The cylinders have been going through several machining passes at CMS in November and December…
Front End assembly
With the machining of the cylinders, racking plate angles, extension frames and the bogie pivot pin we have all the major parts required to assemble the front end. The buffer beam and its related angles and frames are already in stock as are the buffer stocks. We are not that far off the assembly of the front end of the locomotive as shown in this CAD model. If the main frames are completed by TLW by the middle of the year we could have a full set of frames complete by the end of 2025. Please help us reach our objective to have the front end assembled by the end of the year by supporting the Front End Appeal on the Appeals page. We need to raise £35,000 and we are just over half way there.
