One of the tasks for the weekend was to align the driving wheel cranks as accurately as possible.
Photo: Erle Ford

The driving axles were all aligned ready for the full-time staff to fit the refurbished motion.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

A mass 'paintathon' at the end of Saturday.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The completed rear end of the tender frames.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The jacks are in place ready to lift the frames so as the modifications can be completed to the front end.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The tender's rear coupling bar ready for all the coupling components to be assembled.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The rebored valve liners.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The new ashpan almost complete at Brunswick Ironworks. This is currently inverted and viewed from the front.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The new ashpan almost complete at Brunswick Ironworks. The rear view.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The chimney has been painted in a mid grey ready for sending to LMS for trial fitting to the boiler.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

Some new brake rigging being painted before assembly.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

Being in the most vulnerable position, we also took the opportunity to patch-up the paintwork on the rear frame stretcher as this will be hidden once the ashpan has been fitted.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong