Honing the air pump barrel with the honing tool designed and made by the team.

A close up of the 'sharp end'.

The shiny bits have received some TLC.

Sorting out the nut and bolt collection.

The new tender tool storage temporarily fitted.

Another view of the new tender tool storage temporarily fitted.

Testing the piston rings for size and setting the gaps.

A piston ring in the cylinder.

Preparing the weyshaft bracket for welding.

Completing the weyshaft bracket welding.

Cutting out the new flange for the tender steam heat valve.

The weyshaft bracket fitted.

Air pump parts.

Air pump parts.

The air pump partly assembled, with the piston in place.

The piston in the cylinder.

Further assembly.

End cap fitted.

One of the valve assemblies.

Yes, more painting.

First coat on front left hand side of tank.

Preparing the superheater header for hydraulic test.

The element ports in the superheater header were sealed with rubber balls - in a range of attractive colours.

With the boiler filling with water there were a few leaks from various places, but nothing to get too worried about. Note the mud hole door and washout plugs.

In this view, note the blanking plates over the mounting pads on the backhead

Mud hole doors and washout plug in the throat plate.

And finally in this view note the washout plugs, and tools used to expand the tubes into the tubeplates.

The bolts in the reverser shaft plates are being replaced with fitted bolts.

Caulking to fix the leaks.

The pipework being assembled in preparation for the superheater header hydraulic test.

The lubricators for the valve rods, fitted into position.

The lubricators feed oil to the valve rods below them.

Preparing for the superheater header hydraulic test.

The sparge arrangement in the ash pan. The pipework supplies water which is sprayed out of the holes to dampen down the ash.

Working on the locomotive braking system to produce the correct brake adjustment.

The locking plates fitted to the air pump drive bracket.

The sparge pipe arrangement on the outside of the ash pan.

Preparing the big shiny bit.

Working on the tender toolbox hinges.

Shaping the second flange for the steam heat pipe extension.

Attacking loose paint on the tender - again.

Fettling the vacuum pump end plate.

The various packings fitted to seal the vacuum pump piston rod.

The vacuum pump.

The vacuum pump end plate tested for fit.

The first coat of GWR green completed on the left hand side of the tender tank.

The steam heat pipe extension as it will be assembled when complete.