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| After a busy weekend, George and John make repairs to Ashington No.5's LHS glands |
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| The broken washer which was causing problems with the firemans side injector on Ashington No.5 |
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| Parts for the crane being cleaned |
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| Billy making a small mobile fire pit |
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| More parts for the crane |
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| The gland removed from the piston body to receive some fresh packing |
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| New turn of packing successfully in place in the RHS gland of A.No.5 |
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| George measuring and cutting packing for the LHS gland |
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| A5 being coaled up for the day ahead |
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| Unfortunately due to mechanical issues, Ashington No.5 was taken out of service for the last day of DOWT and replaced by A.No.5 |
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| A5 sitting at Middle Engine Lane |
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| Thomas sitting down at the South Headshunt |
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| The driver (right) and fireman (left) of Thomas The Tank Engine, Stephen Thornton & Norman Swindle |
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| The low loader getting into place |
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| Michael carefully driving 08915 onto the low loader to allow the locomotive to be turned |
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| Thomas's face cover goes on for the long drive home |
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| The low loader leaving the site with 08915 |
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| Round the round about and back in |
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| Being unloaded the opposite way it was loaded |
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| Successfully turned locomotive! |
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| Thomas's turn, onto the low loader |
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| The Gresley coach and crane being shunted back into the yard |
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| Reversing out into Middle Engine Lane |
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| Until next year.... |
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| Bit smokey there Thomas... |
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| Ashington No.5 prepped and ready to go on the first train |
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| Fireman Richard (left) on the regulator with driver Michael (right) |
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| Second-Man Mark on D2078 |
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| Fireman Robin cleaning A.No.5's fire at the end of the day |
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| Second-Man, Kevin, oils one of the axleboxes of 08915 |
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| Early morning steam raising |
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| Richard and Robin coaling up A5 |
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| The morning shunt begins |
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| Thomas shunting A.No.5 onto the pit road to allow the loco to be oiled |
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| The traction engine arrives on site |
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| Trevor the Traction Engine posing next to A.No.5 on the coal road |
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| Tug Of War with Trevor The Traction Engine! |
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| The driver of Ashington No.5, Keith waiting patiently at Percy Main for the green flag |
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| Climbing out of Percy Main |
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| Rounding Percy Main curve |
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| Martin on the shovel |
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| Mid-Day ashing out of Ashington No.5 |
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| Part of the event, Thomas becomes poorly, the fireman and cleaner on the running board with fishing rods to catch the fish in Thomas's tank! |
