Boiler cladding, sheets temporarily fitted.

The Llangollen staff have started cleaning up the pads for the backhead fittings.

A view of the smokebox tubeplate. Note the main steam pipe.

Fitting the retaining band for the rear barrel cladding sheet.

A new cladding piece, which fits to the lower part of the throat plate.

A new cladding piece, which fits to the lower part of the throat plate.

Llangollen staff working on the pads for the backhead fittings.

The right hand side valve motion connected up. Note also the piston rod lubrication.

The new cladding part temporarily fitted.

Close up of one of the washout plug accesses.

The washout plug access seen from the other side of the cladding sheet.

Some of the boiler tubes awaiting fitting.

Note the bottle ends on the tubes.

The remainder of the tubes.

Studs fitted into the backhead.

The new cladding part approaching completion.

A view showing how the cladding fits around the safety valves.

A view showing how the top of each barrel cladding sheet is fixed.

Access for one of the washout doors. This will be covered by a domed cover.

A view through the smokebox tubeplate. The longitudinal stays are just visible.

Cutting the hole for one of the washout plug accesses.

The hole with its ferrule fitted.

The completed new cladding part.

The backhead almost ready to receive gauges and controls.

The cladding on the firebox, showing the 9 accesses to the washout plugs.

Fitting the cladding sheet straps.

Fitting the new cladding piece.

Test fitting the 'elephant ear'.

Test fitting the 'elephant ear'.

Test fitting the 'elephant ear'.

The new cladding piece in position.

The water gauge partially fitted.

Some backhead gauges and controls fitted.

Some backhead gauges and controls fitted.

Some backhead gauges and controls fitted.

The new firebox baffle plate.

Adjusting the tender ride height.

Jacking up the tender to adjust the springs.

The superheater header has been machined.

Boiler tubes marked with some of their sponsor's names.

The firebox tubeplate showing the flue tubes fully fitted, and some of the small tubes in position awaiting final fitting.

One of the covers over the washout access holes.

Creating the chamfer, ready for welding, on the top part of the weyshaft bracket, seen upside down on the bench.

Needle gunning the tender left hand side front to remove loose paint.

Angle grinding the weyshaft bracket and new tender rear lamp bracket.

Needle gunning the tender left hand side front to remove loose paint.

Assembling the vacuum pump.

Wiring up the TPO.

The tender left hand side front ready for painting.

The weyshaft bracket showing the new metal strip inserted and with edges prepared for welding.

The tender left hand side front painted.

The superheater header, now at Llangollen, with some of the new studs in place.

All tubes in the boiler but not all expanded into the tube plate.

Some of the new firebars.

The new lamp bracket on the centre rear of the tender.

New whistle chain guides, compare with an original.