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Build Diary entries for February 2025

Here are the diary entries for this month. You can use the forward and backward links to see the next or previous months. Most photos taken before 2018 are small size. From 2018 onwards, most photos you see below will have a link to a full size image by clicking on the photo.

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Bogie Axlebox Clearance Checks (1)
03/02/2025
  Highslide JS
  At last Octobers AGM, we showed a partly assembled bogie. At that time, we did not have the axlebox liners fitted so there was quite a big gap between the liners and the axleboxes. Over the last few weeks, we've been working on the liners and today we want to see if the bogie frame could be fitted over the wheel sets. The wheels sets were carefully positioned and then it was time to see if the frames could be lowered onto the wheelsets without locking up. With a little bit of manoeuvring, and plenty of grease applied to the faces, the frames were lowered down onto the wheelsets without any problems. here you can see one of the wheelsets in position.

Note that the black cap in the centre of the cannon box is a temporary fitment. A condensing vent will need to go here
   
Bogie Frame Keeps
12/02/2025
  Highslide JS
  John has now started to work on the fitting of the frame keeps. The keeps close the gap across the bogie frame below the axlebox on the wheelset. Each keep will need to be fitted individually to the bogie frame. John has to carefully file away the locking face checking with a large micrometer until the required dimension is achieved.

We have a video of last weeks bogie assembly trial which can view on this link.