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| Following on from the previous post, the rest of the axle keeps have now been removed and are awaiting cleaning |
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| Front and rear damper linkages removed, to be cleaned, sanded down and re-painted |
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| Steam brake displacement lubricator removed and dismantled for inspection and cleaning |
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| With many filthy pieces coming off the Peckett, the parts washer has been temporarily moved through from the C&W shop and into the main workshop, next to ACC5 |
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| After a bit of elbow grease |
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| Some photos from last nights work on Ashington No.5...first job was to separate the oil lines from the top of the axleboxes |
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| Next onto the split pin removal from the axlebox keep bolts |
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| Leading axle raised slightly to take the weight off the keep, allowing the axle to be turned. It was turned so that the bolts for the axlebox keeps could be removed through the spokes on the other side |
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| First of the keeps removed and cleaned up |
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| Rob lighting up |
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| Raising steam |
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| Running round at Percy Main |
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| Steve firing... |
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| ...and operating an injector |
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| Keith driving |
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| Ready to depart Percy Main with another train |
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| Sat at Middle Engine Lane |
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| Taking water |
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| Guard Thomas (L) and Station Foreman Adam (R) |
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| Running round at Middle Engine Lane |
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| Rob firing |
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| At Percy Main |
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| Waiting for the green flag... |
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| ...right away from the guard |
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| Steve driving and Keith firing |
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| Locking the yard gates after the last train arrives back at Middle Engine Lane |
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| Heading down the loading spur for coaling |
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| Back on shed for disposal |
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| Some photos of Nigel doing a great job on giving the volunteers bait cabin floor a very much needed clean today |
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| All participants signed consent for these photos to be taken and published |
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| 08915 stood at Middle Engine Lane |
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| The first job of today's big shunt, moving E4 up beside Billy |
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| Moving the dogfish and crane over onto the crossover |
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| A5 put in the museum |
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| Coming into the museum to pick up the 03 after the parcel van and No.1 shunted out of the museum |
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| Dragging out 03078 out the Carriage Shop... |
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| ...and then propelling it into the running shed |
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| Under the extractor fan, starting up |
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| Brake Van shunted back into the Carriage & Wagon Shop for its North-end overhaul |
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| 03078 idling under the hood and 08915 exiting the museum |
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| The view from No.1, being shunted back into the museum |
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| Parcel van and RSH No.1 back in the museum |
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| Picking up the dogfish and crane from the crossover |
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| After stabling the crane back on the hardstand outside the museum, 08915 picks up 401 which was stabled on the back of A5 |
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| Michael getting coal with the tractor... |
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| ...and coaling up 401 ready for the weekend |
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| Stopped for a quick photo of 03078 and 08915 alongside each other whilst giving the 03 a run up and down the yard |
