No.5 Mona Project

With lighter evenings now upon us volunteers from the Association have been on site at Port St. Mary Station earlier this week continuing work on No.5 with focus being between the frames with a view to completing paintwork so that the boiler can be lifted.  As well as red gloss being applied to the inner frames, the opportunity was taken to gloss the connecting rods and front buffer beam. The next working party will be on SATURDAY 2nd APRIL from 10.00am to which all are welcome; another working group is planned for the evening of TUESDAY 5th APRIL and anyone wishing to help should contact granttaylor@manx.net.

Work continues on the cosmetic restoration of No.5 in the goods shed at Port St. Mary; last weekend work focused on cleaning the right hand valve gear, continuing to paint the rods and inside frames and much progress was made.  A start has also been made on painting the picket fencing outside the shed and with the lighter nights it is planned to have more working groups in the coming weeks.  If you can help please contact granttaylor@manx.net

Work has been continuing at Port St. Mary in  the goods shed as Association volunteers progress the cosmetic restoration of No.5 with an aim of having the locomotive ready to be displayed as part of the summer transport festival at the end of July.  Work has continued cleaning and measuring mechanical parts, the valve gear is now completely disassembled for cleaning and the valve spindles and nucles are now fully reassembled and lubricated.   The cleaning and painting various components for the sanding gear, vacuum exhaust pipe and various other pieces has also progressed. At this stage the next working party date has yet to be decided upon, but with the lighter evening is it is proposed to continue works potentially on a TUESDAY evening.  A further blog post will be made when  the next volunteers days has been selected.

A group of Association volunteers were again on hand last Saturday at Port St. Mary continuing work on No.5.  The work was once again focused on the mechanicals with some cleaning up the outside rods for painting.  The left-hand cylinder and crosshead have been freed up and some further painting was also carried out as well as  dismantling and cleaning the grit out of the valve gear.  The next working party will be on SATURDAY 19th MARCH from 10.00am, if you are interested in helping please contact granttaylor@manx.net 

There will be another volunteers' working party at Port St. Mary from 10.00am this SATURDAY 12th MARCH when work will continue on the frames and motion as we edge closer to being in a position to reunite the boiler with the frames; images are from last weekend.  If you can help please get in touch with granttaylor@manx.net for details.

Work by volunteers from the Association has continued at Port St. Mary Station in the goods shed over the opening weekend of the 2022 season; work focused on re-fitting and lubricating the slide valve spindles, with the associated buckles and glands being cleaned up and freeing up the right-hand piston and crosshead.