ROBERT Stephenson & Hawthorns 0-4-0ST Agecroft No. 3 (7681/1951) is in the final stages of restoration at Whitwell & Reepham Station in Norfolk.
The locomotive is one of a trio that worked at Agecroft power station, near Manchester, until September 1981, and has been the subject of a ‘nut-and-bolt’ restoration by three Whitwell volunteers known as the Thursday Gang.
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The project has been on-going for the past four years, which has seen the run-down loco completely rebuilt in the open air.
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Work done to date includes the removal, stripping, refurbishment and refitting of all components from the wheels up, including wheelsets, axles and valve gear.
Brakes and brake linkages (including a full overhaul of the steam brake) have been similarly treated.
Read more in the September 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now!