We have completed the connection between the reverser and the valve connecting rods and attached the 2nd plate under the cylinder block. This still has to have a finishing coat of paint - colour to be decided. It's black. The cylinder cocks shaft has also been fitted. The eccentric sheaves have been painted in signal red but 1 original set was damaged and we managed to get a replacement. This is getting some remedial attention as you can see from the photos. The long bolts required heat to extract them and the ones in the damaged set, which are good, will be used. A replacement blast pipe has also been aquired. Both big ends are ready for grit blasting, tinning and white metalling.
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| Lifting links in place, attached to the reverser weigh shaft. |
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| Lifting links secured after the long pin was put in the wrong way initially. |
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| Top view of lifting links in place attached to the reverser weigh shaft. |
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| Reverser weigh shaft lever with key and pin in place. |
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| Cylinder cock shaft drying and cylinder & steam chest operating pull rods ready for grey. |
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| Cylinder cocks shaft in place a week later. |
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| Tapping the bolt holes next to the frame. Tight! |
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| 2nd plate inserted. A paint job next but what colour? Turns out it's black! |
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| Eccentric sheaves in signal red. |
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| Alan applying heat to the stubborn bolt in the replacement sheave. |
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| It can't deny Alan & Nick! It came out. |
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| Both big end bearings ready for the next phase. |
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| The "new" blast pipe. |
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