37403 Restoration at Bo'ness - #

37403 ,4th August 2012. After a two year & many thousands of pounds re ...

37403 at Motherwell mid 1990s

Tractor 403 arrives at Bo'ness.37025 37413 37403 26024 .

37025 37413 37403 26024 At Bo'Ness.

Old & New .403 & 025

Donor Loco 37717. This loco donated its Pistons, Con Rods, Cylinder He ...

Donor Loco 37717 with other members of the Class at Booths. Photo By P ...

Reunited with one of its Original Glendarroch nameplates. Thanks to Ma ...

The Intercooler comes out

Intercooler gets a steam clean before being assessed.

Assessed, YUK !!

Removing a brake cylinder.

Crack checking of the Piston crowns

Cracked Piston

Welding up the nameplate holes

Rain gutter removal

The temp floor goes in

Paint removed from the engine room.

Primer applied in the engine room

The Ghost of Glendarroch !!

Engine room paint removal 13th August 2011.

Paint removal of external air vents. 19the August 2011.

Roof rust, 19th August 2011

Engine room from above.19th August 2011

YUK. Roof rust, 19th August 2011

Roof rust, 19th August 2011

Air Vent removal

Refurbished Turbo's & Intercoolers.

The almost finished & fully refurbished power unit.

First undercoat in the engine room

Air Vent removal

Side air vents before & after shotblast

False roof vent rain gutter rusted away to nothing

Air Vent removal

Side air vent frame supports

Side air vent in shot blaster

Air Vent removal

37403's engine room with anti-corrosive green primer.

A shot of 37025 from 37403's cab

Rain strip removal from side vents, October 2011.

Most of the Engine room undercoat complete, 29th October 2011

The new (ish) ex class 50 cast bogies for 37403 arrive at Bo'ness.

Re-welding/fitting of the shot blasted air vents.

One of the new wheel sets for 403 being prepared for Bearing Visual in ...

The new wheel sets for 403 get Non Destructive Tested (NDT), ie Ultras ...

Cantrail slats after needle gunning. Replacements have been ordered.3r ...

Engine room Rail Gray starts . 3rd December 2011.

Roof Cantrail slats . 3rd December 2011.

One of the Radiators & one of the Radiator vents. 3rd December 2011.

Radiator room being stripped. 3rd December 2011.

Radiator fan roof assembly is removed for refurbishment. 3rd December ...

The engine room 'Rail Gray' top coat is applied, 10th December 2011.

37403 Clagging out the Bo'ness Diesel Shed.10th December 2011. A small ...

37403 Clagging out the Bo'ness Diesel Shed.10th December 2011.A small ...

Power unit ready for refit.17th December 2011.

Cantrail roof vent assembly removed for refurbishment. New vent strips ...

Engine room 90% complete , January 7th 2012

Pipe work being fitted to the Power unit. January 7th 2012

Air tank descale

Rad room cleaning

Floor painting of Engine room ,28 Jan 2012

Floor painting of Engine room. 4th Feb 2012

Rad room cleaning .4th Feb 2012

Air tank Primer.11th Feb 2012

Floor finishing .11th Feb 2012

Air tanks ready for descale.3rd March 2012.

Air tank still showing 37307 (403s original number ) under the paint. ...

Air tank after descale & now in green primer. 3rd March 2012

Inlet Manifolds & intercooler manifolds after shot blasting & priming. ...

Air tank top coat black. 10th March 2012

Final painting of power unit 10th March 2012.

Final painting of the Power unit . 14th April 2012

Roof sections ready for shot blasting.

One of 403's wheel set suspension tube assembly.

Aluminium alloy Cylinder Head manifolds after grit blasting & alloy pi ...

One of 403's wheel set suspension tube assembly.the white paint on the ...

Radiator room.5th May 2012

Radiator room after needle gunning to remove paint.19th May 2012

Radiator room first Paint primer.25th May 2012.

No 2 end.Grit blasting of 403's bodywork begins. 2nd June 2012. Photo ...

