Bury Standard 4 Group - Restoring 80097 and 46428
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17th May, 2018
BR Standard Class 4 mt 2-6-4T loco No 80097 All boiler steel cladding panels have now been completed and the insulation panels prepared. The cladding was removed in preparation for the steam test. Final full working pressure steam tests have now…
20th March, 2018
BR Standard Class 4 mt 2-6-4T loco No 80097 The backhead has now been refitted and work has started on the first fitting of the boiler and firebox steel covers. This involves cutting and shaping each panel and fitting edge profiles round…
17th February, 2018
SHOP SPRING CLEAN During the ‘quiet’ winter period, we have been busy tidying up our Shop Coach. A lot of work has gone into arranging our big collection of new and second hand model railway locos, coaches, wagons, track and accessories, displaying the…
5th February, 2018
BR Standard Class 4 mt 2-6-4T loco No 80097 Scaffolding has been erected around the boiler on the lowmac frames and the crinolines have now been fitted. Further caulking of the firebox stays has been carried out and a couple…
31st December, 2017
BR Standard 4 Class 4 mt 2-6-4 t loco No 80097 More steam pipe bending has taken place with the main steam pipes from the superheater header being fitted and the ends coded welded on. All flanges and pipework for the injectors are…
7th December, 2017
The boiler / compensating ring / smokebox have been drilled through and bolted together. An engineering team came in and riveted the assembly together. The steam heat valve, main steam manifold, top feed clacks and steam brake bracket have been bolted on. The…
25th October, 2017
Following its return and initial dropping into the frames, the boiler has now been correctly positioned and the smokebox trial fitted to make sure it was correctly aligned with the boiler. The smokebox was then removed and the compensating ring ground down to be…
3rd October, 2017
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15th September, 2017
This press release was sent out today: The Bury Standard 4 Group has received an early Christmas present with the return of the repaired boiler for their steam loco. The boiler has undergone a major overhaul which comprised of a complete new boiler barrel,…
8th September, 2017
Our boiler has passed its steam test at Northern Steam Engineering in Stockton on Tees on Thursday 7th September. This significant step, after nearly three years of rebuilding, now means that we should see the boiler back at our workshop in Bury in…
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