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Locomotives - Operational Locos - Locos under overhaul - Locos on static display - Locos formerly based on the Bluebell Loco Roster - Loco Stock List - Loco Works News - Join the Loco Dept ![]() ![]() Locomotive Works News Archive2MT Tank No. 84030 Project - News reports 2006-2018![]() The aim of this project is to rebuild BR Class 2 No.78059 into a representative of the tank engine version of the class. The fact that there is no surviving example of a British Railways Class 2 Tank Engine is not the only motivation behind this project; 84030 should also be exactly right for the Bluebell Railway's operations in terms of its versatility, power and reliability. Additionally, though the tank versions were common on the Southern Region, the tender versions were not "native" to the region. When acquired from Barry Scrapyard, 78059 had already lost its tender; so if the decision had not been taken to convert it to a tank engine a complete new tender would have had to be built from scratch. ![]()
Newsletter No.25 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.24 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.23 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.22 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.21 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.20 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.19 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.18 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.17 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Newsletter No.16 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
As part of the movement of the boiler of "Sir Archibald Sinclair" to Crewe, 84030's frames were lifted from the wheel sets and all were moved back into the open space next to the Atlantic Building. However work is continuing and on 31 October one of the refurbished Wakefield lubricators was affixed to the platform plate which has also been fitted to the main frames. ![]()
Newsletter No.15 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
This week the plates which are attached to the frames above the cylinders and carry the Wakefield lubricators arrived. They have already had an undercoat applied, as Tony Sullivan's photo shows. After drilling they will be attached to the main frames. ![]()
Newsletter No.14 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Tony Sullivan's photos show progress with one aspect of the "conventional overhaul" side of the project - the refurbishment of the Wakefield lubricators for the loco. The photo on the right shows the start of work (initially simply cleaning the exterior), last month, and that below shows the internal "workings" of one of the lubricators. These serve as a reminder that any such major project is the bringing together of many individual components, each one of which requires care and attention to detail. ![]() ![]()
Newsletter No.13 is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
Tony Sullivan's photo shows the loco's frames temporarily placed on two of its main wheelsets to make the unit mobile, which enabled it to be shunted out of the works. The frames now sit in the main loco shed at Sheffield Park. ![]()
The Twelfth newsletter is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. 1 September 2011
The photos below, from Tony Sullivan, provide a summary of recent progress on the Standard 2 Tank (No.84030) project: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
The Eleventh newsletter is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
The Tenth newsletter is now available as a pdf - you may need to download the file to disk and open outside your browser. ![]()
The Eight and Ninth newsletters (which were sent to project supporters earlier) are now available as pdfs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Seventh newsletter is now available as a pdf. This newsletter is compiled by John Jesson and Tony Sullivan.
The photo on the right shows the machined hind drag-box assembly.
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The main frame extension plates have now been drilled with all the holes for fitting to the near rear stretcher. They are seen here in Tony Sullivan's photo, in the workshop at Sheffield Park today. November 2008 The Sixth newsletter for this project is available as a pdf. These newsletters are compiled by John Jesson, Colin Turner, Tony Sullivan and Neil Glaskin. May 2008 The fifth newsletter for this project is available as a pdf. December 2007 The fourth newsletter for this project is available as a pdf. ![]() This photo from Neil Glaskin shows the newly arrived steelwork for the frame extensions and buffer beams - a major step forward. June 2007 The third newsletter for this project is available as a pdf.
![]() A major series of photos from John Jesson is available demonstrating current progress. December 2006 The second newsletter for this project is available, or alternatively formatted as a pdf.
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