Fire Iron Tunnel
Published 17 July 2014 | 
Engineering Manager Chris Moore has been instrumental in fabricating a new Fire Iron Tunnel incorporating new splashers for the left hand side of the locomotive. Subsequently the brass beading was added to the splashers and a dummy wooden nameplate set in place.
6880 is a 4-6-0
Published 3 January 2014 | Taken by Chris Moore, this picture shows 6880 as never seen before with the re-furbished bogie underneath the frames for the first time. We added the splashers, nameplate and cabside numberplate too to present a nice photo that has been published in Steam Railway this month
Working weekend progress
Published 26 November 2013 | this weekends working party included Bill Hall, John Sandiford, Mick Prior, lynn and Chris Moore, Richard Pumphrey, Richard Cadge and Quentin McGuinness.
The work completed started with the painting of the Rocking Pads and washers for the leaf springs. These were then attached to the springs as the photo shows
The brake cylinder from ‘Cogan Hall’ was stripped needle gunned and painted and The Bogie pin received a coat of paint too.
We we have also received the pair of Drawhooks ordered some months ago as part of a batch manufactured with our friends from the Dinmore Manor group.
Spring Hanger components painted
Published 7 August 2013 | The working weekend, saw Mick Prior, Max Trench, John Sandiford and Quentin McGuinness further preparing the Spring Hanger components.
Spring hanger components painted
Published 21 June 2013 | Here are three photos of the painting done at last weekends working party by volunteers They show the spring hanger components being prepared for the springs to be fitted and the front end of the locomotive.
Buffers added and more painting
Published 22 April 2013 | During the working weekend of 20th – 21st April members added the buffers and spectacle plate. Also the foot plating was painted making the locomotive look quite smart as these photos show
Balance Weights tightened and painting starts
Published 21 March 2013 | This week the workshop staff riveted the balance weights into position. They had been considered slightly loose and new rivets were bought.
The first photo shows this being worked on.
The second photo shows Robin Matthews and John Sandiford applying the first coates of primer
Locomotive wheeling draws nearer
Published 15 March 2013 | There has been a shunting around in the workshop at Llangollen with the result that the wheels are now positioned in front of the frames ready for the lifting to take place once everything is ready.
in the second photo the right hand leading axle box is now fitted leaving only the rear pair to be completed. Members coming to the AGM next weekend should see the axle boxes on the wheel sets before the actual wheeling takes place
Wheels prepared
Published 6 March 2013 | At the last working weekend up to 8 volunteers started the work of preparing the frames and wheels for the imminent wheeling of the locomotive
Below Robin Matthews needle guns the wheels ready for the first undercoat. Work on this will continue until the wheels are ready to be put under the frames in early April
Other work concerns painting the frames including the buffer beam. Here John Sandiford prepared some of the rivet heads for primer
Rivet holes reamed out
Published 28 November 2012 | Over the 4 days from 22nd – 25th November working members including Mick Prior, David Huntbatch, Richard Pumphrey and Quentin McGuinness successfull reamed out a large number of holes in the forward section of the locomotive’s frames ready for hot rivetting. The process involved the use of the magdrill. There are still further holes to be reamed out once final alignment of the front buffer beam has been completed. Once this has been done the hot rivetting can take place and this is expected to happen towards the end of the year.
The above work will allow the wheeeling of the locomotive to take place in early 2013
