2003/04 Overhaul Archive - October 2003

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October 25/26

Nothing much to report as we have decided to have a weekend off ! That said Mick Carr will be doing some pre-painting preparation.

During the week work on expanding the flue tubes has progressed well. At the firebox end work on expanding and beading is complete. It is expect the 11 missing small tubes will arrive during the week.

All the tubes have been expanded in the firebox tubeplate end. October 18 2003

At the smokebox end expanding the flue tubes is progressing well. October 18 2003

A great deal more work went in to the tender and tender components. A lot of painting has taken place and thorough cleaning has continued on the frames and underneath the tank.

The tender is progressing quickly with lots of fresh paint showing. October 18 2003

Steve Underhill (left) issues work instructions to Stuart Nelhams. October 18 2003

Paul Sanders sat down on the job and posing. He tells me he is wire brushing this plate from the tender. October 18 2003

Richard Corser paints a piece of tender footplating. October 18 2003

Mick Carr (left) and Huw Button work on the tender tool boxes. October 18 2003

With the read driving wheels out and soon to be dispatched for re-tyring the rear section of the frames are being prepared for painting. Meanwhile elsewhere on the frames a lot of priming and undercoating has taken place.

Parts of the bogie frame have been primed. On the right in the newly re-fitted cylinder draincock pipework. October 18 2003

Dave Fuszard on the rubbed down tender for some reason or another. October 18 2003

Roger Fox gives the inner side of a cladding sheet a protective coat of paint. October 18 2003

6024 people wait for Keith Lines to get the food cooked ! October 18 2003

Paul Sanders (left), Kevin Blake (middle) and Dave Fuszard working on bits from the tender. October 18 2003

Our shed has gained an extension at the front to give us a few more feet to play with. October 18 2003

And finally, a message from Somerset !

In the week the chassis visited the wheel drop. The rear driving axle was dropped to allow it to be prepared for retrying now we are ready to get it done.

The rear drivers, still with axleboxes and old tyres in place. © Colin Henderson. October 12 2003

After the driving wheels were removed, and the coupling rods for the front most pair of driven axles were refitted, the 4-4-0 chassis returned to the 6024 shed on turntable road 19.

More like a 4-4-4 chassis now with a support bogie in the place of the rear driver. © Colin Henderson. October 12 2003

Other jobs completed since the last report include both outside cylinder tops lagged and cladding refitted whilst both sections of running board have been refitted over the outside cylinders. The left hand outside cylinder drain cocks refitted.

The tender has been seriously attacked. It has been more or less completely rubbed down and cleaned. Most fittings that had been removed have now been refitted - such as the water gauge and fire iron storage space.

All flue tubes are in place with beading in hand.

Ron Smith (left) and Bob Robson under the tender cleaning all the muck off. © Colin Henderson. October 12 2003

Trapped ! Kevin Blake was locked in the tender without the necessary parts to do the job just for fun (so I am told...) He should be helping to refit the tender water gauge. © Colin Henderson. October 12 2003

And now with the water gauge refitted. © Colin Henderson. October 12 2003

Brian Dodd (left) and Steve Underhill working on the rubbed down tender. © Colin Henderson. October 12 2003

All flue tubes are in place with beading in hand.

Looking good - with virtually all the tubes in work on the boiler is progressing at a very good rate. © Colin Henderson. October 12 2003

Thanks to Colin Henderson & Huw Button for the info

All unbeaded small tubes have been beaded. We are now waiting for eleven replacement tubes, the originals supplied were too large.

As has become normal a lot of rubbing down of this and that continued. The tender was attacked with a vengeance.

Thanks to Huw Button for the info

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