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Dinmore Manor Locomotive Limited, Locomotives,
7820 'Dinmore Manor'
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3850, 3845, 2874
Latest News 3rd January 2010 |
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Dinmore Manor Locomotive Limited, Locomotives,
7820 'Dinmore Manor'
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3850, 3845, 2874
Latest News 3rd January 2010 |
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The restoration of 3850 was completed in 2006 and the locomotive is now
regularly operating trains on the West Somerset Railway. After nine years and 78,635 miles on the West Somerset Railway, 7820 is now at Williton for initial strip down and commencement of her overhaul.
Locomotive Histories
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 2874 being unloaded on the morning of the 17th of December  3850 at Minehead awaiting departure with a Shareholders Driving and Firing Day Special  7820's boiler having just left Williton for Bury early on the morning of the 6th of November.  DML Ltd. 'track gang' lay new siding at worksite in Worcestershire. This is the first stage of our new route to Broadway where we may meet the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway once they arrive at the famous town in a few years. More sensibly it has been laid in anticipation of the arrival of 2874.......!  Steam cleaning of 7820's chassis underway at Williton on the 8th of November in preparation for moving inside for lifting.  2874 at Tyseley in 1931. Prints available from R K Blencowe contact us for details  New front sections of mainframe now welded to existing frames and trial fitting of the backplate for the new dragbox
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New Arrival: On the afternoon of Wednesday the 16th of December 2874 was loaded up at Minehead for transportation by road to our Midlands base arriving on site for unloading early the following morning. In the short term the loco will be sheeted down and protected whilst we complete the restoration of tender T2928. Our other recent purchase, GWR 2-8-0 No. 3845, is expected to arrive on site in June.
Shareholders Driving and Firing days: Our ever popular Shareholders Driving and Firing days were held on the 4th and 5th of November in typically changeable conditions, one year we may have some decent weather! In a change from recent courses hauling a short rake of freight wagons we elected to haul a 10 coach train to provide a reasonable load, a buffet coach was in the formation for lunch on the go and all who participated thoroughly enjoyed the experience, even those that got wet.... Particular thanks must go to the WSR Drivers and Firemen who volunteered to crew our train for the two days allowing us to have a little 'play time' with our engine, makes a change from wielding a grinder, paintbrush etc.! If you would like to drive 3850 on one of our future courses please Contact Us
7820: Work has progressed steadily with 7820 at Williton with many smaller items being removed and stored safely awaiting the opportunity to get the chassis over a pit to remove the brake gear in preparation for the wheelsets to be removed. The frames have been partially steam cleaned prior to the wheelsets being removed, after which steam cleaning of the chassis will be completed. Early on the morning of the 6th of November a crane arrived at Williton to load 7820's boiler on to a lorry for transportation to Riley & Son Engineering, Bury for repair.
Tender T2928: Restoration of the tender to be paired with Dinmore Manor once complete has taken a few strides forward of late with the specialist welding of new replacement sections of frames and fabrication of dragbox components by our volunteers. All our on site machinery is now up and running and machining of brake gear pins has commenced. Phoenix Engineering are constructing a new 3,500 gallon tank which is due to be completed in the next 6 months.
3850: Now stopped for maintenance after a busy summer season the planned works will include renewing the big end bearings, replacement of the valve and piston rings, refurbishment of the expansion links and the removal of the 'Hall' chimney that is currently fitted having being pressed into service due to the poor condition of the original cast iron chimney. With the cast iron chimney now repaired it is to be fitted by popular demand!
Two new additions: Dinmore Manor Locomotive Limited has recently secured the purchase of two new ex-GWR 2-8-0's. Churchward 28XX No. 2874 currently at the West Somerset Railway and '2884' class No. 3845 which is in store in the Midlands. Both engines are in ex-Barry scrapyard condition. The purchase of both engines provides an almost complete kit of non-ferrous parts which can then be interchanged between the three 2-8-0's as required. Our third heavy freight locomotive, 3850, is currently in traffic on the West Somerset Railway. It is intended that upon the completion of Dinmore Manor's overhaul that a boiler from either 2874 or 3845 will be repaired for use on 3850 enabling a quick turn around upon the expiry of her ten year boiler certificate in 2015. This will minimize costly downtime and enable a more rapid restoration of one of the new locomotives. Timescales for restoration of the remaining un-restored engine will be wholly dependant on levels of funding and support. We would like to thank our shareholders who have dug deep once again and made these purchases possible. With our locomotive fleet expanding additional members and volunteers are needed more than ever! Please Contact Us if you may be interested in joining a friendly bunch of volunteers at our regular working parties either at Williton or our restoration base in the Midlands.
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