Boiler Movement

A mini mid week update this time; with all the excitement of the bodywork being done, what else have we been up to?

Well, one ongoing task has been the retrieval of ancillary items stored at UKRL, which will not play a part in the current restoration work before the loco returns home to Dereham.

This has included items such as the frost grilles, which were removed in order to restore the main bodywork. These have returned to Norfolk, where they will be restored and prepared for refitting at a future date. On that same trip, the tarpaulin, which had kept the loco dry all this time, also returned home.

You'll no doubt have guessed from the photo that the biggest item to return east has been the steam heat boiler. UKRL kindly stored it for us after we acquired it, but we have now been able to securely store it closer to home. This is an important asset, but it is also very much a project for the future, with the current focus firmly being on restoring the loco and returning it to traffic. One thing at a time!

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Photo courtesy of Gavin Wolfenden