What's Next
(in an ideal world with the money available)

Spring 2004

• Finish refitting of electrical cubicle     Completed

Summer 2004

• Strip down traction motors, send armatures away for overhaul, clean and recoat windings    Completed
   

• Refit last wheelset and complete brake rigging on bogie 1    Completed
   

• Repaint of loco roof and yellow ends     Completed

Autumn 2004

• Refit traction motors to both bogies so that bogie overhaul is complete      Completed
   

• Lift loco, remove old bogies and place loco body on stands       Completed !!

Winter 2004/5  Major delays caused by lifting damage. Insurance claim waiting to be settled.

• Shotblast and repaint of underside of loco           Delayed
   

• Lower locomotive back onto new bogies            Temporarily fitted
   

• Refit fuel tank    Temporarily fitted
   

• Refit air tanks
   

• Fit overhauled compressors    Temporarily fitted

Spring 2005

• Fit new heavy cabling to traction motor junction boxes
   

• Complete all other underside work

Summer 2005

• Rebuild and rewire of cab 1

Autumn/Winter 2005/6

• Completion of internal wiring
   

• Overhaul and refit radiators
   

• Lower electrical cubicle into loco and wire in
   

• Refit overhauled ETH/Aux Generator

Spring 2006

• Complete outstanding work on power unit (fit new big end bearings and hoses)

Summer 2006

• Refit Power unit
   

• Fill fuel tank with diesel, cross fingers and press start button

Autumn 2006

• Testing of loco and ironing out all faults

2007

• Loco running in on preserved line