Part of the AWS and fire bell system on the workbench being stripped down and cleaned The Main red gauge now overhauled and refitted back onto the locomotive The main bulkhead now sporting a nice coat of cream The main drivers desk now being refitted back together The cab bonnet door now stripped back to bear aluminium ready for painting Various cab components at the final stage of painting Two overhauled and painted window wiper motors ready for refitting A very nicely cleaned up handbrake wheel being test fitted.

The No1 end second mans side cab side, this area got a lick of primer but we wasn't happy with how the metal buckled under the footstep so its been cut out ready to be replaced Gavin, the group's Chairman is seen stripping down one of the tumble holme grills. The inside of one of the grill's, hard to think that this maybe the first time its been off the loco in some 60 years As part of the cab rebuild, attention has now been turned to the main cab bulkhead with it being stripped down to the best clean surface and all old holes filled a coat of primer was added The No2 end is slowly coming together now, with the new floor now being fitted its made life a lot easier to work A selection of overhauled components ready to be refitted The No2 end brake column and pipework having been given a good clean and a coat of paint, before the new floor was test fitted Now sporting a coat of BR Green the cab is slowly beginning to look the part. With the cab inner faces now back in position, it was time to refit the heaters, once all bolted home these will be tided up with a coat of paint The vacuum chamber release valve having been stripped down and primed. One of the No2 end cab floor heaters having been repaired and painted now ready for refitting New steel sections has arrived from our supplier, can you tell what some of them are for? Parts of the brake surround and boiler control panel now sporting some green undercoat. One of the most tedious but satisfying jobs to do in the cab but it has to be done Work has started on cutting the corroded metal out of the No1 end around the gangway door area, As you can see the area under the horn grill has seen better days, this whole area will be replaced. Another view of the top of the gangway doors with the top edge cut away ready to be replaced A rather bright No2 end cab desk now sporting some undercoat green, this will later be finished in BR green and then have or the instruments refitted. Some of the instrument panels for the No2 end all cleaned up and primed ready for painting. With the desk apart for painting, all the electrical systems are being checked over and tested Part of the cab roof now sports a rather tasty coat of cream paint, its certainly coming together now

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