No. 70 Poplar passed its out of frames steam test on March 17.
KEITH ASHFORD/TT
LBSCR ‘Terrier’ 0-6-0T No. 70 Poplar (Bodiam), which is being restored North Norfolk Railway Engineering’s Weybourne works for service on the Kent & East Sussex Railway (KESR), has continued steadily over the winter.
The frames and motion have now been overhauled and tested in readiness for the refitting of the boiler. New coupling rods are being manufactured and are due for delivery shortly.
The boiler passed its hydraulic test on March 10, followed by an out of frames steam test on March 17. A new chimney is being manufactured at the KESR’s Rolvenden works.