GWR 2800 Class No. 2807

Monday 18th I popped in to the TPO and slapped Deproma anti-rust on some bottoms, and GWR green enamel on 4 tops. Tuesday 19th Today the...

Weds 13th By the time I arrived, David, Gil & Bruce were hard at it.  GWSR Loco Dept had purchased a sucky/blowy-thing so that when Dav...

Weds. 6th Nov Gilbert attacked the ash pan, and Bruce initially offered help.  The first task was to remove the damper door so that it coul...

On Wednesday (30 Oct), Gilbert was alone at Toddington, cutting out steel plate to fabricate a new bottom half for the front section of the ...

Sunday 20th John had cleaned up 8 rail chairs on Saturday, so I spent a couple of hours applying the first coat of anti-rust (Deproma) to ...

Weds 16th It was a tad damp this morning. Bruce had started painting rail chairs by the time I arrived. Together, we painted and lettered...

Weds 9th Bruce removed the front left lower mudhole door, which has never been a brilliant fit.  It has always needed a lead gasket to seal...

Weds 2nd I was only able to do a limited amount of painting, due to my current state of health.  However, Bruce was full of energy, and sai...