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Follow our restoring of heritage steam engines from Barry wrecks to high performance, mainline certified steam classics
| Ropley shed on 11th September 2002
Bittern and #73096 on the pit road, Bittern's bogie and tender frames on the middle road, and a TTO is in for renovation on the third road. |
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Paddy Tarrant showed me work in progress on the TTO to restore the
panels and seats to varnished wood. Windows are always a hassle, especially if any of the 2BA fixing screws had been replaced by self-tappers!
More about carriage restorations and maintenance at the Mid-Hants' Ropley Loco Shed
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| Thomas had suffered a broken (centre, rhs) spring, and this was replaced |  |
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 Six photos (all 11th September 2002): Tony Wood |
'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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