The Stanier Mogul Fund has released more information on 13268's overhaul, which is being carried out at Bridgnorth works on the Severn Valley Railway.
On the right side of the locomotive, the coupling rods have been fitted. The left-hand rods have been painted and await fitting.
The nuts on the spring hanger have been fitted and are soon to be adjusted to set the correct weight on each wheel.
The right-hand combination lever has been fitted. Both left and right piston valves have been removed for further work.
About the locomotive
13268 was built in March 1934 at Crewe, and the design was based on the successful ‘Hughes Crab' with a higher boiler pressure and smaller cylinders.
She ran for 713,561 miles for the LMS, running as 13268 and 2968, and BR, running as 42968, by the end of 1960, when records ceased and were withdrawn to barry in December 1966.
She was saved as a sole survivor (see our article here) and arrived at the Severn Valley Railway in 1973 and worked her first train in preservation in 1991.
Her current overhaul started in 2015 and she should be finished in 2020/21! We can't wait to see her in steam again!
For more information on the Stanier Mogul Fund, please visit their website here!
If you have any photos of 13268, please share them on Locostop – we would love to see them!
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The photograph marked ‘credit unknown’ is by Malcolm Ranieri.
There is no ‘e’ in Bridgnorth.
Apologies for that! Mistake now corrected
Regards
Michael