Just when we thought we were nearly finished, a fault with the turbo bracket was noted. This was causing the whole unit to oscillate at around 1500rpm to the point where it was blurred, not good. The turbo bracket was removed and swapped for the sturdier version from D9531's original power unit. Along the way we found one of the two studs holding the bracket wouldn't free up so it had to be drilled out! Cheers then! (for the full story click here) ..

.. D9531's original turbo bracket is seen fitted to the loco at the end of a long weekend of work involving disconnection of much pipework and the removal of A-end roof section, 22/04/2012 © D9531.com