THE Beet family’s BR Ivatt ‘2MT’ 2-6-0 No. 46441 is to retain its BR maroon livery once its overhaul is complete at the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway.
With the internal tender cab painting now complete, work has moved on to the loco itself.
Subject to careful cost monitoring, a review of the remaining overhaul plan has found the work can now be funded.
Stripping of the boiler is almost complete – only the removal of the throat plate lower section remains outstanding. The new smokebox barrel is complete and new studs have been manufactured for the fittings. The regulator mechanism has been overhauled as have most of the cab fittings. The gauge frame overhaul is in progress.