Many thanks for that, we hadn't picked up that it was paired with another tender after it was withdrawn.
We have salvaged all the parts that we can sensibly re-use to build a new tender tank, beading, handrails, rear steps water valves, vent pipes...
We also believed this, but from the records we have been able to find, the tender that arrived at Woodhams with 48173 was not from the batch that...
We are trying to identify the tender that left Barry with our loco, 45163. We know it is not the tender that was attached when it went into Barry....
Despite my best efforts I have not been able to find out anything about the inscription referring to the Bluebell Railway. I had not seen this...
After a long period battling with frame repairs behind the cylinders and rebuilding the smokebox saddle the front end is finally coming together...
Many thanks for the comments Noel. It is because it has been such a long hard slog to establish our workshop and facilities and source the parts...
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