Today I did a job that I should of done in the UK a year or more ago.

My rolling road bearings were set to far apart. They worked fine except if the loco had brake gear or sanding pipes, then everything snarled up because the wheels sat to low.

After taking one apart I found that if I redrilled the new holes at 10mm centres, this gave me 1mm between the rollers. So having drilled the new holes and reassembled the unit. I jury rigged a loco so the I could test before doing other. Bingo it worked brake rigging and all.

Now all are done, I can get the 1076 running on it as a final check.

It always gives me a feeling of great satisfaction when I do a job that I have been putting off and dreading for ages.

Smiles all round, a good day.