Boiler back on LNWR ‘Coal Tank’ No. 1054

LNWR ‘Coal Tank’ No. 1054 moved a step closer towards returning to steam on December 11, when its boiler was returned to the frames. As previously reported, the 0-6-2T is under overhaul at the Bahamas Locomotive Society’s Ingrow West workshop.

The task was aided by the society’s Craven 50-ton steam breakdown crane No. RS1015/50. The tanks and cab were removed first, then the boiler – built at Crewe in 1921 – was lowered into the frames. The tanks and cab will be reattached to the loco following the completion of minor remedial work to the bottom plates.

No. 1054 will be the sole LNWR loco in steam at the East Lancashire Railway’s

June 18/19 gala weekend, which will celebrate the centenary of the merger of the London & North Western and the Lancashire & Yorkshire railway companies.