A photographic record of progress made on the restoration of existing parts and

the manufacture of new components for 73156.

73156 – Wheels removed at Bury for cleaning. December 1991.	Old ashpan now scrapped and used for measurements. January 2002.	Geoff Barlow applies heat proof aluminium paint to the Super Heater Header. November 2002.
73156 – forgings for four coupling rods and two connecting rods at J. Heskeths. February 2002.	73156 – various parts, old and new. May 2003.	73156 – various parts for water injector being manufactured. 2003.
73156 – new forgings for return crank rod. July 2003.	73156 – at Loughborough. Wheels removed for transfer to Tyseley for new tyres to be fitted. August 2003.	73156 – Wheels on arrival at Tyseley for new tyres to be fitted. August 2003.
73156 – The tyre hearth at Tyseley. Tyres being removed. August 2003.	73156 – Full set of wheels with tyres removed at Tyseley. August 2003.	73156 – Wheelsets being returned to Loughborough new tyre fitting at Tyseley and wheel profiling at the Severn Valley Railway. October 2003.
73156 – a selection of fittings. December 2003.	73156 – Cab front window castings and associated fittings. Decembers 2003.	73156 – Ejector control valve (duplex valve) cutting out hole on mounting part of bracket. Later drilled and dressed. January 2004.
73156 - Part of ejector control valve (duplex valve) bracket on radial arm drill. These holes later tapped for valve mounting studs. January 2004.	73156 – Injector Control (water valve) brackets assembled. January 2004.	73156 – Two cab side windows plus top window runner and both bottom window runner castings. January 2004.
An array of connecting and coupling rods, mainly Bulleid Pacific types, new and old. 73156 RH leading coupling rod is second from back and ‘finished’. January 2004.	73156 – LH coupling rod being final machined at Radcliffe. January 2004.	73156 – Duncan welds together the duplex valve bracket. January 2004.
73156 – Return Cranks being de-burred and dressed. December 2004.

For information please contact Ian Bartlett on 01772 620115

This page updated January 2009