Comments on: 141 down, 72 to go…

By: Jeff Jackson

Jeff Jackson — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:48:28 +0000

We have steamed our boiler out of frames and are now waiting for our boiler inspector to visit and sign it off. We can then put it back in the frames and prepare for an in frame test.

By: howard

howard — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:09:56 +0000

Hi Mark
Thank you very much indeed for the update. It’s good to hear of the progress. I confess I was unsure where things had got to with this pannier.

Do you have any photos of progress? I’d be very happy to do a feature on 9629 either here or on the FB page.if you need the publicity to raise funds etc Do you have a website ?

By: Mark Vrettos

Mark Vrettos — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:39:06 +0000

Hi, I’m involved in restoring 9629 and wondered what you based the comment “Awaiting Work”?

Earlier this year we purchased the original boiler from Didcot. It had been purchased as a spare for both Panniers there and was now surplus to requirements. Since arriving on site all of the tubes have been removed and much other work to strip it down for overhaul.

The cab and bunker are both being completely renewed as have All of the running plates and splashers.

Many parts are beeng made off site as well as on site, due to the completely stripped nature of the Loco when it was put on display. Even the side rods were off an industrial loco and were modified to length.

Most of the valve gear has been sourced from a number of different places.

It will be made up from parts off a great many panniers, a list is being made of those we’ve traced already .

I hope this is of some use and members of the group can be found at the Railway every weekend.