New Bogie design nearly complete
As we do not have an existing bogie to work with, we are having to create one from scratch and have been developing a design based on the original GWR drawings. There were some issues with the original bogies when…
Driving and Pony Wheel tyres and axles on order
The tyre and axle material for the driving wheels and pony wheels have been ordered from South Africa and should be arriving in the UK imminently. The original plans for the assembly of the driving wheels and tyres have had…
Front end assembly 85% funded
With the cylinders getting near to completion and the other components that form the front end of the locomotive being accumulated at CMS, we have asked CMS to quote for the production of all the ancillary parts that need to…
Cylinder club appeal within striking distance of target with 2k to go
Both the cylinder and piston bores have been machined and the pilot holes to connect the cylinders to the smokebox to the cylinders have been drilled. The final drilling of the cylinder bolting faces and the faces that connect to…
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…
Cylinder machining update
The cylinders have been going through several machining passes at CMS in November and December. We finished the year with most of the machining done and CMS are now onto the machining of the cylinder bores and piston valve bores…
The Next steps !!!
Literally, the cab steps are being assembled at TLW, and the brackets have been fixed to the rear of the main frames where the steps will be eventually be fitted. There are a lot of things to be assembled in…
Racking Plate angle Rough Machined
The Racking Plate Angles have been machined from solid at CMS, the originals would have been forged. Here they are shown after rough machining. The metal has been left to stress relieve naturally in this condition before they are finally…
Help us meet Cylinder appeal target
The cylinder appeal was launched to fund the casting and machining of the cylinders. As we approach the final machining of the cylinders the appeal is close to being fully funded with £5,000 of the £40,000 required outstanding. If you…
Cylinder machining ready to go
Since the previous post, where we had had a set back with the contractor who was to machine the cylinders, we are pleased to announce that the latest contractor we have approached are more than happy to do the work…