As you saw from my previous blog we took the tank out of 26043 ready to be re-lined for another few years use, as this tank had been removed before we expected it to be in reasonable condition, unfortunately that didn't turn out to be true, the corrosion was just as advanced as the previous tank, removing the tank exposed 1 hole and then the shot blasting process exposed several other, meaning overall the tank was in poor condition, and we had got to it just in time.
Bear in mind no less tha
Ever wondered how easy keeping a model running to the real thing?
Some of you may remember the appeal i launched in the preserved forum on rmweb where i neededto raise funds to keep 26043 running in 2017, that appeal was very successful but it never stops on one thing.
This blog isnt an appeal its just an insight into the life of a preserved locomotive.
26043 has had a very successful year its visited no less than 5 preserved railways and taken part in 7 diesel galas as well as a dri
