Restoration of Gresley A4: #60019 'Bittern'
at the Mid-Hants Railway

6th January 2003:  A4 Bittern

In the comparative warmth of the shed, Frank and Steve were fitting a stretcher across the new front frame sections, keeping everything in alignment ready for welding the new frame sections onto the originals.

All photos (6th January 2003): Tony Wood

View from between the frames of Frank Boait bolting up the new buffer beam.

Photo (31st December 2002): Tony Wood

Clive Meech, Frank Boait and (hidden again!) Steve Humby prepare the now straightened new frame sections for welding onto the original frame. With the saddle, various stretchers and the buffer beam bolted on, everything should hold true

Photo (19th December 2002): Tony Wood

The MHR Shop (at Alresford Goods Shed) is doing brisk trade in Hornby 00 Bittern models. They expect to sell out well before we outshop the real thing.

shop@watercressline.co.uk

d:-)

Here he's trying for size the pins and bushes he's made for the tender brakes

Two photos (9th December 2002): Tony Wood

Base plate is lowered onto the tender frames

Graham steadies

Photos (25 Nov 2002): Kyoichi Oda