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Showing posts with label Loco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loco. Show all posts

Monday, 2 November 2026

Monday 2/11

Eric using a jet wash to clean dirt out from between the vanes of AW 2's radiator
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Thursday, 29 October 2026

Thursday 29/10

Richard making a replacement gasket for 49's valve chest cover

Wednesday, 28 October 2026

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Tuesday 27/10

Steve & Colin stripping bark from a fallen curved tree limb, to be used as a brake handle

Monday, 26 October 2026

Monday 26/10

Eric tightening bolts on AW2's compressor
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Thursday, 22 October 2026

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Monday, 19 October 2026

Monday 19/10 featuring Andy

Alex helping Richard remove plugs from 49's smokebox, ready for annual inspection
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Tuesday 13/10

Andy preparing locos for the gala this weekend
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

Monday, 12 October 2026

Monday 12/10 featuring Eric again

Eric working on altering the Armstrong's radiator filler
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Tuesday 6/10

Ian threading an exhaust pipe for 49's vacuum ejector

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Sunday 4/10

Guy & Steve watching Cochrane backing into Marley Hill station,
before fetching its carriages from the shed
(photo courtesy of James Gray)

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Monday, 28 September 2026

Monday 28/9

Richard adding tannins to 49's water tank
Fancy helping with loco maintenance on Mondays?

Monday, 21 September 2026

Monday 21/9 with Eric

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:
Richard sorting sets of spanners for general shed use

Monday, 7 September 2026

Monday 7/9

Eric drilling a bracket for Horden's drain cock lever .....
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Sunday, 30 August 2026

Sunday 30/8

Trevor making a rubber gasket for a section of Stanley's tank

Monday, 24 August 2026

Monday 24/8

Eric fettling leaking pipe joints on Twizell's vacuum ejector
(photo courtesy of Peter Weightman)

Sunday, 23 August 2026

Sunday 23/8

Guards James & Matthew waiting for
Oliver to couple Twizell to its train .....

Monday, 10 August 2026

Monday 10/8

Eric cleaning threads & seats of mud hole doors .....