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07 Oct

Work continues on the boiler. The lower section of the throat plate has been cut out and in the next few weeks will be sent away along with the back plate for replacements to be made using the originals as templates. As with any large engineering job like this fundraising is...

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25 Sep

The centre piece of our 6201 display at Hellifield Railway Station has taken delivery of its star attraction. The magnificent 6201 model made from Meccano by member David Pickup has arrived on loan. A truly remarkable feat of engineering taking nearly two and a half years to build and over 6ft...

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25 Apr

The main focus of the overhaul remains with the boiler with the removal of the outer wrapper fire box sides. These are to be renewed utilising modern equivalent steels to replace the original nickel steel plate that is no longer available. The removal of the fire box back plate has commenced...

09:46 / News / Uncategorized
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