27th September 2023 Update on Tender & coal-oil conversion
On 15th August, the NYMR MPD team were shown around the tender at Riley and Sons at Bury by Andrew Simkins. We were shown excellent progress of Vera’s overhauled tender [...]
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3rd March 2019 Early 2019 Update – 03/03/19
Since the last update a lot of progression has been made on ‘Vera‘. After the 40’s Weekend in October, work and attention returned to ‘The Dame‘. The smoke box was removed followed [...]
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2nd April 2018 Work Update – 24/10/17
Following on from 40s weekend and the visit of Sir William McAlpine swapping our smart clothes for overalls again. Today busy day on 3672 today Firebox doors removed,Rocking grate brackets [...]
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24th February 2018 Work Update – 24/02/18
Back on The ‘Dame’ today saw the new shelves fitted on the right of the container and batton led lights in place of the old tube. Smoke box emptied of [...]
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