The tailstock, like the rest of the lathe, was a completely new design. It was arranged to provide a positive location against the front inner vertical shear and was equipped with an eccentric locking shaft  and permanently-fitted handle.
The factory-set lateral alignment with the headstock was preserved by a tightly fitting pin  that passed through the upper and lower castings.
Unfortunately, the crude method of locking the barrel with a screwed rod remained - even if it was now angled upwards for easier access.