A Tender for Odney Manor
Your Help Needed
Our target is to raise £7500
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Raised so far
It has been known for some time that tender T2206, (normally used with Odney Manor) is approaching the end of its useful life and some years ago an ex-Barry tender T2061 was acquired and the chassis rebuilt. The tank was scrapped as beyond repair.
In early 2021 a group of volunteers commenced work on building a new tank, using Swindon drawings, to the original Churchward traditional rivetted design. All visual faces are being correctly rivetted, although some hidden areas in the tank are being welded to provide longevity.
The volunteer team have so far raised the funds for materials through donations, selling scrap and hiring out equipment. They expect to complete the main tank on the tender in early Summer 2022, to a high standard and as historically correct as is reasonably practicable.
To ensure that the work is preserved and gives as long a life as possible, it is important that all the steel surfaces are properly protected. This requires shot blasting of all surfaces to remove any trace of mill scale and the application of a specialist two-coat epoxy resin. The photos on this page demonstrate the difference this treatment could make, adding up to 30 years of useful life.
This cost for this work, using an external specialist company, is £15,000 plus VAT and the WSRA is helping with this.
The WSRA will cover half the cost from its own funds and is inviting supporters to make donations to help raise the remaining £7,500.
Tender of approx 15 years service with the proposed treatment
Tender of approx 15 years service without the proposed treatment
Please will you help by making a contribution?
Click on the button below to make your contribution toward preserving tender T2061. All of your donation goes to the WSRA and you will be offered the chance to make an additional contribution to the provider’s admin costs. This is voluntary.
If you prefer to donate offline please contact the WSRA office on 01823 433856 or by email
Progress reports
Kindly supplied by the Volunteer Team
T2061 June 2022
During June work on the tender has concentrated on fitting the side fenders and the rear coal plate at the back of the coal space. Following completion of the internal welding at the end of May the tender was returned to it’s correct way up and moved back into Minehead shed. The side fender for...
T2061 May 2022
The Well Tank part of the tender is shown resting upside down on the chassis of Tender T2061 so final welding work can be undertaken. The main tank of T2061 has recently been turned on its side for easier and safer access for the welding and fabrication department to finish any final welding of...
T2061 April 2022
With the bulk of the main tank completed the top plates are being welded down to seal the edges. Work has recently concentrated on the decorative front plates and associated support structure, the two side coal fenders, the rear plate of the coal space and all of the supporting brackets. So far...
