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| 28th February 2005: BCK (Brake Composite Corridor) #W21236 is now in the shed for renovation
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| Neil was machining the eccentric straps we re-metalled last week for
the Jinty
I poked my (newly-repaired) camera round the front of the left-hand water-tank of the Jinty to show you the eccentrics: one of the four is just visible behind the reversing shaft counterweight |  |
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| Twenty-nine smoke-tubes were replaced in Bodmin
- a routine job CP is due to have its boiler exam soon Seven photos (all 28th February 2005): Tony Wood |
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28th February 2005: Douglas was having his boiler exam. In this photo you can see one safety valve gagged shut whilst the other is being floated He passed Whilst at Ropley, the surveyor also tested the air system of diesel Class 33 #33208 under working conditions. (The loco has recently had an air vessels survey) Two photos (both 28th February 2005): Tony Wood |
22nd February 2005: W59511 added to Class 117 DMU
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
| The work on #92212's boiler |
Bob the Welder has got the pair
of lower stretchers bolted temporarily
in place in our Black Five's tender frames.
All the Jinty's eccentric straps are now metalled
ready for
machining.
#73096's lhs piston and rod are up on the big Swift lathe, and Ken is
making
progress with skimming the rod.
Lots of comments about how
well Bert's Black Five barked on our hills last
week. Apparently, firing is quite
challenging
d:-)
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 | Black Five #45231 worked service train: 14th - 20th February 2005
Photo (Alresford, 19th February 2005): Roger Stronell
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| 18th February 2005:
Douglas
was going back together after his piston and valve exam.
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| White-metalling
the valvegear eccentric straps
for the Jinty : - Burners off; just-poured white-metal in the chill - Closeup of the strap and chill - tw cools the strap half, trying to keep white-metal surface molten until last |
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| Bob the Welder
fitting a stretcher in the frames of our Black Five's tender Four photos (all 18th February 2005): Ray Sully |
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