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16th June 2008  The set of buffers has been completed at I D Howitt Ltd, Crofton Works ....
27th May 2008 The cab and floor plates have been grit blasted and the interior has been finish painted in apple green in the sides and green on the inside of the roof. Andrew Daniel, the contract joiner who works for the LNERCA has made up and fitted the cab floor woodwork. Another day’s work remains to make the attachments to the steel floor. 22nd April 2008  The cab front windscreens and side screens have been fitted (minus glass) and are awaiting fitting of catches which the Trust’s Anglia Support Group is delivering during the forthcoming Spring Covenantors’ Meeting. Glazing has been ordered from Romag. The pipe work and equipment has been stripped out in anticipation of painting. Further adjustment has been made to the front flange of the cab to make a better fit with the boiler cladding. 24th March 2008 The cab front window frames and side screen frames have been machined by an engineering company owned by a covenantor at a very reasonable price. Romag has quoted for the glass, however in the mean time GKN Aerospace (Pilkington) has taken an interest and we are expecting a quote from them any day now. 19th January 2008
GN Steam continues with the modifications to the cab floor and under seat cubicles 20th December 2007 Quotes have been received the cab window frame patterns and castings. Contact has been re-established with Romag at Consett for the Group Standard compliant cab glazings. GN Steam is about to add access doors to the under seat cubicles and to modify the under-floor cubicle on the driver’s side to overcome a foul with the reversing bell crank/reversing rod pin assembly.7th December 2007
16th July 2007 The lowering of the boiler onto the frames on 28th June has been a major milestone in the history of the project.
Painting between frames and outside frames behind wheels is complete, the coupled wheels have been taken back to metal, filled and primed and the undercoat has been applied to the backs of the wheels.
21st May 2007
16th February 2007
15th January 2007
The rearmost of the two is now mounted in its final position In order to mount the forward pump it has been necessary to remove one of the frame stays to modify it so as to be able to mount the pump. Work on this proceeds at North View Engineering in Darlington.
The Cartazzi spring hangers have been fitted to the rear frames. 2nd July 2006 |
.... and were fitted 20 June 2008.
William Lane is in the process of casting the cab front window frames from patterns produced by Elsfield Patterns.
Quotes have been sought for the cab window frame patterns and castings.
The centre stay has come back from North View Engineering and has been refitted to the frames, which has allowed us to mount the front air pump.
Tornado is to be fitted with twin air pumps and work proceeds on the mounting of these.