Locomotive Works News

Current major locomotive overhaul/restoration/new-build projects:

• SECR H-class No.263 - Progress with its overhaul - 25 May 2009
• LBSCR E4-class No.473 ("Birch Grove") - News of the current overhaul - 1 July 2009
• SR S15-class No.847 - Latest news - on the Maunsell Locomotive Society web site - 29 June 2008 - also covers their success in winning the Rail Category in the Eastbourne Historic Vehicle Club 2009 Awards Scheme for the restoration of their SR PMV (Parcel & Miscellaneous Van).
• Photo of No.847 re-wheeled (thanks to Tom James) - 25 May 2009
• SECR P-class No.178 - photos and reports from the Locomotive Workshop working group - Work on the Boiler and loco - 4 and 31 May 2009
• LBSCR Marsh H2-class Atlantic No.32424 - on the pages for the project - 25 June 2009
• Fletcher Jennings 0-4-0T "Baxter" - 5 May 2008
• BR Standard 2 tank restoration/conversion project: No.84030 - update - 16 April 2009
• BR Class 5 No.73082 'Camelot' on the Camelot Loco Society's web site - 1 February 2009
• Photo from Tony Sullivan (21 May 2009) showing Camelot's frames being craned from its wheels, and a photo from Tom James (24 May) of the frames in the yard.
• Overhaul of our 1926-built internal combustion locomotive J&F Howard No.957 - Autumn 2005

Archive of past news:

• The Maunsell Locomotive Society reported the results of the boiler survey on Stowe which indicates that its overhaul will be a major project, plus the news that the Q-class has moved up the queue for attention in the Works - 12 August 2008
• Visit of LSWR 'Normandy' to NRM - June 2008 (on Bulleid Society web site) and photo of it subsequently at Barrow Hill (from Chris Gardner) - August 2008.
• Camelot's boiler lift took place on 19th November 2007 - Two photos from Ben Coughlan here and here.
• SECR "C" class No.592 - photos and reports from the Locomotive Workshop working group - Relaunched into service 3 November 2007
• SR/BR Bulleid BoB-class No.34059 "Sir Archibald Sinclair" - on this site - 4 October 2007 (More comprehensive news is on the Bulleid Society web site)
• SR Maunsell class "U" No.1638 - the loco returns to steam - report on the Maunsell Locomotive Society web site - February 2006.
• SR Maunsell class "U" No.1638 - restoration work
• SECR Wainwright class "P" (BR) No.31178 re-railed (this loco is now back in Bluebell ownership) - Feb 2005 - see new pages for recent progress
• SECR Wainwright class "P" No.323 (work on this and 27 is currently stopped whilst more urgent priorities are dealt with) - Jan 2005
• LBSCR No 473 "Birch Grove" - front end repairs and repainting as British Railways No 32473 (Jan-Feb 2005)
• Locomotive Works news up to April 2003.