album:November 2016 working party

The first of the moving wedge faceplates on Churchill the surface grinder. We wanted to skim the working faces of these wedges to precisely the same angle as the fixed wedges. (Photo © Paul Molyneux-Berry)

Weighing the frames. The plumb-line indicates the position of the centre of gravity. (Photo © Paul Molyneux-Berry)

Weighing the frames. Jon weighs the lifting gear so that it can be subtracted from the total (Photo © Paul Molyneux-Berry)

The surviving cab door. We will refurbish and re-use this, but will have to make or buy one for the other side. (Photo © Paul Molyneux-Berry)

Our loco, Dahuichang #4, sporting its earlier narrow cab and narrow front windows in October 1997 (Photo: © Roger Gillard, cropped to highlight loco)

Our loco, Dahuichang #4, with the later wide cab and wider front windows in 2004 (Photo: © Alistair Leach)

Sam and Jon attacking the tender frames in the old erecting shop (Photo: © David Hatt)

As usual, many of the weekend's jobs involved the creation of swarf or sparks... (Photo: © David Hatt)

Current progress on the tender drawing. There are a lot of things to consider in a relatively small space. (Drawing © Paul Molyneux-Berry)

Wedge faceplate and wedge bolt newly delivered from Sandersons in Huddersfield (Photo © Andrew Nelms)

Vesconite bush newly delivered from South Africa (Photo © Andrew Nelms)

Felt seals for the loco and tender axleboxes newly delivered from J A Harrison in Manchester (Photo © Andrew Nelms)

Stainless steel suspension pins machined by Colin - Andrew Nelms Nov 2016

Stainless steel suspension pillars machined by Andrew - Andrew Nelms. Nov 2016

Wheels painted by Andrew. Another coat of white is needed on the tyres at the next working party. - Andrew Nelms. Nov 2016

The largest ever C2 working party. From left to right, back row: Sam, Alan, Paul, Chris, Dave. Front row: Alasdair, Chris, Jon, Andrew, Dave, Matt, Colin