Before Ashington No.5 can steam again, it must undergo an NDT (non-destructive testing) exam. This involves exposing 10% of the rivets on each section of the boiler (each lap joint, side sheet etc.) and testing them with an ultrasonic testing probe. To facilitate this, volunteers have been busy over the past few days removing the chimney, tank and cab to access the boiler.
Michael W uses the overhead gantry crane to lift out the chimney...
...followed by the cab, which is loaded onto the recently restored conflat wagon.
Next, the tank is lifted up until it is clear of the steam dome.
03078 removing 08915, Consett No.10 and the conflat from the pit road.
Michael coupling up ACC5 to the flat wagon (which will carry its tank)...
...so that the 03 can carefully propel the locomotive forward from underneath the tank.
The tank is then lowered down onto the wagon behind ACC5 in the workshop. The next step is to remove the cladding and lagging to expose the boiler.
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