This was followed by the riveting of the smokebox to the boiler. Up to this point the smokebox had only been fixed to the boiler using a handfull of bolts, just incase any adjustment was needed.
Insulation was applied to the remaining boiler band, which was left clear as it was the point used to lift the boiler into the frames.
closely followed by the fitting of the steel cladding sheets.
The next job to be undertaken was the fitting of the superheater header. This is a tight fit into the smoke box and bolts onto the circle that can be seen above the tubes.
The header has now been fitted, as well as its support brackets. These can be seen below the header, one on each side, fixed to the smokebox.
The super heater elements were fitted next. There are 21 of them, they slide into each of the flue tubes (the larger holes) and are clamped into the underside of the header. The regulator rod has also been fitted, this is located behind the central plate that has 5025 written on it.
The chimney was lifted into place.
This was to allow a plumb line to be dropped down, This is to make sure that the blast pipe is fitted in line with the chimney.
The blast pipe base and blast pipe itself has been fitted.
Some work has also been done on the firebox back plate, with some fittings being added.
Lastly a view of the rivet detail on the side of the tender tank.
