More happening everyday

I am struggling to keep up with progress at Toddington!

The work in the cab keeps on!

Items continued to be added to the back head and the reverser cladding and drivers seat are now in place

The clack vales have been lapped and fitted!

Work continues at the front of the loco.

Superheater header in place, steam feed pipes being test fitted, various valves fitted to the outside of the smoke box.

Also some the the super heater elements have been fitted 

We are getting closer to the in frame steam test and loco moves!!! Keep watching!!!

Further Pressure Testing and Cladding Prep

More great progress on the HGO!

The team have been creating kit to pressure test the steam deliver pipes in the smoke box. These connect from the Superheater Head and then to the outside steam feed pipes. These all need to be hydraulically tested before the final fitting.

Fitting of the new smoke box to the boiler is progress well

More cladding is being prepped in readiness for a major step forward when the boiler has insulation fitted and the cladding put of the top!! We are about two thirds through this prep.

Next few pictures are of the loco on shed at the GWSR with 3850 of the Dinmore Group in front of our 2800 waiting for its Boiler return. 

The Back Head is taking shape!! Yes someone is in the firebox!!! They are drilling holes for the ash pan sprinkler systems, they got missed before the ash pan was attached to the bottom of the firebox. 

While this person is in the firebox another from the team remains on the footplate to keep watch and check on them.......

Early July Progress

The CSPL HGO team is working almost every day to progress work on the Loco and Tender.

Test fitting the hydrostatic lubricator to the back head. Various pipes need to be adjusted and fitted within the cab and the pipes that run the length of the boiler to steam feed pipes in the smoke box

Once the test fitting was competed the hydrostatic lubricator was removed, this will now be dismantled and thoroughly checked and tested.

All the back head cladding was then removed, insulation placed between it and the boiler, and all then put back in place.

The Smoke box door has been needle gunned to remove any old paint and rust, this was then primed to be painted at a later date

The various connecting pipes have been put in place between the tender and the main loco frames

June milestones!!

Work continues at Toddington on various areas of the of the loco

Following are some recent pictures of progress

Prep work on the loco tender in readiness for a new top coat of paint.

This is a loan tender from GWR Collet 3205. I will detail the need for a loan tender in another post soon

All the crinolines have been fitted but still need some adjustments

Loco getting some sunshine on the 1st July. The team are cleaning the outside of the new smoke box in readiness for heat resistant paint

 

The new super Heater Header being fitted to the New Smoke Box. you can also see that the regulator box has been fitted, the front has been removed to allow for adjustments and fine turning.

  

Now we have access back to the BLOG I can update you all on the latest new from CSPL.

Earlier this year our boiler was hydraulic and steam tested at Ian Riley's following the refurb completed by them over the last couple of years.

From the following pictures and words you will see that the main boiler and new ash pan have been put back in the frames.

Boiler being lifted and spun 180 degrees. The new ash pan is then placed under the fire box to be attached

The boiler is then lifted again and the loco frames placed under the boiler 

The boiler is then gently lowered into the frames

 

Note that the front of the boiler barrel is resting on timbers so that the smokebox can be fitted in the next few weeks.

So there you have it at last: boiler in the frames and the whole ensemble being shunted back onto shed.

The following pictures are the regulator box being fitted by the team from Riley's after being recently machined to fit to the new Smoke box tube plate. Opportunity was taken the machine the face plate and front as well as the cone faces for the steam feed pipes.

I will write some further reports of the work that is taking place on the frames and tender........

Regards

Brian Gamlin - Director and Chairman

Sorry I have been away for a long time, there has been access issues to create new updates. This is now resolved and I will post some news very very soon

Brian Gamlin

Chairman and Director

Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd

Update from Ian Riley's on the Boiler of 2807

 In the last couple of weeks work has started on putting the new sections of 2807 boiler together

In the following pictures you will see the Riley team preparing the front boiler section. This will have the new smoke box tube plate fitted the smoke box flange and then be test fitted to the old sections of the boiler 

I will post updates in the next few days on progress of the work at Toddington (GSWR) on the Frames and Tender

Further Boiler Updates and back on her driving wheels

Well what a crazy year! This will be the final update for 2021 but rest assured work will continue during the Christmas period....

I mid November I made my second visit to Ian Rileys in Bury to look at progress since the last visit in August. Well things have moved along at pace and CSPL are please at the progress to date.

Following are some pictures of progress.

New front boiler barrel section, lots to do to prepare for fitting. This will happen in the New Year

New lower backhead section welded in place, weld tested and past

New Sections of firebox side sheets weld in place, weld tested and past.

New Smoke Box tube plate fully marked out and ready for drilling. Once completed work will commence in the new year to fit this to the new front barrel section and that new section to the existing boiler. 

The loco frames back on they're driving wheels. The loco was moved very slowly in late Nov to check all was ok after the re wheeling. Behind the frames 2807 tender.