A workparty was held over the weekend of 27th and 28th October 2007.
Attendees were Paul Johnson, Keith Bulmer, Gareth Broughton, Alan Flockhart, Graham Miles, Mark Hallett, Carl Rayner, Edward Stevenson, Kevin Carty and Jane Bibey.
A good deal of outstanding work was completed over this weekend, many thanks to all concerned.
Paul Johnson took some photographs of the work party and they can be seen below:
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ side battery boxes cleaned out, rubbed down and repainted white.
2) All four battery box trays removed, rubbed down and repainted white
3) Both battery box retaining bars removed, rubbed down and repainted white.
4) Both battery box doors removed, rubbed down and repainted white internally.
5) Six spare battery cells removed from the 20ft ISO container, and placed in the Arcon, to replace other defective battery cells
6) Both compressors stored outside, are now stored in the goods shed.
7) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ side underframe areas that house the compressor, cleaned, rubbed down and repainted black.
The following jobs are to be completed by the end of Saturday 31st March:-
1) Shot blast all four battery box side clamps (to be done at work).
2) All four battery box side clamps to be repainted white.
3) Both battery box doors to be repainted black externally.
4) Replace all nuts, sets screws, bolts, washers and split pins with new items.
So on Sunday 1st April both battery boxes can be completely reassembled, ready to receive the battery cells when they are ready.
These were the words that Keith Bulmer (Class 56 Group Assistant Technical Traction Officer) uttered when 56040 finally arrived at Dereham, Mid-Norfolk Railway at 16.35 on Tuesday 27th June 2006. The move from Immingham had suffered from trailer problems however these were finally overcome today. The locomotive was unloaded from the trailer onto MNR metals without incident and is now a formal resident of the MNR.
