The Hunslet "War Office" Type Locos
Photos of Progress
Photos will get added here of conservation and restoration work as it is carried out,
also any interesting bits of archaeology. Photos are copyright Ian Hughes and Mike Lynskey
- Steam test passed, photo April 2018
- Fire lit for the first time, photo April 2018
- Hydraulic test passed, photo March 2018
- Fireirons etc newly delivered, photo March 2018
- Ashpan being installed, photo February 2018
- Move between workshops, photo February 2018
- Gauges being mounted in cab, photo December 2017
- Rosco lubricator piped up, photo November 2017
- Steampipes tested for fit, photo September 2017
- Axlebox lubrication starting, photo September 2017
- Steampipe being bent all directions, photo September 2017
- Injector and silt trap fitting, photo August 2017
- Ejector in place for vacuum braking, photo August 2017
- Injectors both back, rebuilt ready to fit, photo August 2017
- Spacers modified to allow easier boiler removal, photo March 2017
- Cab fittings starting to look complete, photo August 2017
- Sandpipes getting bent to shape, photo June 2017
- Draincocks all test fitted with linkages, photo June 2017
- Drilling holes to secure the boiler, photo May 2017
- Grinding the smokebox saddle to get a good fit, photo April 2017
- Draincocks new and rebuilt ready to fit, photo March 2017
- Boiler back in again, it had been out since December, photo March 2017
- Silt traps parts for machining, photo March 2017
- Couprods fitted, photo March 2017
- Conrods finished ready to fit, photo February 2017
- Cabroof trial fit showing mismatch at rear, photo January 2017
- Steampipes new ones test fitted into cylinders, photo January 2017
- Boiler back on ready for the openday, photo November 2016
- Coupling rod lead sections completed, photo November 2016
- Furness lubricators machined and ready, photo November 2016
- Left valvegear complete, photo November 2016
- Boiler cladding is almost complete, photo October 2016
- Smokebox door coming together, photo September 2016
- Left motion going together, photo September 2016
- More valve gear ready to fit, photo August 2016
- Blanks for con-rods, photo July 2016
- Handles and dart for smokebox door, photo July 2016
- Draincocks new castings, photo July 2016
- Boring right hand cylinder, photo July 2016
- Both clacks finally on site, photo July 2016
- Ashpan taking shape, photo May 2016
- Cladding trial fit around corner, photo May 2016
- Crinoline in place, photo May 2016
- Cab roof being lifted into place, photo May 2016
- 1215 back on the ground, photo May 2016
- Rod under repair, eye built up for reboring, photo April 2016
- Crosshead and piston in place, photo April 2016
- Sightglass backplates as original, photo April 2016
- Expansion links and blocks coming back together, photo April 2016
- Drawbar rebuilt and back in position, photo April 2016
- Firehole doors and operating mechanism fully restored, photo April 2016
- NDT testing of remaining valve gearonly needing repair, photo March 2016
- Boiler paint and fittings underway towards end of the month, photo February 2016
- Pistons and rods newly arrived, photo February 2016
- brake gear finished and sandpipe made, photo February 2016
- Boiler st last!, photo February 2016
- Tanks both in place starting to look like a loco again, photo January 2016
- Piston and rod for steam brake, photo January 2016
- Right hand side tank going on, photo January 2016
- Rear sanding gear resurrected, photo Jan 2016
- Boiler shell complete, photo end November 2015, by Christmas tubes were in and dome finished!
- Brakeblocks weighshaft and pull rods all in place, photo end November 2015
- Valve face polishing underway and new valve stem gland, photo end November 2015
- Crosshead and slippers in place, photo end November 2015
- Conrods rear sections fitted complete with new bearings, photo September 2015
- Boiler rear end done, photo August 2015
- Brake blocks ready for drilling, photo August 2015
- Yokes for valves with new shafts and refurbished crosshead guide photo July 2015
- Bearing castings for con rod big end and coupling rod lead end, August 2015
- Safety valves old and new, photo August 2015
- Oversize Roscoe anyone have a smaller one to swap?, photo May 2015
- Headlamp same as original, photo May 2015
- Driving wheels all in and complete bogie ready, photo May 2015
- Slidebars mounted aligned and shimmed, photo April 2015
- Cylinder cladding all new and made with no drawings, no top section existed and the bottom was rusted through, photo March 2015
- Driving wheelset the first set goes in, photo March 2015
- Windowframes new arrivals all cleaned up, photo March 2015
- Sidetank fake rivets welded on and many more coats of paint, photo March 2015
- Driving wheels complete, just painting to finish photo February 2015
- Mainspring hanger, rubberbushes and caps all complete, photo February 2015
- Bogie springs have landed, hangers and pins all made, photo February 2015
- Axleboxes almost finished, photo November 2014
- Slidebars old and new, photo November 2014
- Valve crossheads new and old, photo November 2014
- Boiler shell on its way, photo November 2014
- Bogies assembled apart froom springs, photo November 2014
- Driving axles almost finished, just a skim over the tyres to do, photo November 2014
- Spring new for driving axles, photo November 2014
- Hornguides polished square and parallel, photo November 2014
- Firebox inner being welded at Newton's, photo June 2014
- Bogie wheels new tyres and axles, machined and fitted for us by Statfold Barn, photo June 2014
- Bogie frame and axlebox,as refurbished by Statfold Barn, photo June 2014
- Frames at Gilspel Engineering,straightening finished measurements for hornguides underway, April 2014
- Firebox shaping the end plates, April 2014
- New dome delivered, April 2014
- Cylinders and saddle attached attached 38 fitted bolts later, December 2013
- Motion bracket support angles corroded on both sides so replaced RH done, LH shown almost complete, December 2013
- New axlebox castings eventually decided as best route as the 6 existing ones were made 3 different ways! December 2013
- Hot riveting all sorts of bits of angle and brake hangers back together again! October 2013
- Saddle restored the one item that worried us back as it should be, courtesy of Cast Iron Welding Services June 2013
- more motion parts almost as new, now ready for machining March 2013
- Motion parts starting to look presentable again, but still to be rebushed etc November 2012
- Bareframe stripped of cylinders, smokebox saddle, tank outriggers and brake hangerbrackets
- Axlebox one of the 2 fabricated ones,2 others are one piece cast brass and the others are original cast iron
- Saddle casting out for assessment of best method to restore the wing/steam pipe housings
- Airborne as it is swung with ease by a large Hiab onto track in front of the restoration workshop April 2012
- Boiler removed and rest of loco prepared for move to restoration workshop February 2012
- Cladding on right hand cylinder showing tongue and groove timber October 2011
- Front position that is required to access some of the cylinder bolt nuts October 2011
- Nuts on the inner end of the studs and fitted bolts that hold the cylinders on, August 2011
- Draincock one set of drain cocks removed in April 2011
- Slide valve on left hand cylinder in good condition
- Bogie underkeeps and one lateral control spring cap being worked on in 2010
- Con rod cleaned up showing a clean cut and weld halfway along
- Big end cleaned up showing signs of various repairs
- Black paint being applied in February 2007 while on display at Shildon
- Arrival being reassembled in September 2005 from the kit that was in the container