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Window Fastener
17/02/2026
	Small parts into stock this week. These are the fasteners that lock the cab side windows in place. The steel plate is rebated and screwed into the outer window frame; the brass bracket is rebated and screwed into the inner window frame. The round part is screwed into the bracket. When fully home it presses against the steel plate and prevents the windows from moving. These were kindly made by one of our members who has a home workshop.
Grease Nipple Union
17/02/2026
	Ian has also made us a couple of grease nipple unions. These are fitted to the trailing coupled wheel rear spring hanger and supply grease to the pony truck pivot. In this case we don't have the original British Railways drawing so the union is modelled on a similar union for which we have a drawings. As we can't guarantee that it is the same as the original part, we have given it one of our drawing numbers which are in the SS-50000 series.
Sandboxes and Filler Pipes
02/02/2026
	CTL Seal are now known as Diamond Engineering. Today a couple of jobs related to the sandboxes were completed. On the sandboxes, the holding down brackets (or feet) have been fully welded in place. The sandbox filler pipes (on the left) have now been welded up. Diamond Engineering have also welded on the pads that are on the sides of the pipes. These provide a base for pipe clamps.
Workshop Equipment
26/01/2026
	Following a Facebook "conversation" this weekend, David Walker from Chesterfield Agri Services offered an Asquith Radial Arm Drill to the project. David then generously arranged to transport the drill and its drill table to Ecclesfield. Mike - our workshop machinery specialist - thanks David for his generous donation.
Tyres arrive on Site
26/01/2026
	6 tyres for the coupled wheels arrived on site today from Railway Wheelset and Brake Ltd. These have been proof machined only in that they are 3mm oversize. They will be machined to size by the wheelset assembler. For now they will go into store. We expect the axles end February/beginning March.