STATUS OF LOCOMOTIVES AS OF MARCH 2005

The following report is based on information which has been supplied by K&ESR Engineering Manager Lawrence Donaldson for inclusion on the Terrier Trust web site and may not be reproduced in part or in full outside of K&ESR web sites without permission

BODIAM

32670 Bodiam will be returned to service hopefully later this year as No. 3 in Rother Valley Railway blue livery, thereby recreating the guise it first wore on the railway way back in 1901. With the main season shortly upon us, progress, as ever, depends on availability of lab our particularly once daily running commences. In summary, work continues with the pipe work. The brake reservoir has been hydraulically tested and installed, and the air-brake system is also being installed. Several people have been actively engaged in finishing the engine for service; these include:-

John Arlett who is sanding and undercoating the LH tanK
Adrian Landi who has arc-welded brackets for pipe work on top of the boiler
John Houselander carrying out work on the dome
Graham Clifford who has the task of cleaning and painting the nameplates
James Taylor (craft apprentice) has been doing various copper pipe work under the direction of Ben Swann as part of his training
Tony Pearson has been engaged in small-bore pipe work connections and unions
Nick Young has almost finished copper pipe work and unions for axle box lubrication.

HN-02/04/2005