One of the more minor jobs of Ashington No.5s winter maintenance was carried out today, this involved removing all wash out plugs and mud-hole doors in readiness for its boiler washout. As well giving the smokebox and firebox a thorough clean out
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| Starting in the cab, the number of each plug is written respectively on the backhead |
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| Plugs removed |
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| Before cleaning |
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| Moving on to the front, removing the plugs in the smokebox |
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| Bit dirtier than the ones in the cab |
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| All cleaned up and organised |
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| Beginning to fill up the mud door rack |
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| Removing the front RHS mud-hole door on the foundation ring |
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| Front centre on the foundation ring after removing the mud-door, showing all the sludge and scale build up |
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| LHS mud door in the cab removed |
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| LHS |
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| Removing the RHS |
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| Rack filled |
Below is the before cleaning and after cleaning of the firebox
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