Below: Whilst I’ve been off Dave Young has been turning a pile of castings into some beautiful machined components, these components assembling into a complete steam brake valve for Lewin. The components are seen in the photo below.

Dave also made the patterns for this, using a Hawthorn steam brake valve as a pattern for the insides and two rather indistinct photographs of Lewin in 1975 for the external shape. We have since identified the original fitting as of a Peckett design, reinforcing the pattern of behaviour at Seaham for fitting Peckett fittings, such as injectors etc. My next job for this project is to follow up the pattern making for the two injectors for Lewin, which represent the last big outstanding part of the project…

Below: These are the castings for the various lubricating pots that will replace the grease pots on the coupling and connecting rods (themselves fitted during the 1960s). There are two different sizes among these. They are shown upside down, with a stalk for the thread, the hexagonal section and the oil chamber itself. All will need machining and a thread will be cut on the stalk and on the chamber onto which the lid will screw. This will have a hole in for a cork. Internally a hole is drilled from the chamber and a stem is fitted to deliver the oil via the wick. This type is based on the Black Hawthorn type (drawing prepared by Graham Redfern who carried out a similar exercise on ‘Wellington’). Dave made the patterns for these examples. Note the Stanley steam car drawings in the background!