Sunday, 23 February 2020

401 update

After having some crown stays caulked 401s boiler underwent a hydraulic test in the presence of the insurance inspector on Friday, which it passed. Work can now commence on rebuilding and preparing for the tank and cab to go back on. There is still some work to do on the boiler crinoline before the lagging can go on, this should be done in the next week, among some other little jobs as well

In this photo, Tom (up top) is removing the manifolds blanking plate before moving onto the safety valve bases which have been removed, inspected/cleaned and re-fitted with new gaskets

Over on the cosmetic side...401s 'lemon' lubricator is in its final stages of completion

Joe makes a start on sanding down parts of the cladding...

...then priming...

...for Michael to then give them an undercoat of madder lake


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