263 - Overhaul

The overhaul of South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SECR), Class H, 263 at Sheffield Park Workshops finished in May 2012 and the engine is now in service.

This collection shows scenes from the overhaul. The most recent pictures are at the start of the collection. A separate gallery shows the engine in service.

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The boiler from 263 in Sheffield Park Workshops 13.12.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The newly painted and reprofiled wheels sit behind the frames from 263. Sheffield Park Workshops 01.12.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
Work was continuing on the boiler from 263. Sheffield Park Workshops 15.11.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The frames from 263. Sheffield Park Workshops 23.10.2009.
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The boiler from 263. Sheffield Park Workshops 23.10.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The boiler from 263. Sheffield Park Workshops 23.10.2009.
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The boiler from 263 with some scaffolding erected to facilitate work. Sheffield Park Workshops 23.10.2009.
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The wheels from 263 have just been returned after re-profiling. Sheffield Park Workshops 23.10.2009.
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The boiler from 263 in Sheffield Park Workshops. 27.09.2009.
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The frames from 263 in Sheffield Park Workshops. Note that the central area of the frames has been painted. 27.09.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The boiler from 263. Sheffield Park Workshops 12.09.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The frames from 263. Sheffield Park Workshops 12.09.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The rear bogie of 263. Sheffield Park Workshops 12.09.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The frames and rear bogie of 263 in Sheffield Park Workshops. 23.08.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The boiler from 263 in Sheffield Park Workshops. 23.08.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The frames from 263 in Sheffield Park Workshops. Note that the central area of the frames has been painted. 27.09.2009.
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The frames from South Eastern and Chatham Railway, H class, 263, currently occupy the space vacated by Sir Archibald Sinclair. Sheffield Park Workshops 17.06.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
Roy Watts, Chairman BPRS, inspects the progress of work on the bogie of 263. Sheffield Park Shed 17.06.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The wheels have been removed from the frame of 263 and are seen in the foreground. Sheffield Park Shed 09.05.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The frames from 263 were moved into Sheffield Park Workshops on 24.04.2009 to allow the wheels to be removed.
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The frames from H class 263 outside Sheffield Park Workshops. 23.04.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
The boiler from H class 263 outside the works at Sheffield Park, with other parts of the dismantled engine behind. 23.04.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
A closer view of the boiler from H class 263 outside Sheffield Park Workshops. 23.04.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
A useful poster is now on display which explain to visitors what is happening. Sheffield Park Workshops 27.06.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
263 on a rare movement outside Sheffield Park Shed, just before the start of it's overhaul. 21.02.2009
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
A shunt in the shed allowed this shot of South Eastern & Chatham Railway, Class H, 263. Sheffield Park 16.12.2007
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
South Eastern & Chatham Railway, Class H, 263 pictured during an shunt within the shed, which briefly created space for the shot. 14.01.2007
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
A second view of Class H, 263. 14.01.2007
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul
South Eastern & Chatham Railway, Class H, 263 pictured inside Sheffield Park Shed on an earlier occasion on 01.01.2007, when the view was much more restricted.
Bluebell Railway 263 H Class South Eastern Chatham Railway SECR overhaul