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Sunday 24 September 2023

1940s Sunday

James cleaning between HL No.2's frames ......
..... alongside Ryan & Sean
Tom repacking Stanley's gauge glass drains
Jim sawing material with which to make flanges for a replacement
Barclay steam brake application valve for Stanley
Nhocshan & Logan assembling HC 38's eccentric straps
Louis cleaning out 49's bunker
A shop of 1940's style goods
A sale of 1940's forces memorabilia
Cleaning up the boiler in the soup kitchen
Naafi shop
A display tent
1938 Austin 10 Cambridge
US forces
North east concert band
Cochrane waiting for departure from Andrews House
Andy & Dan exchanging signals ......
..... to head for Sunniside
A little later, Horden arrives with its train from East Tanfield
Frank hoeing at AH
Nhocshan cleaning scale from between HC 38's firebox plates, in order to cut stays
Peter & Tom checking alignment of
bearing bosses on HC 38's side rods
Stanley being test steamed by Oliver
Oliver oiling between Stanley's frames
Louis helping to fire the loco
(photo courtesy of Oliver Humphries)
Oliver checking over the loco before a short test run
(photo courtesy of Oliver Humphries)

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