No. 563’s tender at Herston Works on August 17. SRT
LSWR‘T3’No. 563 reached another milestone on its return to steam on August 17, when the tender was rewheeled at the Swanage Railway’s Herston Works.
With the wheels and axle boxes installed, the brake blocks could subsequently be fitted, followed by the pull rods for the brakes. As previously reported, the engine is nearly complete at the Flour Mill, Forest of Dean.
By late August, £5000 remained to be raised to complete the loco’s overhaul. Visit 563locomotivegroup.co.uk for details of how you can help.