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| Tom using the wire wheel to polish up A5s rear buffers, the cheating method |
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| Completed cosmetic work in the cab |
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| Backhead and firehole doors painted black, handbrake, cylinder drain cocks handle, regulator, reverser, blower valve, both steam injector valves and steam brake valve all stripped of red paint and polished |
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| Chris inspecting the vacuum exhauster to get an idea of the work required to get it working again |
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| Main pump removed |
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| Michael stripping the handbrake of red paint |
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| One side of the reverser stripped of red paint, unfortunately not every single bit of red paint can be taken off as it is a big job to remove the reverser lever, so it has to be done where it stands, making it difficult to get into the enclosed parts of the lever |
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| Cylinder Drain Cocks handle completed sanded down |
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| Further progress has been made this morning with the refurbishment of the cafe kitchen by Jean and Rob, including cleaning and painting |
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| The Waggonway Tearoom is planned to be open sometime in October |
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| Finally got round to finishing off 401s regulator, Michael is pictured sanding it down to perfection |
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| The Dogfish ballast wagon has been shunted outside today after a cosmetic overhaul |
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| There are still a few touch ups to finish which can be completed outside, this has allowed our Brake Van to be shunted inside for a cosmetic overhaul |
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| The regulator after being stripped of its red paint |
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| Grinding paste is rubbed in to get all the bits of paint in the pitted areas of the regulator handle |
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| Joe sanding off red paint from boiler fittings |
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| One of the injector valves nearly fully stripped of red paint |
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| Regulator, Injector valves and Steam Brake re-fitted |
