Project 27: Early January Winter Update 2024
With the start of the new year and the frames sheeted over the team has started to move forwards on two fronts.
Firstly, they have started working on the RHS side tank. The tank has been moved around and placed on support trestles to allow for the careful cutting out of the bottom plate work. This will enable the team to assess the extent of repair work needed. Additionally, they have removed various brackets and lamp irons from the old running plates, which will be cleaned up and painted before being fitted to the new platework….
323 Bluebell: Overhaul Announcement 2023
323 Bluebell is planned to go into the workshop at Sheffield Park in early 2024 giving us an exciting prospect of seeing our flagship locomotive once again in steam…
Fenchurch 150: Released to Traffic January 2023
Since the boiler test, and initial testing and fettling was completed, the finishing touches have been put to the locomotive, as seen in Andy Kelly’s photo from the 27th…
Project 27: Autumn & Winter Update 2022
Following on from the beginning of the year the team has slowly been working towards finishing off the final construction & riveting up of the main frames…
Fenchurch 150: Overhaul Update October 2022
No. 72 ‘Fenchurch’ successfully passed its steam test on 21 September 2022
Simon Blaker provides the following record of the boiler work undertaken…
Fenchurch 150: Overhaul Part 2 August 2022
Progress in re-assembly can be seen in David Lilley’s photo taken on the 29th August with more painting going on & as of the 31st of August Andy Kelly recorded the final placement of Fenchurch’s boiler in its frames using the overhead gantry crane in the Loco Works, No issues over whether that would fit after the trial run a few weeks back…