The smoke box is making good progress with the covers for the superheater and anti-vacuum valves being made and fitted. Work is well advanced on making and fitting the smokebox door details including the hinges, centre boss, lamp bracket, door knob and handrail. Curved plates have been delivered for reinforcing the lower part of the barrel, and to make the distinctive smoke lifting plates.  With the door fitted the smokebox was placed on the frames for a visit by the Gresley Society (who are sponsoring the smokebox) Photos by Bob Hughes and David Elliott.

The cab spectacle window frame castings have been cast at the South Lincs Foundry.  All images by South Lincs Foundry.

These photos by Bob Hughes show Mick Robinson and Ian Matthews (re)assembling the cab after fitting the beading round the cab edge.  In April 1935 the cut-out at the back of the cab side of No. 2001 was reduced to accommodate the fitting of bucket seats – this is the style adopted for No. 2007.

These photos by Bob Hughes show the ingenious process by which square sections of sandwiched metal are turned to the correct ‘almost’ half-round profile before being shaped and fixed to the cab.