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45105
Updated 2/4/11
45105 can be found in the yard at Barrow Hill. Little work has been undertaken on 45105 recently due to the overhaul of the owning groups 33035 which is drawing to a close. Once 33035 has returned to traffic, the groups attention is set to switch to making 45060 fit for traffic before work restarts in earnest on 45105.
Updated 3/3/11
No work has been undertaken on 45105 during the period under review as the team at Barrow Hill have been concentrating their efforts on the restoration of 45060
Updated 7/10/10
No work has been undertaken on 45105 during the period under review as the team at Barrow Hill have been concentrating their efforts on the restoration of 45060
Updated 8/8/10
45105 has seen little work recently as the restoration team are engaged in the ongoing overhaul of 33035, which moved under its own power on 4th July for the first time since 1996. The team have also concentrated on making sure that 45060 was ready for its visit to the East Lancs Railways Diesel Gala.
Updated 6/6/09
No work has been undertaken on 45105 during the period under review as the team at Barrow Hill have been concentrating their efforts on the restoration of 45060.
Updated 1/2/09
The sheets were removed from 45105 at the beginning of December to allow the loco to be started. The loco was started but would not keep running and the fault was traced back to the AVR where, once removed, two faults were discovered with it. Once a replacement AVR was fitted to the loco it was started up successfully and ran for about half and hour without problems. Unfortunately, the triple pump failed and the loco shutdown again. Problems were expected as the loco has only been run on a few occasions since it was preserved back in May 1993. 45105 was withdrawn on the 11th May 1987 so its overhaul from the condition it was bought in is not surprisingly a long and drawn out affair.
Updated 5/12/08
Progress on 45105 has slowed recently to allow the group to continue refurbishment of 45060. With this in mind, 45105 was temporarily refitted with its number 1 end nose panel and crown as well as the nose end grills to allow the loco to be moved outside of the Barrow Hill roundhouse. 45060 was then shunted into the roundhouse taking up 45105’s former position. Once in the yard at Barrow Hill, 45105 was sheeted over.
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