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May 2005

1st May 2005

Sunday 1st saw the long-awaited return of Danorak to the site! Doug, Joan and Chris were also on site. Tasks tackled today were the draining of the engine oil and removal of the filters ready for an oil change. The hotplate surround was completed in undercoat, more bodyside filter trays were rubbed-down then painted by Joan. Work continued on no.1 cab's floor until the compressor completely died. Dan took a quick look at the heat exchanger and took some measurements ready to make a pair of blanking plates so that it could be pressure tested. Doug continued tidying the engine room up and finding loads of bolts, nuts and spanners in the process! A barbeque was had on Sunday evening as Joan and Doug were camping nearby. Captain Chaos and ED turned up for some grub as well. Monday 2nd dawned wet but soon the sun came out and dried the rain up. A momentous day as far as bodyside filter trays are concerned - the engine room now has a complete set of overhauled filter trays installed - only the ones in the noses to go now! One of the doors on no. 1 end's nose was opened and the rust and old paint removed then it was repainted by Doug. Joan forged on with yet more bodyside filter trays (one day we'll run out of them and will have to find something else for Joan to get on with). The nose at no.1 end was cleared of all the junk that had accumulated there and the floor was half-cleared of all the rust and other dirt. At the end of the day, Chris started painting the floor in the nose at no. 1 end until the paint tin was empty. Saturday 14th saw Joan and Doug working on the remaining bodyside filter trays and now there are only three remaining and these are in quite bad condition. Tidying of the store was also done on this day together with making sure the loco stays watertight. Sunday 22nd saw the return of John who worked on number 1 cab removing the various strips of wood for renovation or for replacements to be made. Chris continued the work on the floor in no. 1 nose end with more of the floor being painted at the end of the day. Dismantling of more parts from 37054 continued. The Bank Holiday weekend at the end of the month saw the annual steam fair take place on the site. This year we were surrounded by commercial vehicles instead of the usual steam traction engines and rollers. The loco was a popular exhibit despite the engine not running during the event. A new idea for a bit of fundraising and promotion was to produce some keyrings that were given to people if they voluntarily donated money. There are a few keyrings left so if anyone would like to obtain one please use the contact option on the homepage - there will be a small charge to cover the production & postage costs.

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