N7 East London
Surburban tank locomotive news
Michael Sanders leads the team
progresing this restoration, the most recent visible works of images of the
tanks and buffer beam being sign written by Peter Whitaker in the following
photo. This locomotive is painted post war unlined ‘LNER’ black with the
number 9621. It received this number
after the Thompson renumbering scheme in 1946, and is appropriate as the loco
was rebuilt into its current guise as an N7/4 variant with the round topped firebox at that time.
A very high gloss finish has
been achieved, following extensive paint
prepartion by the team that includes , Robert Varletta, Amy Rogers, James Jaegar
, Josh Fortescue , Dan Stevens and Matt Cornell with others pitching in.
Much effort has been expended
on the frames which has included mainly cleaning down and painting various
parts. Coatings of primer then undercoat were applied before a few coats of Vermillion red all over.
The left hand Valve spindle has
now been removed the forward piston ring
didn’t exist as it’s remanence was found at the front of the cylinder. This was
suspected as the cause of the poor timings experienced as the loco entered its
last few weeks in traffic up at the Churnet Valley. All the valve pistons and
rings will be replaced an measurements taken of the bores.
Updates are shown areimages from the
Facebook group named “Chappel MPD Unofficial”.
As this is a private group, you
can request access from Michael and receive updates like the one re-produced
below.
