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The west side of the loco now coming on at a very steady pace with new sections of steel being ground off The new aluminium floor plates being trail fitted, these have had to have a fair bit trimmed off them to get them to fit Part of the finished back wall looking rather tidy in cream, it defiantly brightens it up The stripped down No2 end, secondmans side cab door taken back to bear metal The bulk head doors all rubbed down and ready for painting The first removed grill resting on the work bench, we are guessing that's original 1960's green on show With the frame all rubbed down a coat of primer was applied ready for the top coat of cream. As we start fitting the cab back out, all the electrical systems are being checked. In this picture you can see the headcode box lit up and looking very nice and tidy. More electrical systems being checked over and tested The first new window drip tray was installed and tested to see if it actually works. Once tested the window scissors where refitted The new steel work in the cab has now been welded into place, with this now down in place the new flooring can be fitted Roger is seen marking out areas of the bodywork ready for cutting out Members of the group are seen cleaning up the No1 end nose doors, once stripped these will be primed and painted New sections of steel have started to appear on the No1 drivers side cab The youngest member of the team, Henry is seen applying primer to the bulk head wall

June has been a bit of a quite month for us with group members away on holidays and of course the heat putting plans on hold. Roger seems to be having more fun than he should replacing the lower section of bodywork. This section is rather fiddly as its cut out around the sand filler box. This area will look fantastic once the tumble holme skirts are then refitted Having had a new section of steel welded in under the old boiler filling area, Micky grinds off the last bits ready for it to be primed Roger Marks up the next area of the bodyside to be cut out, as you can see just above his arm there are two bad area's of rust. The eagled eyed amongst you will also notice the top part of the engine room window cut away ready for replacing.

Upon stripping the loco down, this corner of the window frame was found to have been a BR bodge from years back, sadly the bottom corner had been cut to short and was filled with sealant with over the years and let water in causing damage to the wood frame below. With the new section welded in, a piece of plywood as seen in the bottom corner was used to mark up the exact place it needed to be cut so its flush up against the window. One of the few cabside panels that has had the bottom 6 inches replaced on it due to corrosion. Now sporting a nice shade of green its awaiting to be refitted More steel work being replaced on the west-side of the loco. This has been drilled out along the bottom edge and then plug welded to the frame. As can be seen from the picture, pressure is being applied to the area whilst the welding is taking place. Who doesn't love a bit of shinny brass?, Both No2 end horn grills being test fitted. The new door frame base and uprights now in place and given a coat of primer One area that was left from being cleaned up and primed and awaits to be cut out and replaced. And just like magic, the area pictured above has now been replaced along with another section to the left of the sandbox. The No2 end drivers side roller blind fitted back in place, the inside of the box have been given a coat of cream paint The new hinge fitted into place holding the roller blind box to the loco, not the best of jobs to be doing on a red hot Sunday during a heatwave. The new slots for the roller blind handles and the water trays fitted to the drivers side marker light box, Upon stripping the nose down around the No2 window screen we discovered that one of the brackets was missing the protect the water nozzle from damage was completely missing, So like Magic, one was made and delivered to site a few days later. One of the tail lights all stripped down and having new gaskets made for it. One of the No2 end nose doors cleaned back to bear aluminium ready for priming Two rubbed down and primed front doors More steel work added to the west side of the loco. The section has been tacked in ready for welding at a later date. More sections of the bodywork being prepped and measured up for new steel The No2 end wiper motor's all cleaned down and primed. Tim caught in action cleaning the No2 end horns up ready for painting Now sporting some green undercoat and ready for some bits to start being fitted back onto it. Its amazing to see the progress the group has made in just 6 months with a handful of people. Now sporting some green undercoat and ready for some bits to start being fitted back onto it. Its amazing to see the progress the group has made in just 6 months with a handful of people.