Small Prairie 4561 GWR 45XX class 2-6-2 tank · West Somerset Railway Association

Restoration diary Side tank outer sheets fitted

4561: Side tank outer sheets fitted (photo 1)

More Progress on the Side Tanks

Paul Orrells reports more good progress at Minehead, all of the fixing holes for the outside sheets have been drilled.

4561: Side tank outer sheets fitted (photo 1)

The sheets were then tack welded together at the front, and the combined sheet was then laid down to weld from the seam from the back.

4561: Side tank outer sheets fitted (photo 2)
4561: Side tank outer sheets fitted (photo 3)

The front and rear welds were then all completed and the welds now awaiting dressing.

4561: Side tank outer sheets fitted (photo 4)

The target is to get the side sheets cleaned up and the inside of the frame finally painted this week, to enable us to fix them in place for the final time on Saturday.

Work will then progress on the inside sheets.

First published on the WSRA 4561 restoration blog.

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