Project News

MEMBERS’ MONTHLY BULLETIN September 2021

Submitted by Colin Hall on 12 October, 2021 - 17:00

Engineering

Resource for progress at West Shed continues to be restricted by the overhaul of 6233. This was intended to be complete by the end of September, but is now expected in mid-October.

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MEMBERS' MONTHLY BULLETIN - AUGUST 2021

Submitted by Colin Hall on 12 September, 2021 - 17:53

Engineering

An independent competent review has supported our decision to replace the driving wheels rather than attempting repair.

Our driving wheels are now at Boro Foundry for examination: we and the Foundry are cooperating on the provision of information about the engineering history of the wheels to establsih the cause of the defects.

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MEMBERS’ MONTHLY BULLETIN JULY 2021

Submitted by Colin Hall on 10 August, 2021 - 06:03

Engineering

A full report on the driving wheels defects reported last month was submitted to our quarterly Trustee Board meeting on 31^st July (our first face-to-face board meeting since January 2020). The Board accepted the evidence which showed that the wheels will have to be replaced, and gave guidance on the way forward for the project.

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Chassis Update Video

Submitted by alaws on 8 August, 2021 - 23:09

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MEMBERS MONTHLY BULLETIN, JUNE 2021

Submitted by Colin Hall on 10 July, 2021 - 08:24

Engineering

The major news this month concerns our driving wheels. We reported last month that they had to be tested after defects had been found in one wheel. The shot-blasting required for testing purposes was completed around the end of May, and the inspection itself was completed on June 14^th.