(All photographed on 7 April 1998)
A flue-tube was leaking through the threads at the firebox end on #73096. Three superheater elements were removed for access, and the tube removed. By Thursday (9th) new ends had been welded on, and the pipe was rigged ready for its hydraulic pressure-test.
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| Andrew cleans the superheater element ends | Andy Netherwood burns the fluetube free at the smokebox end |
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Andy Netherwood & scale-stained Keith Loughlin comprise the Boiler Dept
at Ropley MPD |
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The S15 is shunted to the coaling stage in a train of Thomas characters in readiness for the event later in the week | |
| In the machine shop, Frank starts machining an adaptor for
a piston gland.
Bubs fixes up a bit of illumination |
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