album:Easter 2018

Budget lock fitted to the battery box door.

A busy moment in the C2 shed with people working on various parts of the tender frames

Dave shunts the tender frames into the erecting shop for welding, during a short break in the rain.

Battery box door mounted on the frames.

The door from the inside, showing the lock.

Using the mag-base drill to drill and ream the holes for bolting on the tender horn angles.

It was the penultimate weekend of operation for the much-loved 'Square' Earl of Meirioneth, and some of the C2 Project members enjoyed a last driving turn. Here the 1979-built Double Fairlie stands at Tan-y-Grisiau, ready to climb the bank to power station summit.

Alan has already fitted the axlebox rear cover with its seal, and is now trial-fitting the first of the roller bearing inner races.

Alan and Sam prepare to push the inner race into place.

Dave 1 drills holes for the brake safety straps.

Alan's got the whole bearing assembled now, and is filling it with grease.

This is the new brake weighshaft bracket that Paul made, seen before Andrew welded it in place.

All the tender axleboxes now fitted.

Closeup of one complete axlebox.

New holes for the brake safety straps. We had to move these as a consequence of the regauging.

Alan uses the plasma cutter to enlarge a hole for the safety chain eyes.

Alan works with the plasma cutter, with air supplied from the mobile air compressor 'Vale of Ffestiniog' seen on the right.

Andrew welds in a new bracket for the handbrake standard.

Another new brake bracket - this is the lateral reaction bracket for the rear axle.

The loco's new front bufferbeam, painted in primer. Hopefully next week this will receive some top-coats in red.