News Update - April 2024
Engineering notes
The regulator stuffing box is now rivetted in place on the boiler barrel with work currently taking place on fitting the mounting pads for the top feed clacks. The time draws ever closer when the barrel and firebox will be united. Machining of the firebox feet has taken place recently. The tea can tray has been fabricated and fitted to the firehole door support framework.
The crossheads for the piston valve spindles have been machined. The blast pipe casting has been machined. A small amount of vacuum pipework has been made.
Some items have been removed from the loco recently such as lubrication pipework in preparation for removing the water tanks which will be necessary in order to fit the boiler into the chassis.
AGM Notice
The 82045 AGM will be held on Saturday the 25th May at 1.00pm in the meeting room at Kidderminster Railway Museum. Light refreshments will be supplied. Members information was distributed with the Spring Newsletter.
Boiler barrel showing regulator stuffing box and dome rivetted in place. Photo: Tony Massau.
Boiler barrel lying on its side close to the firebox. Photo: Tony Massau.
Rear of firebox showing foundation ring rivets, etc. Photo: Tony Massau.
Machining of one of the feet for the firebox. Photo: Tony Massau.
Blast pipe casting. Photo: Tony Massau.
Trial fit of the firebox door assembly (the black bar on the bottom part of the unit is a temporary fitting). Photo: Peter Line.
A short video of the firehole door mechanism.