{"id":3660,"date":"2025-10-07T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=3660"},"modified":"2025-10-06T20:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:46:51","slug":"monday-6th-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=3660","title":{"rendered":"Monday, 6th October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sam has been incarcerated inside Great Western Railway 0-6-2T No. 5643\u2019s boiler again in order to dismantle some of the internal pipework. He is seen here applying heat to one of the pipe clamps that was proving to be extremely stubborn. However, the task has been made a little bit easier as the boiler has been turned onto its side in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/ciac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250920_123126A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1935\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Work has continued on 5643\u2019s bunker since it was re-fitted onto the frames. The inside of the bunker has had a coat of black paint applied now that refurbishment of the metalwork has been completed.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/ciac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250924_142013-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A new coat of black paint on the inside of 5643's bunker\" class=\"wp-image-1936\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The outside of the bunker has been sanded down and remedial work undertaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/ciac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251001_152916A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"5643's bunker receiving some TLC\" class=\"wp-image-1937\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron Crowe is seen here beneath the bunker during the process of re-fitting the right-hand water valve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/ciac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251001_123657-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Crowe beneath 5643's bunker re-fitting the right hand water valve.\" class=\"wp-image-1938\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The other main news is that the Trust\u2019s Austerity 0-6-0ST Cumbria is expected back at Preston shortly so that its ten-year overhaul can be progressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Don\u2019t forget that the Furness Model Railway Club\u2019s 62nd annual exhibition is due to take place this next weekend, 11th and 12th October, at a new venue, Chetwynde School in Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, 10.00 to 17.00. Folk group Live Steam are due to entertain the exhibition staff on Saturday evening at the Ulverston Brewery premises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam has been incarcerated inside Great Western Railway 0-6-2T No. 5643\u2019s boiler again in order to dismantle some of the internal pipework. He is seen here applying heat to one of the pipe clamps that was proving to be extremely stubborn. However, the task has been made a little bit easier as the boiler has &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=3660\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Monday, 6th October 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3660"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3663,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660\/revisions\/3663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}