Alison went to the Runshaw College Volunteering Fair on Thursday along with colleagues from the Ribble Steam Railway in order to advertise volunteering opportunities at Preston. Alison is seen here alongside the brand new upstand that has been acquired to publicise the work of the Trust. There is, incidentally, also a good photo of Alison in the latest edition of Heritage Railway magazine in an article that features both the Ribble Steam Railway and the Furness Railway Trust.
Chris Rycroft started the work of caulking up the newly fitted stays on Great Western Railway 0-6-2T No. 5643’s firebox on Friday.
Ed and Ron spent Saturday together in 5643’s firebox reaming out more stay holes.
Ed and Ron in 5643’s firebox
Work towards fitting the new cylinder liners on 5643 is expected to start tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.
Andy Booth finished tapping out the fusible plugs on Furness Railway No. 20’s firebox on Saturday with some assistance from Sam. This was not an easy job with the brick arch still in situ, but two sets of hands did the trick. Alan has been making shims to reduce the unwanted movement around No. 20’s left hand little end.
