Through the lens

One sanded and one not sanded back Desk door from Cab 2

33063 the night before leaving the shed for the model railway weekend

The grand removal of the original lion & wheel from the loco.

No.2 end repaint progress

33063's new engine room door in top coat grey

Freshly overhauled AWS relay box

The top of the engine room door frame cut out for replacement

33063 climbing into Tunbridge Wells West with a Broom Lane Bridge shuttle

Our Secretary applying a second coat of grey to the No.2 end cab roof

Under the desk in the No.2 Cab painted in red oxide after a lot of cleaning up

Flip over lenses for the marker lights all freed off and cleaned up

33063's fuel tank after receiving a fresh coat of black paint

ETH socket in red oxide after being cleaned back to bare metal

Our Welder cutting out a corroded body panel

The Full Yellow End taking shape on No.2 End

No.2 End in buff undercoat with working marker lights

33063 Mid repaint with new roof section in production

33063 ready to leave the shed for the immanent Beer Festival

A View from 33063 on a beautiful day passing Poke Farm crossing

33065 and 33063 working in multi climbing past Poke Farm Crossing

33063 powers along Lealands at the 2023 Diesel Gala

33063 hauling the Polar Express past Poke Farm Crossing

A throwback to 33063 passing Poke Farm Crossing in 2023

33063 ready for the off on a soggy day in February

33063 sits at Tunbridge Wells West ready to haul the evening Murder Mystery

33063 at Birchden Junction on it's first day of testing in readiness for The Polar Express

A view from under 33063 mid underside exam

Seats and arm rests recovered and refitted for 33063's return to traffic

A fresh coat of yellow for the axle box covers, red for the springs and blue for the shock absorbers

33063 parked up next to classmate 33065 after being evicted from the shed for the Model Railway Weekend

Grey top coat on the new roof section

New roof section gets a coat of red oxide