Pendre News - March 6 & 7

As you may have seen in the latest edition of Steam Railway, No 2 Dolgoch has had the boiler removed and is pretty much stripped down. Work has started on degreasing and cleaning the usually inaccessible parts of the engine.

No 1 Talyllyn has had some broken pony truck springs replaced.

No 4 Edward Thomas has been busy hauling trains, including the reasonably full service train on Sunday.

No 7 Tom Rolt was in light steam to test a replaced stay in the firebox.

Down at Wharf work has continued on the Weigh House. The roof is now nearly complete.

Thanks to Ray Reid and M J Davies for the pictures.

No 2 Dolgoch in Pendre yard - cladding partly off

No 2 on shed minus cladding

No 2's boiler ready to go to the Severn Valley Railway

No 2 in Pendre shed - the eccentrics and bits of motion laid on the running plates

No 7 Tom Rolt outside Pendre Shed - in steam for testing

Work progresses on the weigh house at Wharf