Bury Standard 4 Group - Restoring 80097 and 46428
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1st December, 2015
Alan, Jeff and Dan have fitted a tool board to the back of the workbench and Alan has mounted the tool discs to it and rearranged the bench layout. Dave and Jimmy have collected the delivered 5 metre lengths of steel main steam…
4th November, 2015
On the weekend of the 17th and 18th October the East Lancs Railway held its Autumn Steam Gala. We were able to show the progress on 80097 by towing her onto the bay platform 1 for everyone to see. The loco, with our new…
16th October, 2015
The last few weeks have seen steady progress on both locos. 80097 report Allan and Nigel have worked on the fireman’s seat, which is now all welded and ready to be painted. A piece of elm will then be needed to…
1st September, 2015
Another really progressive period on the loco. Allan has stripped down and overhauled the blowdown valve, which Nigel then painted. Sharon made a pattern of the valve flange, to be sent to Dalgleish and then made the gasket for it . Nigel,…
14th August, 2015
Richard has been working on parts for the superheater header. He has made a tool for the seats, 21 off 1 inch studs and the 1 ¼ inch studs. He started making the nuts for these studs and these have now been finished off by…
21st July, 2015
A very progressive few weeks of work has just passed. Results are: Jim, Mark, Colin and Hughie have been joined by Bob and they have continued painting the loco, which now has a first coat of black on both sides. Other primed metal…
4th July, 2015
This is the latest report from our boiler repair company, Adam Dalgleish on Tyneside, where good progress is being made. Repairs to the holes of the inner copper wrapper have been made. The holes were out of shape and required a coppersmith to…
20th June, 2015
Allan and Richard have continued to machine the manifold valves. Nigel and Jim have carried on working on the ash pan. Nigel, Phil and Harry have been making brackets for fixing the ends of the boiler bands together. Stuart has continued…
2nd June, 2015
With the ongoing restoration of Standard 4 loco 80097 progressing well, preliminary work has now started on our Ivatt loco 46428. The first step is to remove the boiler and Allan has been burning off the firebox and smokebox mounting bolts, all of…
2nd June, 2015
Phil and Allan have rolled the outer cladding sheets and these have now been stored at Baron Street. Nigel and Allan have continued with the damper gear, which is now complete and ready for fitting on the loco. Sharon, Nigel and Harry have…
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