Along with riveting the beading around the bunker and cab roof, ( the positioner keeps the rivet gun on the rivet, not allowing it to deviate) priming and painting, other important tasks have been undertaken. The cab roof has been mostly undercoated and the roof will be black. We have been unable to locate the cab back door handle. It will be somewhere in amongst all the other parts still to go back on No 9 and will turn up after Alan has made a new one. Matthew Murphie at the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway provided some images, with measurements, of one they have there.Thank you Matthew. The mechanical lubricators have been put in place and connected to the motion, painted in red & midnight blue. Nathan has made a new cottar pin and, like the handle for the cab roof door, will appear like magic! Right hand injector has now been put back on. We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy & safe 2026!
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| 46 rivets in beading and uprights, primed. |
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| Bunker beading on and uprights rivets ground and painted. |
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| Gun, jamback and positioner (explanation in text) in place. |
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| Rivets primed on cab roof beading. |
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| Cab roof back door on. Catch required. |
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| Cab roof door handle - Matthew's photo. |
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| Both mechanical lubricators in place and painted. |
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| Cab roof undercoated. It will be black. |
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Right hand injector on. |
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