The smoke deflector have been made from new steel sheets, however the handrail stanchions come from the existing ones. This is the left-hand side one having the beading attached.

The lighting conduits being fitted to the smokebox.

The welding of the firebox flexible stays has been completed.

July 2007

The new smokebox with platework for the steam pipes being trial fitted.

Firebox repairs are now concentrating on the bottom corners. The picture shows the fettling of the new foundation ring corner sections. The new corner sections are being cut-out from sheet boiler steel and shaped in the hydraulic press.

May 2007

Is this the beginning
of the end?

The nameplate holders have been cut out and the nameplate and plaque have been trial fitted.

No. 34059's overhaul progresses with further firebox repairs taking place. The inner firebox plate below the firehole door has been cut out and the stays removed.

The new plate on the lower section of the firebox on the fireman's side has ben tack welded in position and now awaits welding and then the drilling and tapping of the stay holes. There has been trial fitting of the new corner sections of the foundation channel, which can be seen in place.

April 2007

The boiler has now been inverted with the base of the firebox now uppermost to allow more welding on the syphon patches and the diaphragms and for additional sections of the rear inner firebox plate adjacent to the foundation ring to be cut out for new plate. All the lower sections of the firebox will then have been removed for replacement with new plate.

The welding work carried out on the syphons.

January 2007

Pipework for the injectors has been delivered and is being fitted to the injectors and connected to the pipe runs along the footplating. Work is progressing on the overhaul of the AWS equipment, most of which is now to hand. Work on the cab is almost complete and much preparation and painting has been undertaken of the cab and the new sheeting. The ashpans (bottom of the picture) are being overhauled and painted where necessary.