Work is continuing on Axe at the Gartell Light Railway at Templecombe in Somerset - in preparation for the forthcoming delivery to Woody Bay in just a few weeks time.
Two recent visits to the workshops show how close the L&B is to having its own steam loco in service, for the first time since 1935.
(Click on any of these images, to see a larger version)
Smokebox and buffer beam - 30 September (photo: Bob Sweet)
Smokebox and buffer beam - 18 October (Photo: Peter Miles)
Three-quarter view - 30 September (photo: Bob Sweet)
Three-quarter view - 18 October (Photo: Tony Nicholson)
and this time, from further back - 18 October (Photo: Ian Cowling)
On the footplate - 18 October (Photo: Ian Cowling)
View as if from a bridge parapet? - 18 October (Photo: Ian Cowling)
Profile - 30 September (Photo: Bob Sweet)
Firebox doors and cab interior - 18 October (Photo: Peter Miles)
The next project? - Yeo's frames awaiting further attention...(Photo: Peter Miles)
Thanks go to those who supplied the images above, and to the staff at Gartells for their support.