Monday 2 January 2017

Annual Examination Prep

Richard helps Michael remove the whistle and safety valves

Steve dismantling the LHS gauge frame

Richard covers up the steam gauge for storage

Backhead completely stripped

Michael D taking firebars out

Michael W was in the firebox passing the firebars to Richard on the footplate who passed them to Michael D on the ground

Stacking up firebars

Michael climbing out the firebox

Cleaning up removed wash out plugs

Removing foundation ring mud hole doors for washout 

Rear centre foundation ring mud hole door being removed

Michael inbetween the frames and eccentrics removing, the rather tricky, front corner mud hole doors

Slime and scale built up in the boiler over time was washed down to the foundation ring, allowing the team up top to rake it out

Richard installing a new vacuum pipe to the rear of the locomotive 

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