Entry Date
08/08/2010
The restoration progress on D6709 is progressing well with the rebuilding of No1 nose end has now had the route indicator boxes repaired along with the skirts have been reapplied around the bufferbeam area, attention is now being turned to the bodyside grills which have been removed due to them becoming corroded along the bottom, these will be rebuilt then refitted back into the loco shortly.For the Latest pictures of the restoration of D6709 CLICK HERE FOR THE D6709 GALLERY PAGES
03/06/2010
With the May 2010 GCRN diesel gala now over, our attention has now returned to the restoration of D6709, we started lifting the new cab flooring in No2 cab, we had made to clear out the years of dirt that had gathered under the old floor, and the underfloor area will receive a coat of primer before we refit the flooring. The rebuilding of No1 nose end has been contracted out and the work should be starting very soon with the rebuilding of both route indicator boxes and the refitting of the nose end skirts, also in the nose ends a start has been made on cleaning all the auxiliary machines which will also include lifting out the traction motor blowers to gain access to the hard to reach areas, once this has been done the nose ends will receive a full repaint. For the Latest pictures of the restoration of D6709 CLICK HERE FOR THE D6709 GALLERY PAGES
10/02/2010
With the work on 08220 now almost complete apart from a few jobs, we are now starting the job of rebuilding the No1 nose end, what work is needed can be seen from the recent photos added to the gallery, also we have found out how best to remove the badly corroded bodyside grills so these will now all be removed and have new metal sections made then refitted. 37009 Gallery Pages
November 2009
The bodywork restoration has been continuing with one side of the body now in grey primer ready for bodyfiller to be added to certain areas to smooth out the bodysides. Also work has been progressing inside No2 cab with the cubicle doors receiving attention with the old paint being removed and primer added. The gallery has been updated with a picture of one of the cubicle doors.
July & August 2009
The bodysides of 37009 have been receiving a large amount of cutting out all the corroded metalwork and new sections have been welded into most of them now, with the massive help from John Robinson who does a top class job and we cannot thank him enough for his help on the loco. Also the nose end at No2 end has now been painted in primer ready for the next stage of the new livery.
21/06/2009
The No2 nose end had the horn cylinders refitted, and the brass horn grills have been refitted now which makes a huge difference to the look of the 37, will add pictures to the restoration gallery soon
During a recent visit to Booths, we purchased some bogie steps and these have now been cleaned up and have started to fit them as they were missing from the overhauled bogies.
