Departmental Review Another busy and interesting few months in the departments
Shed Report
new 10-year boiler certificate is complete and they hope that it will be in action in early 2022. Progress has been helped by the easing of working restrictions in Minehead shed, allowing more volunteers to return.
No. 5199 returned to Minehead at the beginning of September for a 28-day routine boiler washout and attention to a few minor tasks on the maintenance list. A broken driving wheel spring was then discovered, and this was quickly attended to as suitable spares are held in stock. After a successful steam test, No. 5199 was returned to service. The locomotive returned to Minehead top-and-tailed with No. 9351 on an 11-coach ECS on 2 November after the close of the main running season.
No. 7822 Foxcote Manor has generally performed well on the daily service trains. Recent routine work included the replacement of the cast-iron brake blocks, with the middle and rear sets showing greater wear than the leading set. The cost of brake blocks has risen sharply in recent months, now in
No. 6024 King Edward 1: The owners, the 6024 Preservation Society Ltd., report that basically all of the major work to return the King to achieving a
Manor No. 7822 Foxcote Manor leaving Crowcombe Heathfield with a down Bishops Lydeard to Blue Anchor service on 3rd October 2021. Photo: Don Bishop
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WSR JOURNAL – WINTER 2021