No 2 end. Grit blasting of 403's bodywork begins. 2nd June 2012. Photo ...

No 2 end. Grit blasting of 403's bodywork begins using the Vacuum grit ...

no 2 end. Grit blasting of 403's bodywork begins. 2nd June 2012. Photo ...

No 2 end. Paint priming after grit blasting.2nd june 2012.Photo & work ...

No 2 end. Paint priming after grit blasting.2nd june 2012. Photo & wor ...

no 2 end. Paint priming after grit blasting.2nd june 2012. Photo & wor ...

Rad room Cab bulkhead after paint removal.4th June 2012

No 1 end nose end paint removal.10th June 2012.

No 2 end bodyside blasting . Photo & work by Allan Bond.20th June 2012

No 2 nose end with green primer.16th June 2012

No 1 nose end with most of the needle gunning complete prior to Vacuum ...

Vacuum Grit blasting of No 2 nose end.16th June 2012

No 2 nose end after Vacuum grit blast.16th June 2012

No 2 nose end.16th June 2012

Small air tanks installed,16th June 2012

37403's new ( ex class 50 ) cast bogies now on temp Coach wheels to mo ...

The south side at No 2 end gets the Vacuum Gritblasting treatment.

37403's new ( ex class 50 ) cast bogies now on temp Coach wheels to mo ...

New metal at No 2 end.

The south side at No 2 end gets the Vacuum Gritblasting treatment.

37403's bodywork gets TLC by Iain W. July 2012.

The south side at No 2 end gets the Vacuum Gritblasting treatment.

Attaching the chains to the 22.5 Ton power unit for the "Big Lift". 4 ...

The power unit is dropped down to allow the cleaning of the supports. ...

At last, after two years the fully refurbished power unit is reunited ...

The Power unit being moved into position for the "Big Lift". 4th Augu ...

The power unit from above. Photo by Iain Waugh. 4th August 2012.

Power unit dropping in. Some fat bloke at the far end directing traff ...

Power unit goes in.Pic by Iain Waugh. 4th August 2012.

Arty Farty shot (very nice ) by Iain Waugh of Power unit & Crane. 4th ...

The radiator fan clutch assembly being stripped for assessment. 4th Au ...

The radiator fan , shaft & bearing.4th August 2012.

The fan & roof housing. 4th August 2012.

Radiator room after removing the floor sections. 30 years of gunge to ...

The Radiator coolant header tank prior to cleaning. 18th Aug 2012.

Radiator coolant header tank after descale. 15th September 2012.

Radiator room side bodywork . This was bulging out , removing it woul ...

Radiator room side bodywork removed . The frame work covered in rust. ...

Radiator Fan now red. 1st September 2012.

The cab side body work at No 1 end being removed. 1st September 2012

The cab side body work at No 1 end being removed.What lay behind was n ...

Engine room door to Radiator room. Cleaned & primed .

One of 403s Radiators cleaned & primed.15th September 2012.

North side Radiator body frame .This must have been damaged in BR days ...

South side Radiator body frame cleaned & primed prior to fitting new p ...

Radiator roof section after needle gunning , wire brushing & paint pri ...

Radiator roof section in undercoat 16th September 2012.Photo by Iain ...

Radiator roof section in undercoat 16th September 2012. Photo by Iain ...

Coolant header tank having its final spray top coat, ready for refit. ...

South side radiator being steam cleaned.21st September 2012

Radiator roof section having its final top coat spray painted.21st Sep ...

Radiator roof inner section finished, ready to turn over for topside t ...

Coolant pipework & pump installed at Power unit free end. 22nd Sep 20 ...

Coolant pipework installed at Power unit free end. 22nd Sep 2012.

Rad Fan gear housing cleaned & ready for paint. 22nd Sept 2012.

North side frame at radiator room gets Vacuum grit blasted prior to fi ...

37403 with its advertising banner , the font size is 600 if you want t ...

Radiator room prior to stripping.

