Saturday Jobs

Robin making the new gasket for the dome cover

The dome cover being hoisted up above Ashington No.5

Robin & Richard fitting ACC5's dome cover

No.08915 & No.10 on charge 

Saturday Jobs

Richard cutting some metal down to the correct length 

Some lovely brown water from Ashington No.5s boiler during washout 

The hose placed in the top right washout plug hole in the smokebox

A.No.5's backhead after being partially stripped down for annual examination

Thursday in the workshop

Pictures showing some jobs carried out by Michael & Steve today in the workshop involving preparing A5 for her annual exam and wash out, and cleaning out the last underkeep on the flat wagon

Michael removing the inspection hatch pins on A5's ashpan

Steve removing A5's firebars

A5 having her firebox vacuumed 

Michael wire brushing the foundation ring rivet heads in A5's firebox

Michael lighting and setting the oxy torch 

Heating the nuts on the flat wagon axlebox 

The flat wagons underkeep on the work bench for a thorough clean up 

Hosing the inside of the underkeep to get rid of any built up scale

Wednesday Jobs

The stores starting to come together

Michael gives D2078 a run after sitting in the shed for a couple months

Christmas decorations on the new pallet racking

Robin stacking the new pallet racking

Stuart using the new Bridgeport milling machine

Angus stacking the pallet racket with Ron supervising 

Angus maneuvering the pedestrian truck out of the woodwork shop

Stefan giving A.No.5's running board a wipe down 

John and Peter bending plate for ACC5's new baffle plate

Saturday Jobs

Ron surveying the now completed Brake Van roof 

Billy dismantling the frame work on the pallet racking

Robin & Michael dismantling the pallet racking in the woodwork shop to be reassembled in the machine shop

Ashington No.5s backhead having been dismantled in preparation for the locomotives annual examinations

A slightly snowy scene at the carriage headshunt

Michael & Billy begin to re-assemble the pallet racking in the machine shop

Throwback Thursday #6

Kicking it off in the New Year with the first Throwback Thursday of 2016!

A.No.5 in the yard with Les Ferguson hanging out the firemans side of the cab, early/mid 90s