The Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust has released a short update on the restoration of J21 No. 65033.

The trust says that some massive leaps have been made in the work.

Locomotive Maintenance Services Ltd are working on the boiler and now has the last bits of riveting on the outer wrapper and crown sheet to finish. Once this is complete, engineers can then start to drill all the stay holes into the side.

In 2023, a new backhead was fabricated, and this needs a bracket riveted on before the oads can be fitted. Once this is finished, it can await the inner firebox.

The inner firebox tubeplate is now 90% complete and needs dressing and forming in on one corner.

Moving to the inner firebox wrapper, this is all marked out for the rivets, and around 80% of the holes have now been drilled. The doorplate will soon be able to be offered in and then drilled for the rivets.

Want to help complete the loco? You can donate via the LCLT website.