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Having gained a lamp bracket, so we could display the Gresley 150 headboard, several more items have been purchased from Barnshaws Plate bending and are now in our store – items such as the wonderfully named Anti-Vaccum Valve Closure plate, the Superheater Access plate, the Chimney Reinforcement Plate and the Smokebox Top Stiffening Plate.

Since the basic cab was displayed at our Open day on 10th April, the cab has been returned to the premises of Elvar Engineering for work to continue. Many steel sections have been cut, shaped and prepared and the interior is starting to take shape. Items being made include the inside splashers, reverser pedestal, toolbox, associated angles and bracketry. Outside, the cab has now gained handrails. At the same time, glass for the side windows has been delivered, as has English

Since the Open Day on 11th April, the process of gathering and machining all the various parts need to create the three Coupled Wheelsets has continued. Those that follow us, know that we already have all six coupled wheels, cannonboxes and plain axles (or the intermediate and rear wheelsets) and the crank axle sweep webs all fully machined. The remaining items, the crank axle inner pin and two stub axles, coupled axleboxes, crank pins and the balance weight containers are al

The cab, being constructed at Elvar Engineering in Buckinghamshire, has arrived at the premises of Diamond Engineering for the Open Day on Saturday. It's mounted on a jig representing the back of the chassis. When returned to to Elvar, it will have the window frames and glass added and start to be fitted out.

In the past two weeks, the hinge blocks were fitted to the ring&seal and the hinges were bolted to the door, following which the bolt heads were ground down so they are flush with the hinges. The resulting assembly was then mounted onto the ring, resulting in the photo below. Following the delivery of the chimney, machined by Daniela, the chimney has been temporarily mounted on the Wrapper. Today, the whole unit has been hoisted back onto the Chassis ready for the Open Day on

The arrival of the plain axles at Diamond Engineering marks a significant milestone in the ongoing project to restore and build driving wheels for a classic locomotive. These axles, forged and machined by Somers Forge of Halesowen, are crafted with exceptional precision. They will be interference fitted into four driving wheels, specifically those designed as the Intermediate and Rear Wheelsets. This blog post explores the importance of these axles, the craftsmanship behind t