News, 3 April 2022
News, 3 April 2022
Whilst waiting for some mounting plates to be laser cut for the dummy CWA tank the opportunity was taken to make a start on the cab side panel installation. All the cab sides were all tacked on last year to get the loco (almost) weatherproof for when it had to go outside and now this one is fully attached. With green primer clearly showing the number and position of all the welds the panel is seen below shortly after completion. This particular panel was was done first because it was the one which needed the greatest amount of work around it - the paint at the top corners shows the areas where new metal has had to be welded in at the front and rear of the panel, note also the beautiful recreation of the radiused bend at the bottom of the quarterlight.
This (below) is the electrical control cubicle, it was removed ages ago as part of clearing the loco interior and it's been in store on site. With work on the body and underframe nearing completion a start has been made on its refurbishment. The side on show in the photos is the engine room side, the other side of the cubicle faces the cab and forms the cab rear bulkhead. The access doors are in two forms; attached with a turnbuckle (upper) and attached with bolts (lower) - the bolted ones are absent in these photos. The bolted doors generally cover the equipment to which infrequent access is required and the turnbuckle ones cover equipment needing more regular access.
This is an excellent before and after shot showing two shifts' work of scraping paint by hand.
