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March 2025 Report

Welcome to the March update.

There’s not a great deal to report this month as our volunteers have been concentrating on our diesel fleet whilst we wait for our turn with the tender on the lifting jacks.

Our funding is hugely dependant on fund raising through the Knights of the Round Table and having working locomotives in traffic at the GCR. The Peak required some repairs and repainting for the 2025 season but which were found to be a bit too much to do before the start of the season. It was decided that turning out the Class 33 would be required. So we concentrated on getting the bodywork repairs completed and the repaint started

Further to our discussions with the Boiler Inspector and our plan of action on the roof stay, work has commenced removing the nuts from the first 4 rows of roof stays. However, the first two rows of stays are different to the other rows we need to replace. Our drawings refer to a modification on a drawing we have not yet been able to locate. Meantime, we have sent a very thin person in to the boiler through the dome to take some pictures of the stays to get a better understanding of how they are fixed to the firebox crown. The search goes on!

The external descaling and painting work on the boiler and firebox is now complete.

In the Machine Shop, work has progressing on machining the valve ports on the valve liners.

If you would like to get involved in the overhaul and join us on a working weekend, please contact us at comms@5305la.org.uk. We are a stage where we can outsource some of the technical work. If you are able to offer us further financial support through donations please go to https://www.sirlamiel.org.uk/monthly-donations/ We also accept donations of railway related items and books to sell in our shed shop and sales stand.. If you would like to get involved without getting too dirty, our sales shop at Loughbough is open during events at the GCR. We’re always looking for people to man the shop and you get to see the loco’s going on and off shed! Please contact us at comms@5305la.org.uk

Thank you for your support for the overhaul of Sir Lamiel.

Alan Berck-May

Chairman

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May 2024 Update

Welcome to the May update.

Work has continued on the frames.. The locomotive was moved a few feet to enable further cleaning and preparation work on the wheels and spring hangers The wheels have now received top coat black paint. The cylinders have been given a final wire brushing and have received a couple of coats of heatproof black paint. Attention has now turned to removing any remaining paint on the side and front running plates in preparation for painting.

The retaining studs for three of the valve liners have been removed ready for the removal of the liners. New liners will be cast and machined over the summer. All of the cylinder cladding has been cleaned and primed

The reassembled front tender bogie is ready to go back under the tender. We are awaiting another tender lift so that the rear bogie can be run out ready for dismantling. We are also starting work on fitting low level water filler points on the tender.

The first layers are starting to be applied after the old livery has been removed.

Outside on the boiler, the front tubeplate tube holes have been threaded. The superheater header has been removed to enable the outer large tube holes to be threaded. The superheater header will have the main steam pipe studs removed and renewed. The tubes are on order. The large tube holes have measured so that an order can be placed for the new bottle ends. Bottle ends are welded to the end of the large tubes at the firebox end.

Work can continue at a much quicker pace if we had more people working on the locomotive. We are working most weekends If you would like to get involved in the overhaul and join us on a working weekend, please contact us at comms@5305la.org.uk We are also at a stage where we can outsource some of the technical work. This obviously will impact our cost plans. If you are able to offer us further financial support through donations please go to https://www.sirlamiel.org.uk/monthly-donations/ We also accept donations of railway related items and books to sell in our shed shop and sales stand. Please contact us at comms@5305la.org.uk.

Thank you for your support for the overhaul of Sir Lamiel.

Alan Berck-May

Chairman

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Sir Lamiel Fundraiser Launch

Post author By admin
Post date July 23, 2020

This morning we launch our fundraiser, “The Knights of the Round Table” for Sir Lamiel’s overhaul.

Having been responsible for Sir Lamiel for 42 years and having completed three major overhauls in that time, we have an intimate understanding of what needs to be done to bring the 4-6-0 back in order to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2025 in steam.

We are looking for 74 of the bravest souls to come forward with us by donating £1,000 each to the initial £74,000 appeal. By doing so, you will become an honorary ‘Knight of Sir Lamiel’s Round Table’.

Full details can be found on our new website linked below. https://www.sirlamiel.org.uk/index.php/knights-of-the-round-table/

We appreciate that this is a big commitment.

There are other ways to support us:

To become a 5305LA member: https://www.5305la.org.uk/Membership

For other donations please contact us via comms@5305la.org.uk.

We will shortly be adding an online donate option.