(17th June 2003 to December 2003)
| Overall view in Ropley Loco Shed on 2nd
December 2003 Photo (135KB, 2nd December 2003): Tony Wood
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| 27th November 2003:
Photos (27th November 2003): Tony Wood
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| 24th November 2003:
Bittern has bufferbeam cowling trial-fitted Photos (24th November 2003): Tony Wood |
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12th November 2003: Bittern's left-hand cylinder was fitted today |
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Jim Leven on the outside, John Sowerby and Morley on the inside, bolting the left-hand cylinder in place |
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| Alignment of the cylinders is checked in the traditional way, using piano
wire held taut with a bucket of scrap iron
Five photos (12th November 2003): Tony Wood |
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| Bittern's right-hand cylinder is installed
Photo (6th November 2003): Tony Wood |
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3rd November 2003: A Bittern crosshead and dummy gudgeon pin to blue-in the taper Six photos (3rd November 2003): Tony Wood |
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| 9th October 2003:
Bittern's outer cylinders arrived yesterday Photo (all 9th October 2003): Tony Wood |
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| 17th August 2003:
Two of Bittern's driving axles Photo (17th August 2003): Tony Wood
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| 2nd August 2003:
Bittern's bogie is ready to be fitted with springs Photo (2nd August 2003): Tony Wood |
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| 2nd August 2003:
Valve castings, gudgeon pins, and spring hangers for Bittern Photo (2nd August 2003): Tony Wood |
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| 29th July 2003:
Steve Humby and Roger Ventin sit in their rebuilt and newly-mounted cab of Bittern. It will have to be removed for boiler fitting Photo (29th July 2003): Tony Wood
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| 17th June 2003:
Roger Ventin was fitting the supports for Bittern's cab floor and crew seats Photo (17th June 2003): Tony Wood |
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