I had the morning off work to try to locate the wasps nest. After studying the outside of the roof for several minutes without spotting any wasps I ventured up into the loft. No wasps, no buzzing - nothing. While I waited in the loft listening for buzzing noises I thought I'd make use of the time by doing some loco maintenance. First job was 'Defiant'. I started work on this loco several months ago with a strip down and lubricate. Now I've changed the brushes and springs and she's running beautifully. There's still a bit of an issue with the bogie which seems to lift the front of the loco up in the air, so for now it's running without the bogie fitted. Tweaking of the bogie will follow.
14th July update: This has now been fixed - the bogie was catching on the screw link coupling and vacuum pipe. This was pushing the front of the bogie down and the back of it up.
Next I turned my attention to Pannier Tank 7752. This has never run well since I retrieved it from my parents house last year. I'd previously identified that the frames were bent and resolved this. I've now fitted new brushes and springs to this loco as well and she runs pretty well. There still seems to be a bit more play in the chassis than I would expect and occasionlly there's a clicking noise which I think is the conn rods catching on the brake rigging. More investigation required!!!
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