One of the new oil pots to lubricate the tender bogie centre pivots.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

A view showing the progress with the vacuum pipe run under the tender.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The progress of the boiler lagging at the end of Saturday.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The sandboxes for forward running are being repositioned to behind the buffer beam and a wooden mock-up was built to check the fit.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The lubrication pipework to the motion was started this weekend. Here the splitter for the slide-bar lubrication on both sides was done.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

Pipework to the mechanical lubricator to supply the steam oil was started.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

Another job was the fitting of the headlight bracket to the smokebox front.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The lagging of the boiler barrel had progressed well by the end of the weekend.
Photo: Laurence Armstrong

The fireman's side front firebox cladding with the washout plug surround fitted.
Photo: Andrew Cole

The driver's side front firebox cladding with the corner washout plug surround fitted.
Photo: Andrew Cole

The rear driver's side corner of the firebox cladding showing the corner braces fitted.
Photo: Adrian Strachan

The handbrake handle being worked on.
Photo: Erle Ford

The handbrake's bottom actuation crank in place.
Photo: Erle Ford

The handbrake handle fitted to the column.
Photo: Erle Ford

The tender's complete handbrake and column assembly.
Photo: Erle Ford