Coolant header tank fitted

Final spray paint on rad room bulkhead, AWS unit removed prior to fitt ...

Top coat spray painting of Radiator room bulkhead. 6th October 2012.

The finished radiator roof section. 6th October 2012.

The Radiator roof section after final internal painting & roof top und ...

New Galvanized filter housings for 403. 6th October 2012.

Boiler room / Electrical room roof section being moved to Bo'ness MMPD ...

Boiler room / Electrical room roof section showing the corroded outer ...

Rad fan mesh after cleaning & undercoat. 6th October 2012.

Over view of Radiator room. 7th October 2012

Radiator room with small air tanks & TPWS/ AWS control unit installed. ...

Radiator roof area after needle gunning , wire brushing & anti corrosi ...

The power unit Turbos get TLC painting.13th October 2012.

Most of the internal pipe work now installed. 13th October 2012.

The new north side panel being tacked into place at the rad room.13th ...

" How Do You Do That ? ". A Bo'ness secret. How do you hold a new pane ...

Radiator room from the inside showing the new bodyside panel & descali ...

Number one end cab outer after needle gunning wire brushing & primer. ...

The Radiator side guards after cleaning get undercoated.20th October 2 ...

Isle of Mull over the pit road. 20th October 2012.

No 1 nose end in primer. 27th october 2012.

Painting of Intercoolers. 27th October 2012.

Fan room floor after final cleaning . 27th October 2012.

Electrical cubical showing battery housing, the floor around this area ...

Final Pipe work installed to power unit. 27th October 2012.

Electrical cubical .27th October 2012

Turbo at 'A' side being painted. 27th October 2012.

Electrical cubical .27th October 2012

No 2 end Cab after stripping.

Radiator fan shaft bearing housing now back together with a new bearin ...

New metal for roof gutters & replacement roof edge for the boiler room ...

New metal shown against the corroded area on the roof edge for the boi ...

New drain holes drilled in the fan room body side frame. This is a wat ...

Welding of new body side panel to 'B' side in the fan room. 3rd Novemb ...

Welding complete. 3rd November 2012.

Buffed up & ready for painting. 3rd November 2012.

Video, MIG Welding of body work.10th November 2012.

Some of the welding was cracked due to the cold temperature in the Bo' ...

"B" side panel at fan room now compete & requiring a wee bit of filler ...

New body work panel at fan room on "A" side tack welded into position. ...

An overview of the bodywork priming, 17th November 2012.

New conduit connected to the TPWS control unit in the fan room + more ...

VIDEO !!. Pre-heating the bodywork prior to internal tack welding of t ...

VIDEO !!. welding from the inside.Love the puff of smoke.24th November ...

New bodyside panel on 'A' side being welded into place.24th November 2 ...

A welders trick to insert a small panel into a body section.Tack weld ...

New body side panel on 'A' side at Rad room. 24th November 2012.

Radiator fan installed with new bearing into to roof section, 25th Nov ...

The Boiler room / Electrical cubical roof section being descaled by so ...

The Boiler room / Electrical cubical roof section having the corroded ...

The roof gutters around the electrical cubical being removed.15th Dece ...

The cantrail section after priming & prior to fitting of new drain gut ...

The Boiler room / Electrical cubical roof section after descale & test ...

The Boiler room / Electrical cubical roof section after descale & prim ...

403's Oil Lub pump motor being refurbished off site. This has been out ...

VIDEO.Merry Xmas 2012 from 37403. 22nd December 2012.

The rain gutter sections after welding into one complete unit prior to ...

Boiler room / Electrical cubical roof section with all corroded metal ...

Boiler roof with new skirt attached & new end box curved section ready ...

The ghost of christmas past preps 403 for fitment of the roof gutters. ...

Final welding of the boiler room roof skirts. 27th December 2012.

Roof gutters now attached to 'A' side.27th December 2012.

The boiler roof in the process of being cleaned prior to repaint.29th ...

