… as main frames are completed and coupled wheels are ordered for build
CONSTRUCTION of County of Montgomery continues to make progress at Tyseley Locomotive Works, where the assembly of the main frame components (frame plates and stretchers) has now been completed.
Horn guides and spring hangers have also been fitted to the frames, and work on the manufacture of the rear dragbox is well advanced.
It puts the Churchward County Trust (CCT) on course to complete the first phase of the build, which is to complete the rear end of the locomotive and get it mounted on its coupled wheels. This will include having the cab, running plate and splashers fabricated, while at the same time the two new cylinders will have been cast and can be allowed to de-stress naturally before machining takes place next year in tandem with the extension frames.