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.
Help Celebrate 10 years of the 6880 Society
Published 30 May 2013 |
3rd June 2013 marks 10 years since 6880 became a legal company in the form of 6880 Betton Grange Society. To mark this event, for the 5 days leading upto this landmark we are asking for her supporters to help buy 6880 a Birthday present.
We are currently in the process of ordering 12 rocking washers and pads for the Spring Hanger Brackets, which will cost the society around £400. The attached picture shows these parts set up on Llangollen stablemate 7822 Foxcote Manor. We are therefore looking for at least 40 supporters to make a £10 donation to mark our 10th anniversary.
If you would like to support this Birthday appeal, please text “MAKE16 £10” to 70070. Smaller amounts of £2 and/or £5 can also be accepted this way if you wish to contribute a lesser amount. If you wish to contribute more than £10 you will need to send multiple texts equating to your preferred amount. Please make sure you have permission from the bill payer before sending any texts.
We hope you join us in celebrating 6880’s Birthday, and will support us with our latest appeal. For further information about 6880 please see our website or visit our Facebook Page.
Betton Grange at Gloucester Warwickshire Gala
Published 24 May 2013 | This weekend sees us at the busy Gloucester Warwickshire gala at Toddington
here is our stand today
AGM held 18th May
Published 22 May 2013 | On the 18th May around 30 members attended the delayed AGM at the Hand Hotel Llangollen.
After business was concluded, a tour of the locomotive was carried out along with Engineering Director Pete Thomas.
A members day is to be held this year. The preliminary date is 28th September
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
LOCOMOTIVE WHEELED!!
Published 10 April 2013 | The momentous news this week is the wheeling of the locomotive on Monday 8th April at Llangollen.
The following pictures show how this was done.
On 13th April a video of the wheeling can now be watched on U Tube. Pleas click the following link
Firstly the frames were bolted onto dummy wheelsets for rolling outside
Here Mike Pierce is overseeing the fitting of an axlebox to a wheel bearing
Next the frames were lifted above the wheel sets
The wheeled chassis is run back into the shed. The first movements of Betton Grange as a rolling chassis
Finally the locomotive sits back in the shed ready for the spings to be added in the coming days
Spring Hanger Bolts
Published 10 April 2013 | The Society now has the Spring Hanger Bolts cups and washers etc for use in adding the Springs to the locomotive. The actual springs were due to be delivered to Llangollen on Wednesday 10th April
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