The boiler roof being turned over to renovate the inner side.29th Dece ...

The boiler roof turned over .29th December 2012.

The boiler roof being turned over to renovate the inner side.29th Dece ...

The small diesel heater used to help the paint dry in the winter month ...

The boiler room / electrical cubical roof section gets undercoated aft ...

The refurbished oil lub pump motor being installed .5th January 2013.

The oil lub pump motor now back in its home after helping out 37250 at ...

The new rain gutters get the final weld to the bodywork.5th january 20 ...

One of the good cantrail vents after needle gunning & priming.5th Janu ...

Fan drive shaft prior to cleaning.12th january 2013.

Cooling Fan clutch, being sent to a supplier for refurb.12th January 2 ...

The boiler room / electrical cubical roof section now finished , only ...

Fan drive shaft now assembled to the power unit free end & fan gear bo ...

A bad man removes one of 403s corroded head code panels( for sale ) .1 ...

Head code removed.12th January 2013.

Radiators being installed , 13th January 2013.Photo by Ben Williamson.

Fan room roof section ready for fitting.13th January 2013.Photo by Cal ...

Refurbished fan room roof section now attached.13th January 2013.Photo ...

The fan room almost complete.13th January 2013.Photo by Calum Sellar

corroded headcode surround prior to weld repair.19th January 2013.

corroded headcode surround after weld repair.19th January 2013.

Fan room, guards fitted to gearbox drive shaft.19th January 2013.

New headcode panels to replace the corroded ones.These were "High defi ...

Cleaning of the Electrical cubical has started.19th January 2013.

New conduit in engine room for the OTMR & TPWS cables.19th january 201 ...

37403 over view.26th Jan 2013.

Re-wiring of the cabs has started.26th jan 2013.

No 2 end cab being descaled.26th january 2013.

The electric cubicle at the bulkhead to No 2 end cab now being cleaned ...

'B' side cantrails after new drain covers have been welded.26th januar ...

The ran room corridor floor now cleaned & painted.26th january 2013.

The ran room corridor floor with shot blasted floor sections fitted.26 ...

Work on the cabs now in full swing.2nd Feb 2013.

More bodyside replacement.2nd Feb 2013.

The corroded bottom section on one door.This was due to the door hinge ...

The doors from the engine room to the Radiator room , before & after t ...

An old shot of 403 at Eastfield in the summer of 1985.Photo by Douglas ...

Parking brake hand wheel from No 2 end cab after cleaning.9th Feb 2013

An over view of 403. 9th Feb 2013.

Below No 1 end cab.

The new-ish air tank to replace the one condemned by the insurance ins ...

The cantrail vents at 'B' side .16th Feb 2013.

Body work replacement to the electrical cubical window.16th Feb 2013.

Cab work continues.16th Feb 2013

The main air tank partly de-scailed & primed.16th Feb 2013

37403 is lifted for the first time at Bo'ness to disconnect the bogies ...

37403 in the air..

403 in the air. 1st March 2013.

Underframe prior to cleaning. 1st March 2013.

The under-frame needle gunning/cleaning.1st March 2013.

Underframe

37403's new ex class 50 cast bogie's .

One of the sand boxes & ETH conduits cleaned & ready for paint primer. ...

37403 in the air..

Leavers from the hand brake system after de-scale & primer.2nd March 2 ...

The under frame cleaning will take many weeks.2nd March 2013

Yes we do have a sense of humour.Main Air tank now fully descaled & pr ...

9th March 2013.

No 1 end .9th March 2013.

No 2 end .New metal welded to the cab bulkhead.16th March 2013

No 2 end cab. New metal welded to the blower motor trunking under the ...

Work continues on the needle gunning of No 2 end under frame.16th Marc ...

Footwell tred plate being removed No 2 end.23rd March 2013.

Footwell tred plate removed & needle gunned to remove lots of rust.No ...

No 2 nose end filter housing at 'A' side.23rd March 2013.

No 2 nose end filter housing at 'A' side .23rd March 2013.

