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| 15th January 2003:
S160 Franklin D Roosevelt departed by road * for Swindon Photo (Alresford, 31st December 2002): Tony Wood *Photo of departure by road: Chris Cornell |
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| 14th January 2003:
The shed today: On the left you can see Bittern's frames. On the middle road near the doors is its tender, and yesterday and today we rivetted on the rear dragbox. Andy is sorting out the mounting and joints from the main steam 'dry pipe' to the elbow pipe on which the regulator (under the dome) of #73096 is fitted. The TTO has been sheeted and moved out (13th Jan) awaiting a specialist contractor to fit new exterior panelling both ends. Its place in the shed has been taken by NNX #80223 ... |
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| ... which started life as a Mk1 BSK, but was converted
by Royal Mail for carrying high value goods. MHR are now converting it into
a bar coach. It has roller shutter doors both sides, and had had the windows
either side of these blanked off with sheet steel, removed yesterday. In
the foreground, Paddy is preparing windows for fitting, whilst Clive Holliday
prepares the holes to receive them. Clive Meech has already flatted
a third of a side of the paintwork, and Duncan is inside removing old security
grilles.
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14th January 2003 and 10th January 2003:
Work on Fuller #10 'Douglas' in preparation for annual boiler inspection, and to install carriage steam heating pipework
also: Julie Doel prepares joint-face to accept Douglas's dome cover (76KB video - 10th January 2003)
Restoration of Gresley A4 #60019 Bittern
| 6th January 2003: With the temperature about freezing point and a cold wind outside, most of the work was happening in the shed ... | ||
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| ... but John Dunkerley was out repairing the roof of the TPO used as
a Loco Shed store; Tom and tw were doing carriage maintenance; Julie was
somewhere in the bowels of the 9F; and Roger Bray and David Silvey were
taking measurements in the Class 45 diesel
Photos (6th January 2003): Tony Wood
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'Thomas' is getting new
tyres
'Diesel' got new tyres (Autumn 2002) See how it's done Maintenance of 45-ton steam crane DS1580 boiler Ropley MPD Engineering Manager's report: Removal of Thomas's wheels Restoration of Gresley A4 #60019 "Bittern" Ropley Shed Carriage Restorations and Maintenance Pointwork has been replaced (Nov 02) in several places at Ropley ... P-Way page |
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#92212*
Andy Netherwood was brazing a new blow-down outlet pipe, re-using some old copper tubing
Chris Wrathall and Pete Smith were in the machine shop making up new piston gland packings, and flanges for steam-heating pipes
*Linked photos (all 4th December 2002): Tony Wood
| 28th October 2002:
#73096 was taken on the running line for the first time since heavy general overhaul for test and running-in Photo (28th October 2002): Tony Wood Steam Central (see Oct 2002 archives) |
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