| 22nd June 2005: Re-fitting the cab, using the 45-ton steam crane ... Movie (3.2MB, 22nd June 2005): Tony Wood | |
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| With the cab in position and the steam crane still to hand, the regulator valve and manifold were lifted to the top of the firebox |  |
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| Sun reflects off drain cock exhausts
Movie and photos (all 22nd June 2005): Tony Wood |
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| 20th June 2005:
Rod Tye (with new volunteer Kim Kouth) fires #92212 for its formal steam test. (It passed of course; nothing is submitted unless we're sure it's OK.)
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Bubbles attends the boiler inspector
Three photos (20th June 2005): Ray Sully |
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| 19th June 2005:
Rob Forster warms up #92212 ready for its steam test Photo (19th June 2005): Matt Oakley |
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The 9F boiler was steamed to 250 LB psi on 15th June 2005. Formal 'hot' test booked for 20th June 2005
| 13th June 2005: Shunting operations for refitting #92212's tender | |
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Three photos (all 13th June 2005): Ray Sully |
| 4th June 2005:
#92212 now has its superheater header in, and the elements are being reinstalled Photo (4th June 2005): Tony Wood
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| 1st June 2005:
#92212's superheater header looks ready to install: |
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#92212's boiler passed its hydraulic ("cold") test today ...
and there's more progress with machining the superheater element ball-ends Two photos (1st June 2005): Tony Wood |
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18th May 2005: Work on the boiler of 9F #92212 is going well. Bert Hitchen anneals a replacement steel ring. It reinforces the joint between the copper main steam pipe and the front tubeplate. Les explained the problem (11th May 2005)
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| 11th May 2005:
Now that the crown stays of 9F #92212 have been replaced, the leak at the main steam pipe (regulator to superheater header) has been investigated and its source traced |
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When I caught up with Les*, he was wheeling back a barrow with a big expander he'd borrowed from Andy in the Boiler Department to expand the pipe in the tubeplate *Owner of #92212 explains the leak (MP3 file, 400KB, 11th May 2005)
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| Water was dribbling between the pipe and front tubeplate (at about 7
o'clock: click photo for a closer view). Note nothing remains of the steel
reinforcing ring (see 18th May)
Photos (11th May 2005): Tony Wood |
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| 7th April 2005:
Photo (7th April 2005): Tony Wood
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Bert and Bubbles working on crown stays Movie (4.8MB, 23rd March 2005): Tony Wood
Photo (23rd March 2005): Tony Wood |
21st February 2005:
Bert and Bubbles have removed about 300 crown stays from 9F #92212, leaving only a few to support the firebox. They've started on some side stays.
| 1st February 2005:
Neil ("Bubbles") Henderson and Bert Hitchen have been busy, as evidenced by the mounting pile of crown stays removed from 9F #92212 Photo (1st February 2005): Tony Wood |
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| 20th January 2005:
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Note the long oxy-acetylene torch held by Bert Hitchen. He manipulates this through an inspection hole, guided verbally by Neil Henderson, watching through another inspection hole. Neil (Bubbles) uses the wire loop to hold the cut piece to stop it falling to the bottom of the water-space |
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| Inside 9F #92212 boiler, facing the firebox: I'm sitting on the smoketubes
with my shoulders out of the dome and the camera in my lap.
You can see the holes (top right) where Bert and Neil have so far removed about a quarter of the crown-stays. The cut ends of the stays are discernible.
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| The other ends of the crown stays as seen from the fire-hole door
Photos (all 20th January 2005): Tony Wood |
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| 14th January 2005:
Contractors have started the tedious and uncomfortable job of removing crown stays from #92212 for replacement. At least the 9F is in the shed for the work. |
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All the wheels were removed from #92212 and re-tyred
9F #92212 injector problem solved
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