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Salvage Squad Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2003 - 2003
Episode 1
Watermill
Jeremy Nedwell, the owner of a watermill in Bishop's Waltham that hasn't worked since 1910, challenges the team to restore the Hampshire building to its former flour-grinding glory.
Episode 2
Gallopers
The team face the challenge of restoring a 1912 steam-powered merry-go-round to its former glory after it is rescued by a pair of fairground owners. As the squad set about touching up the faded and peeling paintwork on the 24 rotted wooden horses, outside helpers tend to the steam engine that hasn't been used for 30 years.
Episode 3
Fireboat: Massey Shaw
Suggs and the team accept the challenge to restore a 1935 London fire boat that, despite having an impressive wartime record, was left to rot alongside the Woolwich Ferry in the 1970s. Former fireman Phil Wray discovered the vessel and immediately set about restoring it with the help of his friends, but the biggest task - rebuilding the six-tonne engines - has been left for the squad.
Episode 4
Dustcart
Suggs and the team set to work on a council dustcart found rotting on the very tip to which it once delivered waste. Owned by Steve Jones, the 1982 Shelvoke and Drewery Revopack Mini proves a tough challenge for the squad.
Episode 5
Simplex Locomotive
The team turns its attention to a piece of First World War history in the shape of a Simplex locomotive. The engine was originally used for hauling huge numbers of men and munitions to the front line on a narrow gauge track, but has spent most of its post-war life moving waste at a Leeds sewage works.
Episode 6
Steam Car
The team gets to grips with the restoration of a 100-year-old steam car made obsolete by the introduction of the internal combustion engine. The vehicle has been involved in an accident, leaving the squad with nothing but a pile of twisted metal and a broken wooden frame to work with as they struggle to complete the task in time for the annual London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run.
Episode 7
Tram
Suggs and the team get to grips with a 20-tonne Blackpool Coronation tram which has spent the past two decades of its life in storage at St Helens. Owner Philip Higgs called the Squad in the hope of seeing his pride and joy glide down Blackpool's Golden Mile once more, but first the team must overcome the problem of a neglected 50-year-old motor and a ludicrously complicated control unit. Meanwhile, Suggs attempts to uncover the history of the vehicle and discover why it is the sole survivor from a batch of 25
Episode 8
Morgan
Suggs and the crew renovate a Morgan three wheeler. This includes a full restoration of the suspension and a tour of Jones Springs in the West Midlands as the leaf springs get retempered by Carl Jones.
Episode 9
Ruston Bucyrus 10RB Crane
The team sets to work restoring a Ruston Bucyrus RB10 crane, famous for playing an important role in the extensive construction and demolition work undertaken in Britain from the 1950s to the 1970s. This particular example was discovered rusting in a shed just outside Glasgow, but with the help of retired mechanics Willy Middlemas and John 'Freefall' McCall, the squad hopes to return the crane to its former glory.
Episode 10
Margaret the Steam Plough
Suggs and the experts are challenged to restore an 1870 Fowler steam plough to its former glory. Once a marvel of its age, the vehicle is currently little more than a pile of scrap with a boiler threatening to explode. As the team set to work, it soon becomes clear they will have to employ techniques that have virtually died out to finish the job.