No 2 nose end filter housing at 'A' side. 23rd March 2013.

No 2 end Cab floor being descaled.23rd March 2013.

37403 & 37401 together for the first time in many years.23rd March 201 ...

The roof cantrail grills from 37406 ( RIP ), thanks to Booths,Dougie & ...

The Head code frame from 37410 ( RIP ), part of the loco will live on ...

The roof cantrail grills from 37406 ( RIP ), thanks to Booths,Dougie & ...

The Head code frame from 37410 ( RIP ), part of the loco will live on ...

The front of No 2 end head code panel.30th March 2013.

The nose end preped for the new headcode.30th March 2013.

Double headed Class 37. Diesel group members relax in the sun.30th Mar ...

The rear of No 2 end head code panel.30th March 2013.

The front of No 2 end head code panel.30th March 2013.

The inside of No 2 end nose.The corroded sand box chute needs replacin ...

Cleaning of the under frame continues.30th March 2013.

Removing the head code panel from the frame of ex 37410 ( RIP ).30th M ...

Needle gunning of the headcode panel prior to shot blasting.30th March ...

The shot blasted panel ready to weld into place.30th March 2013.

Some minor holes are welded prior to fitting.30th March 2013.

Job Done, the new ex 37410 head code is attached.30th March 2013.

New metal welded to the No 2 end Cab / nose bulkhead under the drivers ...

The new head code now primed.31st March 2013.

Cantrail roof vent is removed from the recovered section belonging to ...

37406's Cantrail roof vent is needle gunned to assess the state of the ...

One half of the Radiator fan clutch cowling recovered from 37411.6th A ...

The new fire pull housings ready for undercoat, shown next to one of t ...

The engine room main roof section being moved back on site to start it ...

Exhaust port / Turbo access roof doors removed from the main roof for ...

The shot blasted tail lights are test fitted.6th April 2013.

Handbrake linkage levers for No 2 end get top coat prior to refitting. ...

The temporary housing frame to protect the main roof section during re ...

No 2 end Cab floor after descale, some weld repairs required.19th Apri ...

The new fire proof flexible conduit under No 2 end cab.19th April 2013 ...

No 2 end hand brake linkage mountings, Acme drive stem & stem bushing ...

The Radiator fan clutch cowling recovered from 37411 after descale and ...

Now that the long winter has passed , the external bodywork can contin ...

The grit blasting has revealed the reason for so much filler on the bo ...

After grit blasting the paint primer is applied.20th April 2013.

No 2 end cab floor step upright needs to be removed & replaced.26th Ap ...

No 2 end cab floor step upright needs to be removed & replaced.Some of ...

More bodywork descaling , an Anagram of the state of the remainder of ...

No 2 end cab floor tred plate being removed at the cab door entrance.T ...

No 2 end cab floor tred plate removed at the cab door entrance.This wa ...

More descaling around the cab entrance.

No 2 nose end floor after descale & paint prime.4th May 2013.

More needle gun paint removal on "B" side outer section prior to Vacuu ...

No 2 end 'B' side cab entrance after many hours of removing the corrod ...

One of the radiator louver assemblies stripped down, grit blasted & al ...

No 2 end 'B' side cab entrance,the new galvanised plate welded into pl ...

No 2 end 'A' side cab ( drivers side ) , descaled and primed around fu ...

Re-wiring has moved into the No 2 nose end.37410's old headcode has be ...

No 2 end cab step upright now welded into place at both sides .The cab ...

No 2 end cab step upright now welded into place at both sides . 11th M ...

New bushes for the hand brake worm drive arrive,these parts have been ...

No 2 end cab floor frame after descale and paint prime, ready to weld ...

No 2 end cab floor frame requiring some attention.This was removed to ...

Radiator vent louvers from "B" side now in undercoat. 24th May 2013.

No 2 end .The hand brake worm drive housing now assembled ready to ins ...

The new pre bent sheet metal arrives for the cab sides,the bend is for ...

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