April saw consistent progress on both the eight plank (ex-ash) wagon and 30075. Work on the wagon continued steadily, with more derusting...

March ended on a positive note as we successfully raised steam on 30075 following weeks of steady preparation. While not a full steam...

February has been a steady month of progress on both the eight-plank wagon and 30075, with work continuing despite the usual winter...

Finally, work has been able to start gathering momentum again, given the return of the injector. With its arrival mid-month, attention...

We’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of our injector, which has been promised to us by the end of the year. Progress on 30075 has slowed...

You may have noticed our posts have been quite thin on the ground in the last few weeks. We are simply waiting for our Injector from our...

In all honesty, due to the necessary injector replacement, not a huge amount of progress has taken place in August. Once we receive the...

We have during July dealt with the issues we expected to find during steam testing. 1. Cladding and Insulation: - Boiler Barrel and Cab...

After the exciting progress made in May, the reality was that various issues were identified during another steam test on the 5th of...

For the first time in many years, 30075 had a fire lit and steam raised on the 22nd May, 2024. We will be slowly testing the locomotive...

Within the cab of 30075, the fitting of the wooden floor has nearly been completed. Rather symbolically, the whistle was refitted and the...

Trial fitting of the steam pipe cladding commenced which identified a few adjustments that are required.  The valve mating faces on the...

This month has seen some quite notable progress at Project 62. 30075 Locomotive Substantial progress has resulted in us completing the...

Despite chilly conditions, the team continued to make notable progress across various aspects of the project. The installation of the...

Outside of the shelter, the shillingstone P-way team tirelessly laboured on the installation of new track to connect with the P62 tent....

Volunteering always gets more difficult in the winter months, and so we worked on the PMV where we could, to allow ourselves extra indoor...

A wet and miserable month - the team continued their works regardless! Structural Adjustments The left-hand side tank was lifted off...

September saw our volunteers working through some very wet days! Our team worked on the below; - A trial fit of the balance pipe for the...

A busy month, with plenty of preparation for the Shillingstone 160th Birthday event taking place. Work surged ahead to ensure that 30075...