Water and Steam

There's a new loco on shed! I shan't bore you with the history of this loco, but thanks to John P, we now have a BR Standard Class 5 at Essington shed. It's been sat in a box for many years and runs rather jerkily. After a lot of investigation I discovered that the plastic inserts in the metals driving wheels had become detached from the metal. The result is that they bulge outwards and the motion catches on them! I tried a quick fix, but it will need the chassis stripped and each individual wheel insert glued back in place!

The other change on shed is the installation of the water column. It still needs a 'bag' on it. First visitors were the 2 chaps on the pump trolley - they tell me it's thirsty work!