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Cab Roof Assembly
02/03/2026
  Highslide JS
  The cab roof was despatched to Brightstar Shotblasting and Coatings in Sheffield last week for blast cleaning. It had spend a while out of doors at Quorn and then at Diamond Engineering (CTL Seal) so it needed a bit of TLC. It was returned to us today and was promptly fitted to the cab frame.
   
Drivers Screen Window Frame
02/03/2026
  Highslide JS
  The Drivers Screen Window Frame comes in an inside frame and an outside frame. Here Mike is riveting the outside frame to the steel panel using an air riveter. The inside frame is used to hold the glass in place and is secured to the outer frame with sleeve nuts.
   
Coupled Wheel Spring Gear
23/02/2026
  Highslide JS
  We have around 95% of drawings to build 72010 - Hengist. Some drawings are missing and some parts were taken from LMS railway designs, i.e. pre 1948. For the coupled wheels, the suspension spring is connected to the frame via a spring link and a rubber bearer housing assembly. The housing assembly consists of a base plate carrier, 4 rubber bearers (2 each side of the centre and a top plate housing. The photo shows the assembly with spring link. We have been able to source the base plate carriers but had been unable to locate the top plate. The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway have loaned us the top plate housing from one of their Fairburn tank engines to see if it is the same as the one fitted to the BR standard Class 6 engines. Todays job was to see if it fitted.
   
Coupled Wheel Spring Gear (2)
23/02/2026
  Highslide JS
  Yes, the housing fits perfectly on one of 72010's spring brackets. We have had a discussion with one of Diamond Engineering's team as to the best way to manufacture it. The housing is now off to the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Sheffield where it will be laser scanned. This will produce a 3D model which we can use to make the production drawings.