2003/04 Overhaul Archive - February 2004

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A very cold day at Tyseley when sensible people stayed at home and kept warm !

The chassis has been moved in to the workshop over the wheeldrop ready for the rear driving wheels to be refitted once all the bits are ready and the re-tyred wheels have been turned to the correct profile and diameter.

The rear driving wheels in the TLW wheel lathe. February 28 2004

Steve Underhill in between the frames preparing the horns for the refitting of the rear driving wheels. February 28 2004

Work was split between the chassis in the workshop and on the other bits down in the shed on turntable road 19. In the shed work continued on rubbing down and painting bits and pieces. However in the cold it was very difficult to paint effectively so most of the work was just rubbing down.

The old and replacement boiler bands were given a good rub down and were prepared for the next relevant layer of paint. February 28 2004

On the tender the various greasing points on the brake system were checked over and greased. Where necessary the grease nipples were replaced.

Colin Springthorpe works on a grease nipple. February 28 2004

John Salter cleans the centre driving wheels so they are ready for a coat of gloss black paint. February 28 2004

The air pump has been largely untouched until now. The cladding has been removed for cleaning up, straightening and a repaint. Meanwhile the pump itself has been given a thorough clean and a partial repaint.

Paul Sanders works on the air pump. February 28 2004

Another chilly day !

The wheels are now in the wheel lathe ready for turning.

Work continued where it had left off the previous weekend checking all the tender axleboxes and pads. It has been decided to replace one or two of the bearings.

One of the tender axleboxes dropped for inspection. February 21 2004

Colin Henderson and Leon Salter at work on the tender. February 21 2004

Various jobs on the chassis, getting it ready for painting, were undertaken.

Chris Brown in between the frames preparing them for a coat of paint. February 21 2004

Keith Lines grinds a rivet head off on the running plate as John Salter watches. February 21 2004

And as normal various items from all over the locomotive were prepared for painting such as the regulator handle, vacuum ejector, the two tool boxes from the rear of the tender and yet more brake piping.

In the foreground Richard Corser wire brushes the vacuum ejector whilst behind him Kevin Blake works on one of the tool boxes from the rear of the tender. February 21 2004

The re-tyred rear set of driving wheels are back ! Starting on Monday 16th they will be moved in to the wheel lathe for turning down to the correct height and profile. To ensure the locomotive comes in under the 13' 1" maximum height allowed by Network Rail it is necessary to turn the tyres almost down to scrapping size. But if we don't we don't run, so not much of a choice really !

Re-tyred and ready for turning in the wheel lathe the rear set of drivers sit outside the workshop. Behind them is the ashpan. February 14 2004 © Colin Henderson

The re-tyring was undertaken at Doncaster, the new tyres come from South Africa whilst the Gibson Ring is a Swindon product - the old one has been reused. February 14 2004 © Colin Henderson

Mechanical work centred on checking the tender axleboxes, pads etc for any problems. None have been found so far !

One of the tender axlebox lower covers with pad. All appears in good order. February 14 2004 © Colin Henderson

Looking up from the ground this is one of the tender axle journals in the axlebox. Again all looks fine. February 14 2004 © Colin Henderson

Meanwhile with the rear driving wheels back it will not be long before the loco returns to being a 4-6-0. Painting of the rear section of frames normally obscured by the wheels has taken place.

Dave Fuszard and Alex Hayes at work on the frames. As can be seen the cabside has now been given an undercoating. February 14 2004 © Colin Henderson

Further injector pipework has been refitted continuing a task of the last few weeks.

The big mechanical job of the day was refitting the inside left hand connecting rod. A little bit of work was required on the little end thrust face before a good fit was ensured.

Keith Lines (left), Leon Salter (middle) and Mick Carr move the inside left connecting rod prior to refitting. February 07 2004

Colin Henderson in between the frames during the con rod refitting. February 07 2004

Most people were involved in work relating to the ongoing task of repainting everything before the loco goes back together. A lot of time was spent attacking the inside of the cab and working on the tender hand rails. The outstanding sanding pipe work was painted as was more brake piping.

The rear section of the dragbox has been filled to give a smooth finish before it is painted. February 07 2004

Graham Hopes takes a break from stripping the old paint of the cab handrails. February 07 2004

Colin Springthorpe paints a piece of smokebox saddle cladding. February 07 2004

Reconstruction of the ashpan has continued to proceed well. The runners for the ashpan spark screens have been fitted as have several other internal items.

An ashpan spark screen is trial fitted. This is the rear of the ashpan. February 07 2004

Several of the firebox cladding bands are beyond reuse so new ones were cut to length.

Leon Salter rolls out the metal to make a new firebox cladding band. February 07 2004