2019 Blog

December 2019 Firebox palm stays fettled and fitted ready for riveting New throatplate riveted to boiler section New steam heat shut-off valves made and fitted Crank pins and rods measured for machining bushes November 2019 New brasses for side rods rough machined Final welding in of throatplate finished New backhead cladding started Firebox lap seams caulked in October 2019 New … Read More

Progress October 2019

Week 4 This week’s work started with the concrete pour for our new entrance ramp followed by some floor painting.  The boiler expansion brackets were needle gunned to get the rust out of the hollows on the back that accommodate the boiler’s stay heads after which they were given a coat of heat resistant paint. In preparation for Sunday’s riveting … Read More

Newsletter No.1 – Autumn 2019

It’s been a while since our last newsletter, but we now have a dedicated team in place to provide regular updates for our members.

‘Old Site’ Photos

We are busy curating thousand’s of photos from our archive, and will add new galleries over time. Meanwhile, these are a few of the photos from our old site. Click on an image for a larger version.

2018 Blog

December 2018 Eccentrics, expansion links and eccentric rods fitted Splasher to protect vacuum pump made and trial fitted Boiler barrel repair section welded in under supervision of boiler inspector Lower slide bar on fireman’s side aligned and fitted November 2018 Eccentric strap white metal bearings scraped to fit New thrust washers machined for motion components Splash covers made for rear … Read More