2nd July 2025
No. 96 Normandy
The chassis has been cleaned and primed with areas due for further work noted.
New plate has arrived for the cab floor and the motion is being cleaned and inspected.
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| The chassis with primer applied. | |
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| Cab Floor Plates. | |
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The weighshaft. |
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| The motion being worked on. | |
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| The eccentrics – before and after! | ||||
11th June 2025
No. 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair
This evening No 34059 will be diesel hauled from East Grinstead to Willesden for a Railfreight event. The link is attached below with a couple of photos showing the air braked pipe now on 34059 as Railfreight have no vacuum braked engines. Coach 2526S is going as well.
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| The above pictures show the through air pipe attached to No. 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair. | |
14th April 2025
No. 96 Normandy
The successful lift of the boiler from No 96 took place on 10th April 2025 and the chassis is now back in Atlantic House. We now await an assessment of the boiler.
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| The chassis outside the Atlantic House to enable the boiler to be lifted. | |
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| The boiler in the air with atmospheric steam effect! | |
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| Using the crane to push Normandy back into Atlantic House. | |
24th March 2025
No. 96 Normandy
The cab floor was essentially completely rotten and will be renewed. The rear section of the cab has been partially removed and the boiler is now completely free and will be lifted from the frames early in April.
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| The boiler awaiting lifting. | |
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The rear cab sheet being cut away. |
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| The footplate area with the cab and floor removed. | |
28th January 2025
1980s Railway Posters
The Bulleid Shop at Sheffield Park station has been donated a quantity of 1980s BR full size double royal posters, all flat and unfolded and in very good condition.
They are available on a first come first served basis by emailing with your offer of £25.00 minimum per poster.
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