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The right trailing Cartazzi hornstay is carefully ground to provide the
correct clearance for the axlebox.
Photograph: Richard Swales
1 July 2021 |
The right steel steam pipe is fabricated and tacked in situ.
Photograph: Richard Swales
1 July 2021 |
The brake ejector pipework is fitted, and there's still plenty of pipes to
go.
Photograph: Richard Swales
3 July 2021 |
The middle piston and cylinder cover are fitted, as is the leading middle valve
cover and right valve guide.
Photograph: Richard Swales
3 July 2021 |
The completed conjugated gear assembly in front of the left cylinder.
Photograph: Richard Swales
8 July 2021 |
The return crank and rod during assembly.
Photograph: Richard Swales
10 July 2021 |
All the boiler cladding panels are now fitted.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
15 July 2021 |
The left return crank and rod fitted to the loco.
Photograph: Richard Swales
15 July 2021 |
A new lower spark arrestor tray has been fabricated.
Photograph: Richard Swales
15 July 2021 |
The inside of the coal space is being painted. The strap added during conversion for A4 use can be seen.
Photograph: Richard Swales
17 July 2021 |
One of the stub pipes that fastens to the boiler front plate. Much fun was had fitting this!
Photograph: Darrin Crone
23 July 2021 |
The smokebox front plate is fitted and the chimney about to be.
Photograph: Richard Swales
27 July 2021 |
The GSMR (radio) system rack fitted in the tender vestibule.
Photograph: Richard Swales
27 July 2021 |
The GSMR user interface enclosure on the tender front. The corridor finish painted and the GSMR trunking running along it.
Photograph: Richard Swales
27 July 2021 |
Over the wheeldrop waiting for the Cartazzi wheelset to be fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
29 July 2021 |
With the Cartazzi wheelset in the hornstays are refitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
29 July 2021 |
The GSMR, water valve handle and handbrake are fitted.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
31 July 2021 |
With the smokebox assembled the streamlined front can be put on. This is a trail fit without nameplates.
Photograph: Richard Swales
3 August 2021 |
The front end streamlining being fitted complete with nameplates.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
5 August 2021 |
The main intermediate drawbar hand finished to remove all machining marks and to blend the corner radii.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
5 August 2021 |
The cod's mouth gear is painted, while the plate in front of the chimney is fitted, and the leading boiler band is prepared for fitting.
Photograph: Richard Swales
5 August 2021 |
The cab being fitted
Photograph: Trevor Camp
5 August 2021 |
The smokebox door and cod's mouth fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
6 August 2021 |
The little end oiling felts are fitted to the connecting rods. This is the middle being dealt with.
Photograph: Richard Swales
10 August 2021 |
The operating shaft for the manifold shut off is fitted to a bracket on the cab roof here being fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
10 August 2021 |
The last boiler band fillet piece is welded in to position. The cod's month and chimney cowl now fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
10 August 2021 |
The ejector exhaust pipe is prepped and painted ready for fitting.
Photograph: Richard Swales
10 August 2021 |
The new boiler cladding receiving primer paint.
Photograph: Richard Swales
10 August 2021 |
The left connecting rod is being fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
12 August 2021 |
The right connecting rod in place and the return crank back on.
Photograph: Richard Swales
12 August 2021 |
The general state of finish to the loco on 12 August 2021.
Photograph: Richard Swales
12 August 2021 |
The OTMR enclosure back in the cab and being terminated.
Photograph: Richard Swales
13 August 2021 |
The outer superheater cover being worked on while the old blue paint is being rubbed down ready for painting.
Photograph: Richard Swales
13 August 2021 |
The ejector exhaust pipe is being fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
13 August 2021 |
The front of the loco being prepped for painting, screws are being cut down and the left water valve handle being worked on.
Photograph: Richard Swales
17 August 2021 |
The water scoop operating handle is refitted to the tender. The tender number plate is also fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
17 August 2021 |
The first coat of top coat black being applied.
Photograph: Richard Swales
19 August 2021 |
A new "old" chain to hold up the tender steam heat hose.
