March 2001 to February 2002
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#73096 is stopped for 7-year heavy general overhaul in readiness for re-certification for main-line use.
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9th February 2002:
'Swampy' Netherwood under a makeshift shelter preparing the front tubeplate
of #73096 boiler to receive the header, |
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| ... Keith Loughlin flats the header face in the shed.
They are nearing the end of 2½ days of blueing, checking against a surface-plate, and hand-scraping the high spots.
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| 24th November 2001:
Leading driving wheels have been installed |
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| 20th November 2001:
Frank and Peter fitting axleboxes onto the self-aligning roller bearings of #73096's leading driver. |
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| 9th October 2001:
The repaired boiler for #73096 returned from Chatham today. The 17-ton boiler is a tricky lift for the 45-ton steam crane at this radius. In the background, the boiler for A4 'Bittern' awaits lift onto the lorry for its return trip to Chatham for renovation to start.
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Crane driver is Colin Chambers |
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| 9th October 2001:
Above right, the lorry with BR Standard Class 5 #73096's smokebox has been moved from under the suspended boiler. Right, close-up of the left-hand side patch and stays on the returned boiler.
Photos: Tony Wood |
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6th March 2001: The shed at 1030 |
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| Now the frames of #73096 can be taken from the shed to the wheeldrop to have the bogie refitted |
Here the bogie is just rising from the depths .. | |
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| .. and Phil Harding unwraps and greases the pin. | ||
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| David Sibley and Kris Tippen grease the bearers
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... leaving to Frank the tricky final stages of assembly.
Photos (6th March 2001): Tony Wood |
| 12th March 2001: Drivers for #73096 ready to be installed
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 Bubs is machining a new valve casting for #73096, to replace one with a chipped ring-groove |
