The Engineering Department  takes on contract locomotive, boiler, carriage and wagon repair to the same exacting standards used for our own rolling stock.

Last updated 7th April 2010  by John Rutter- email llangollen.railway@btinternet.com

Picture - The Team Who rebuilt the Black 5 - photo Dave Allen

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Left Picture: Frames and motion of 44806  fully reassembled

Top Centre Picture - Wheels of 44806 prepared ready for retyring

Right Picture - firebox from 44806 being re-stayed

Bottom Picture - detail of Black 5 No 44806 firebox stays        

Carriage And Wagon Workshops at Pentrefelyn showing the re-framing of Autocoach No174 and the Thompson Brake alongside

Photo: J Rutter

Routine Re-whitemettaling of bearings is regularly carried out in Llangollen Loco Shed

Photo: J Rutter

Picture - Foxcote Manor awaiting rewheeling follwing the fitting and machining of new tyres.

Photo: J Rutter

Picture - 3802 under test in Llangollen Yard using 44806 newly refurbished tender as a water supply

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Photo: J Rutter

Picture - The boiler from 2807 arriving in Llangollen Yard for refurbishment.

Photo: J Rutter

Picture - Pentrefelyn Yard - home of the Carriage and Wagon Workshop with 37901 receiving the topcoat of paint.

Photo: J Rutter

Picture - The Cylinder Block removed from the frames of 5539 and stored awaiting the replacement casting.

Photo: J Rutter

Picture - Llangollen Shed rail entrance

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Picture - The frames of 5539 having new frame members riveted in.

Photo: J Rutter

What’s in the Shed?

Above L to R; 7754, Jennifer, Jinty Boiler, Contract Boiler for Black5 45337

Above R; Lto R; 80072, Frames for Betton Grange, 5532

Photos - John Rutter

BREAKING 48518 for parts for two new -build locos - the County and the Patriot. Right - the frames of 48518 being taken off site for storage.

Photos - George Jones Martin Perry and Dave Owen

Above Left to Right (all taken on 9th March 2008): Austin 1 and 6430 outside the shed doors; frames fro the GWR Railmotor being repaired in the loco shed; view from the yard throat.

Picture left: Jennifer, rebuilt from an incomplete kit of parts and back in operation in November 2008

Left 2 pictures - The contract rebuild of the GWR Railmotor. The frames have been renovated in Llangollen Shed and the body is being reconstructed in Pentrefelyn Carriage & Wagon Shed. The picture is of the drive unit just received from Didcot and test assembled in the frames.

Pictures - Dave Owen

Llangollen’s Latest

Standard Class 4 Tank Loco No 80072 in steam for the first time for 44 years on 7th August 2009.

Click Here for a short Youtube clip showing the inside of Llangollen Shed on 3rd July 2009

L to R; 5539, 80072, Jinty awaiting boiler repairs

Photos - John Rutter

Progress on the frames of 45551: Left - the buffer beam attached to the front of the frames on 9th March 2010; Right - the fabricated and machined dragbox being fitted into the rear of the frames on 31st March 2010

Photos - John Rutter