Photograph: Richard Swales
19 August 2021 |
The first coat of black paint applied entirely by our volunteers.
Photograph: Richard Swales
19 August 2021 |
The first coat of black paint being finished on the cod's mouth doors.
Photograph: Richard Swales
19 August 2021 |
The new covers to the air pump inlets.
Photograph: Richard Swales
19 August 2021 |
We now have proper LNER oilers to the loco reverser weigh shaft. One entirely new made by one of our volunteers the other with a new cap.
Photograph: Richard Swales
20 August 2021 |
There's still plenty of painting around and under the loco.
Photograph: Richard Swales
20 August 2021 |
Last remaining fitting and split pinning to the vertical hornstay bolts has been completed.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
21 August 2021 |
The brake cylinder piston rod protective gaiters have been fitted to the loco leading cylinders.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
21 August 2021 |
We are very fortunate, a new set of head lamps have been donated to us. They are in superb condition.
Photograph: Richard Swales
24 August 2021 |
The left water valve handle has been fitted to the tender front.
Photograph: Richard Swales
24 August 2021 |
The speedo cables are terminated.
Photograph: Richard Swales
24 August 2021 |
It's a team effort to install the rest of the grate.
Photograph: Richard Swales
24 August 2021 |
The tender intermediate drawgear in place.
Photograph: Richard Swales
24 August 2021 |
A general view of the tender.
Photograph: Richard Swales
24 August 2021 |
With the tender already gone from the workshop 60007 waits to go in to the daylight for the first time since 2015.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
25 August 2021 |
Loco and tender in the North Yard.
Photograph: Richard Swales
25 August 2021 |
The worksplates are refitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
27 August 2021 |
The vinyl lettering being applied. A museum employee looking on to see what all the fuss is about?.
Photograph: Richard Swales
27 August 2021 |
As presently finished and looking stunning.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
28 August 2021 |
Another view.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
28 August 2021 |
The engine outside the NRM workshop ready for the move to Crewe.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT
28 August 2021 |
The engine outside the NRM workshop ready for the move to Crewe.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT
28 August 2021 |
The engine and overhaul team outside the NRM workshop.
Photograph: Nigel Wilson
28 August 2021 |
Under the front of the tender the remaining hard pipes have been put in for the hoses to the brake cylinders.
Photograph: Rod Thomas
1 September 2021 |
The outside connecting rods are removed ready for our move over the mainline.
Photograph: Richard Swales
2 September 2021 |
Collision damage to the back right corner of the tender.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
2 September 2021 |
The loco stands on the pit.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
7 September 2021 |
The Churchill surface grinder being used for the permanent valve cotters. Another machine tool to be disposed of by the NRM.
Photograph: Richard Swales
8 September 2021 |
Our piping team leader reflects on the time we have spent in the workshop.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
8 September 2021 |
What an achievement. The loco stands in the North Yard waiting for its move over the Network.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
8 September 2021 |
The storage van has been emptied of SNG items and racking.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
8 September 2021 |
A number of named train headboard were tried on for size.
Photograph: Ken Woods
8 September 2021 |
Paint being touched while the tender axleboxes are oiled.
Photograph: Richard Swales
14 September 2021 |
The collision damage is repaired.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
14 September 2021 |
Pipework continues in the cab.
Photograph: Richard Swales
15 September 2021 |
The axlebox packers in place on the Cartazzi axlebox to limit travel during loading on to road transport.
Photograph: Richard Swales
20 September 2021 |
Top and tailed by LSL class 37s for the move to Holgate.
Photograph: Richard Swales
21 September 2021 |
The through air pipe along the side of the loco linking the 37s.
Photograph: Richard Swales
21 September 2021 |
On the mainline with the speedo reading 5mph.
Photograph: Richard Swales
21 September 2021 |
At Holgate the tender frame guard irons have been removed.
Photograph: Richard Swales
21 September 2021 |
Ready for the road transport we attracted much interest from the Network Rail employees.
Photograph: Richard Swales
21 September 2021 |
Another view of the loco at Holgate ready for onward transport.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
21 September 2021 |
The edge radii are machined on to the new valve cotters.
