This week on the Garrett traction engine the cylinder cladding was reattached, it was certainly worth the effort to repaint and line it out, it looks very smart. Other jobs from last week’s steaming was to redo a couple of the gaskets and fix some of the smaller pipe runs. On-going jobs are Helga’s boiler […]

This week after reattaching the last few bits the Garrett was steamed, this was successful which after the amount of work that had taken place is good news. The cylinder cladding for the Garrett has been repainted and lined out, and will be refitted soon. Helga had a good clean outside in the sun shine.

The reassembling continues on the Garrett with the lagging and cladding on, this is one of those challenging jobs that’s very satisfying when completed. We had Bobby keeping an eye on us to ensure it was done properly.

Today the recently overhauled SAR bogie which will be a spare one was shunted outside, sporting white walled tyres it looks very smart. Inside the shed Helga’s overhaul is progressing with the boiler removed, and her fittings on the bench to allow them to be overhauled and cleaned up. The Garrett traction engine will shortly […]