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| Ian welding a gate hinge pin, assisted by Steve |
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| Adjusting the gate |
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| Altering the other gate to suit |
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| Malcolm working on 14's smokebox door fixing |
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| Ian & Ian preparing to lift No.2's cab |
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| The straps are intended to avoid buckllng of the cab |
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| After a couple of snags, the cab lifts |
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| Steve guiding the cab as Ian lowers it ...... |
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| ..... to be picked up by the forklift |
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| Ian guiding Steve in cutting buffer blocks for 14 on the band saw |
3 comments:
What's happening with No.14?
Hi Matt
The bicentenary of George Stephenson's 1822 Hetton Colliery Railway will occur in June.
The Hetton Railway used horses, balanced inclines, stationary engines & locomotives on iron rails, so helped form railway development as well as opening up deep mining in Durham.
TR was asked for the loan of No.14 (as a later rep of the railway) for display on a low loader as part of a celebratory parade around Hetton. We've stored 14 under cover & it's largely complete. We're doing a few things to make it more presentable & as it was at Hetton, in the limited time available.
Derek
Sounds good! Another event for the calendar!
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