A photographic record of progress made on the restoration of the locomotive.

 

 

73156 at Barry Island on the day of purchase by the Bolton Steam Locomotive Company.    9th November 1985.

 

73156 at Barry Island.    Breaking brake blocks on RH trailing driver to release brakes.      9th November 1985.

 

73156 – Motion removal at Bury soon after delivery. Expansion links, droplinks and valve guides.      9th October 1986.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73156 – early 1988 at Bury.

 

73156 – smokebox tubeplate summer 1988.

 

73156 – Cleaning and painting of the chassis in the late 1980s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73156 – after removal of the boiler and wheels in Jan 1989.

 

73156 stripped down in 1991.

 

73156 – wheel bearing cleaning Dec 1991.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73156 – fitting of springs and bogie lubrication pipes in March 1997.

 

73156 – at Bury in April 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73156 – 25th August 2003.

 

73156 – 25th August 2003.

 

73156 – 25th August 2003.

For information please contact Ian Bartlett on 01772 620115

This page updated January 2009