Things are moving really well with George and the brake rigging.
Having cut the existing ends of the brake stringers off, and machining off the old worn pins. George has turned 6 new pins that are to be inserted into the holes of the once worn existing pins.
Heating the cut end of the brake rigging enables the fitting of the new pin ends ensuring a shrink fit between the two separate components.
In the workshop, George has been continuing machining the ends of the brake rigging stringers for NCB No.69. He has tested the fit if one of the six components using dummy plugs to assist with alignment. A 1/8" gap remains, which will be closed during welding, along with the chamfered edge.
Last Sunday, Michael and Ben took the opportunity to clear some of the vegetation along both sides of the track around the curve leading to the Rising Sun overbridge.
Michael clears the low level vegetation from the cess.
And Ben clears higher and larger bits of vegetation.
Such operations didn't interrupt usual Sunday proceedings, in the above, No.08915 passes with the first passenger train of the day down to Percy Main.
After a previous unsuccessful removal attempt by Cameron, George has successfully freed the Fireman's side cylinder cover from its studs and the cylinder block of NCB No.69.
Having previously removed the valve cover using shims and low profile wedges.
