Jay Hirst, Dave Rolfe, Richard Dale and I were on site today. Dave spent the day loosening the levers that actuate the brake cylinders on the bogies of Repulse, as they are all bone dry and stuck having not operated for over 30 years. Jay assisted Richard making and wiring a new terminal bar for the DSD Speed Switch in the cupboard under the control desk in No.2 cab, which we have bypassed as part of completing the modified DSD system. I contorted myself at the far end of the Thin Man's passage fitting two new terminal bars for the radiator fan electronic unit CU5, not the easiest of tasks in the confined space. The reason for this will be explained in detail in the forthcoming RRRG newsletter, which will be available initially to RRRG members only. The cover photo by Jay Hirst shows the DSD speed switch terminal bar ready to be installed into 50030.
