sections painted, the sanding and drain cock levers all re-assembled onto the cab side sheet and the cab received more paint and a cleaning of the brass window frames. In the background of this shot you can see the skip we filled and sent off for … Read More
Result of Livery Vote Lining the Loco GWR Swindon Colour Specs All that Brass – Part 2 Richard (Dick) Beckett Dave Dee Memorial Bench Rods Progress Boiler Progress
Week Four Half of the team spent most of Tuesday and Friday continuing working on the P Way department’s tamper by dismantling the track lifting units which, as they’re outside was hot work. Most of the components are seized solid so a degree of drilling out and hammering was required and, once separated, a lot of effort to clean off … Read More
Final Week During the week, the painting work continued and one of the number plates was fitted to the bunker plus a start made on the lining to show how it will finally look. This was mainly for the benefit of visitors to the weekend’s Steam Up and open day at Rolvenden. Some of the insulation for the cylinder area was … Read More
Final Week On Tuesday it was yet more rubbing down and painting of both 4253’s frames and running plates and the top section of Project 2. Friday’s task was to get Project 2 out of the booth and upright which first involved tuning it over so the flat side was on the bottom to safely sit on the skids. It was … Read More
Week Four Four days of working this week as there’s so much to be done prepping 4253 for its proper repaint. The large, flat areas are relatively quick and simple to rub down but the rivet heads (of which there are hundreds) are far more time consuming having to be individually tackled with a wire brush. The boiler’s expansion bracket holding … Read More