Photograph: Richard Swales
26 September 2021 |
Under heavy rain the loco was prepared for loading.
Photograph: Darrin Crone/Trevor Camp/SNGLT
27 September 2021 |
The flangeway had to be cleared to allow the loco to move sufficiently far to allow the truck in front for loading.
Photograph: Darrin Crome
27 September 2021 |
The tender starts loading.
Photograph: Richard Swales
27 September 2021 |
The bogie wheels start to climb the ramp on to the truck at Holgate.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
27 September 2021 |
The loco on the traile.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT
27 September 2021 |
The loco loaded and ready to go.
Photograph: Richard Swales
27 September 2021 |
The loco unloading at Crewe.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT
28 September 2021 |
The tender is pushed toward the already unloaded loco.
Photograph: Richard Swales
28 September 2021 |
The loco in the Crewe workshops.
Photograph: Ben Roberts
29 September 2021 |
Moving in. Our first load of kit to sort.
Photograph: Darrin Crome
30 September 2021 |
The front of the loco being taken apart for fabrication and fitting of the smokebox steam pipes.
Photograph: Richard Swales
13 October 2021 |
With the front streamlining removed the footplating inside can be painted, while the floorplate is straightened.
Photograph: Richard Swales
28 October 2021 |
The right steam pipe being prepared for new flanges.
Photograph: Richard Swales
28 October 2021 |
The steel gauge being used during the dressing of the middle connecting rod big end.
Photograph: Richard Swales
29 October 2021 |
The new stub pipe and new flange for the right steel steam pipe.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
29 October 2021 |
The dressed middle big end rod and strap awaiting the new bearing.
Photograph: Richard Swales
2 November 2021 |
The new right steam pipe being assembled in the smokebox.
Photograph: Richard Swales
3 November 2021 |
The new stub and flange in position with the rest of the fabricated pipe.
Photograph: Richard Swales
3 November 2021 |
The brake ejector with the extension pipe in position ready to be remounted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
4 November 2021 |
The air pump governor with all pipework in position.
Photograph: Richard Swales
4 November 2021 |
The left big end is oiled before pushing on to the crankpin.
Photograph: Tony Bickerstaff
10 November 2021 |
The left connecting rod in place.
Photograph: Tony Bickerstaff
10 November 2021 |
The new locating strip at the bottom of the left trailing cladding panel.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
19 November 2021 |
Two of the three steam pipes during NDT.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
24 November 2021 |
The left return crank without the brass cap fitted but with a new shim fitted under the ball bearing.
Photograph: Richard Swales
25 November 2021 |
The two halves of the middle big end bearing being bored as a single item.
Photograph: Tony Bickerstaffe
26 November 2021 |
One of the steam pipes being pressure tested.
Photograph: Richard Swales
1 December 2021 |
The front of the cab being repaired.
Photograph: Richard Swales
3 December 2021 |
The middle big end bearing halves being heated for white metalling.
Photograph: Richard Swales
7 December 2021 |
The left steam pipe being tried in place after welding and testing.
Photograph: Richard Swales
7 December 2021 |
A new cotter for the right gudgeon pin has been made and is being fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
7 December 2021 |
The overhauled air pump lubricator is now mounted in the cab on a new mounting bracket..
Photograph: Richard Swales
8 December 2021 |
The outside little end pin cotters are fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
16 December 2021 |
A general view of work going on in the workshop.
Photograph: Richard Swales
16 December 2021 |
The air pump lubricator is now fitted in the cab.
Photograph: Richard Swales
17 December 2021 |
The fall plate hinges have been sympathetically repaired.
Photograph: Richard Swales
17 December 2021 |
A view under the loco showing the painting that has been done.
Photograph: Darrin Crone
22 December 2021 |
The middle steam pipe assembly fitted.
Photograph: Richard Swales
22 December 2021 |
The right steel steam pipe sealing face is lapped.
Photograph: Richard Swales
23 December 2021 |
The middle big end bearing machined ready for refitting in the rod.
Photograph: Tony Bickerstaffe
25 December 2021 |
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