New-build G5 loco group buys brake bits
THANKS to support from well-wishers for its recent ‘Put The Brakes On’ fund, the Class G5 Locomotive Company’s project to construct an 0-4-4T has purchased the components for the brake gear. These include hangers, shafts, rods, shaft cranks, lever, turnbuckles, hanger carriers and pins. The parts are now at various stages of painting and fitting. While the main focus has been on the brake gear, the two rear sandboxes have been fabricated and they are also now located at the group’s unit on Hackworth Industrial Park, Shildon DL4 1HF ready for viewing during open days held on the first Saturday of the month, 10am-1pm. In addition, Boro Foundry has recast the replacement wheel for the trailing wheelset and the testing process is ongoing. Moving towards a rolling chassis, the spring hangers have been fitted to the frame. With forging and machining drawings for the connecting rods to hand, quotations are now awaited from suppliers. The design contractors have almost completed the final drawings for the two water tanks and it is planned to launch a new fundraising appeal in the coming weeks to fund the fabrication of them. Visit www.g5locomotiveltd. co.uk for details.