The eccentric straps have progressed but there is still some way to go before these are completed 

Axle boxes all cleaned ready for refurbishment

The accomodation bogies were assembled and painted - the wheels came as castings and needed machining  for axles and greasing points

Help came from the Lottery Heritage Fund with a grant for additional small tools (to reduce sharing) and lots of PPE to ensure we could make progress as soon as some restrictions were lifted

This time its Tina in full protective equipment prior to using the angle grinder - these rivets will not give up without a real fight!

Work continued to remove the rear buffer beam and frame stretcher in preparation for new steelwork being riveted in place - here Andrew is drilling a pilot hole before using the mag drill (seen in position behind him) to remove the old rivets

The finished valve bore - this was liberally coated with petroleum jelly and wooden covers fitted to ensure no deterioration

The equipmemt itself is "heritage" having been rescued from a BR workshop

The valve chest boring was completed under the supervision of contractors from Tyseley Loco Works - Stuart can be seen setting up the equipment