Recent News from Ropley Motive Power
Depot: showing work-in-progress of interest to the steam railway
enthusiast
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or by others where acknowledged
Follow our restoring of heritage steam engines from Barry wrecks to high performance, mainline certified steam classics
Just the view from yard towards wheeldrop 6th September 2002, showing two Bulleid Pacifics on the pit road
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| Finished tender for BR Std Class 5 #73096 has been moved closer to the
shed ready to be reunited with the loco. Note the fire-irons stowage
enlarged to more appropriate size by Steve Humby
Two photos (6th September 2002): Tony Wood |
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| Loco Yard panorama (56KB) from Ropley picnic
area Photo (27th July 2002): Tony
Wood |
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| 24th July 2002:
Keith Loughlin leans on a stainless steel probe during routine boiler washout and inspection of the 9F (This is done after every 21 working days for each loco) Photo (24th July 2002): Tony Wood |
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| 23rd July 2002:
Roger Ventin is making new lamps from sheet brass for the diesel shunters.
Only the clear convex lenses were reclaimed from the originals Two photos (23rd July 2002): Tony Wood |
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19th August 2002: Now that these lamps for the small diesels are finished, Roger Ventin is making a new dome cover for #73096 Photo (17th August 2002): Tony Wood |
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| 25th June 2002:
Graham Varney made a coach corridor-end by cut-&-shut ... |
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... and Duncan Richardson shows where it will fit Three photos (25th June 2002): Tony Wood |
| 23rd July 2002: 'First one we've had to make from scratch'
- said Duncan Photo (23rd July 2002): Tony Wood |
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'How a steam loco works - inside story' (explained with photos and drawings )
Remember, this is only the Loco Shed stuff - More news and pics here
Just browsing? Archives of previous Loco Shed News pages of this website
45-ton ex-Exmouth Jcn steam crane (Colin Chambers provides its history)
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#73096: Heavy General Overhaul 2001/2 Rivetting on the smokebox on 12th June 2002 Bigger
July 2002: #73096 is back in the shed for finishing
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