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The Boss Arrives

 Another short and sweet post as the team continues to crack on with the boiler of the C class. 

A lot of work has taken place at the outer firebox end. The outer wrapper is nicely rivetted in place and drilled. The first image is of the bosses (one each side at the front of the outer firebox that do. Other ancillary fittings are being drilled for and riveted ready for dropping the completed boiler into the flames.


Another couple of images that tell the story of this long running restoration is the outer bracket on the outer wrapper. You can see the original; too wasted to use and so yet another part has had to be fabricated anew. It’s been a long slog but the last few years of working through each part; remedial welding, grinding off, machining, or else making a replacement…. that’s where the money goes folks!





However, with that in the rear view mirror we are now building our little locomotive. This year promises to be the most exciting but we need at least £50,000 to get us over the finish line. Check out our website on how to support us.


More to follow soon…… stay tuned!

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