Type One Locomotive Company
Continued progress, new metal and engine work on 31463 so here we go. Since my last update upon inspection of the floor, we traced the rot and found as well as under the brake frame it was under the walkway and had gone into the no.1 cab all the way under the second man’s seat…. Read More
Not much to report on 31463 this month but it’s progress. We have cleaned the clean air compartment and around the generator. Stripping paint on the brake frame has been completed and it has now been painted in primer. The cooker that sits on top of the brake frame has been stripped down to remove… Read More
May continued to be a busy month on 31463. All the work on the conrods is now complete so these are ready to have the pistons fitted once they come back from machining. The process for completing work on the conrods was the bolts were checked after they were destretched, they were restretched and the… Read More
Continued work during April has seen on the power unit the fuel cam followers have all been taken out, stripped for inspection and refitted. On the engine where the cylinder heads sit, these faces have been cleaned up and painted in grey gloss and the v of the engine has had a clean and another… Read More
A lot of work has been happening on the ground since our last update, so here we go.The clean air compartment roof section has had the rotten plate cut out and replaced. Internal painting has been completed, the air tanks that live on this section and others have been stripped and repainted and the electrical… Read More
Work this month has remained focused on the overhaul of 31463 and our main job at the moment is to get the roof repairs done. Starting on the power unit roof section, the roof hatch doors and center walk ways edges have been painted into primer then gloss. The gutters have been painted in primer… Read More
Work this month has remained focused on the overhaul of 31463, starting on the power unit, this has had all 12 new cylinder liners fitted, which is a massive tick in the list of jobs. The fuel header tank which was removed from the boiler room / radiator compartment has been cleaned, stripped of paint… Read More
Work this month has remained focused on the overhaul of 31463, starting on the power unit, the engine block to cylinder head pipes have been removed and the engine block face cleaned, the middle of the engine block has received a second coat of paint, this time in grey. Around where the fuel pumps live… Read More
Merry Christmas and a happy new year from the Type One Locomotive Co.Also, a massive thank you to all of those that support the group both with physical toil and also financially. Even bigger thanks to the ‘better halves’ of our volunteers that allow us to carry out our work. Over the last four months,… Read More
Work this month has remained focused on the overhaul of 31463, all the fuel pumps have been removed from the power unit so these and the injectors have gone for overhaul. The lube oil system has had various parts of it blanked off ready for flushing the crank shaft and the oil priming pump has… Read More