2nd March 2010

Below: Rambler has been stripped for its insurance company inspection, which took place today. Next stage is to hydraulic it then steam test, at which point it will join the books properly (and finally!). Many thanks to Mark Sutherland and Mike Holden for the help with this one! We have now appointed a dedicated steam engineer for our growing fleet, on rail and road, and he will start some time in April. A great relief to us all as it will enable the workload to be rediverted as well as much more being accomplished.

Below: The completed water tank for the Steam Mule, ready for signwriting – one of David Young’s best paint jobs yet!

Below: Two views of Blackpool 31 sans side panels. New panels are due to be fitted by Stanegate Restorations and Replicas this week, and work on its repaint begins tomorrow…