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  • August Report 2024
    Welcome to the August update. August has been a bit quiet with many of our volunteers being on holiday. So where are we at the start of the Autumn? The work is now largely finished on cleaning and painting of the locomotive’s frames. The valve liners have been cast and are now in the machine… Read more: August Report 2024
  • June 2024 Update
    Welcome to the June update. Once again, work has continued  on the frames. The bottom of the cab sides, running plate and running plate framework has been needle gunned and primed. The running plate top has received two coats of undercoat black. The inside of the rear splashers has been cleaned, primed and undercoated. Apart… Read more: June 2024 Update
  • 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… Read more: May 2024 Update
  • March 2024 Update
    Once again I apologise for the lack of monthly reports recently. As you are aware we have been unable to make much progress due to the asbestos found behind the cylinders. The NRM quarantined the frames and tender pending remediation work to remove any trace of asbestos. At the end of February a scaffold tent… Read more: March 2024 Update
  • January 2024 Update
    Welcome to the January update. Firstly, I apologise for the lack of a report for December but as there had been no change to the situation regarding Sir Lamiel and the asbestos contamination I had nothing really to report. The more positive news is that there is now a tentative schedule for the remediation work… Read more: January 2024 Update

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