Bury Standard 4 Group - Restoring 80097 and 46428
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18th June, 2025
Our loco 80097 passed its hydraulic boiler test today, to the satisfaction of our boiler inspector Andy Wright. This involved pressurising the boiler to 300 psi - 50% above normal working pressure. We will now commence refitting her valves and controls in…
6th June, 2025
46428: More progress on the brake beams. The stub ends have been weld prepped and the initial positioning welds have been done on the first beam. The welds will be built up to fill in the void between the beam ends and the stub…
24th May, 2025
Latest activities on Ivatt Mogul 46428: As you may recall we are working towards commencing work on the boiler firebox. The first task is removal of the foundation ring. For those who may not know the foundation ring is a large steel member…
24th May, 2025
Another little snippet on our Ivatt Mogul 46428. When the loco was acquired in the 1980's there were only one set of wheels with the braking system in place. We required four brake hangars and two brake beams. You may recall last year when…
25th April, 2025
Hi all, You may recall our search for components, namely a reverser bracket. The reverser is the mechanism that controls steam admission to the cylinders. Both the amount; cut off and direction of travel. We have been able to successfully have a pattern manufactured to…
25th April, 2025
Hi all, You may recall our search for components, namely a reverser bracket. The reverser is the mechanism that controls steam admission to the cylinders. Both the amount; cut off and direction of travel. We have been able to successfully have a pattern manufactured to…
22nd April, 2025
You may recall that we have been expecting delivery of a new chimney for our Ivatt Mogul. The foundry commissioned were unable to get a product of the required quality so the owners have recovered the pattern and another foundry have been asked to…
24th February, 2025
Yesterday showed further progress on our preparation for our loco 80097 hydraulic test. We’ve been asked why we’re having another hydraulic? Well any boiler ticket to operate will be dated from the hydraulic test, not the steam test. Due to delay on provision of satisfactory…
14th February, 2025
Standard 4 Loco 80097 We have made progress on the provision of a satisfactory regulator valve. For those who are not sure, the valve controls steam admission into the superheater inlet header and subsequently to the cylinders. It is also the stop…
7th January, 2025
A Happy New Year to all from the Bury Standard 4 Group. On Saturday the 21st December our Grand Christmas Hamper Raffle Draw took place on platform 4 at Bolton St Station. The winning ticket was bought by Becky of Haslingden. She wins the…
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