Following on from yesterdays post, work has started on stripping the motion from Ashington No.5 for a much needed mechanical overhaul, the motion will not be touched until the axleboxes have been restored but the first few images below show the wear that has taken place over the years
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| LHS connecting rod removed |
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| Big end brass split bearing |
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| Showing the wear marks on the inside |
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| And the gaps, proving new bushes are required |
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| Additionally the dome cover plate has been removed |
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| Connecting rod removed over on the RHS |
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| Washing the split bearings in the parts washer |
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| Cap removal on the leading side/coupling rod |
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| Richard and Michael removing the RHS side rods |
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| Once free of the crank pins the knuckle joint can be split, separating the two rods |
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| Both connecting rods and the RHS side rods removed so far |
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