Work on ACC5s Manifold

Ashington No.5's stripped manifold on the bench

George cleaning up parts of the manifold

The manifold, partly reassembled, in the tub with many other parts removed from the locomotive, all have been cleaned and prepped for testing

08915 Header Tank Gauge Repair

Alan and Bob begin draining fuel from 08915s header tank

With a sufficient amount of fuel drained from the tank work could begin on removing the gauge

It was found that the needle was simply sticking, pulling the gauge out fixed it

The mechanism behind the guage

Inside the header tank

Cleaned up header tank gauge

Richard re-fitting the gauge

Saturday Jobs

A.No.5s backhead having been stripped in preparation for annual exams  

Matt cleaning up A.No.5s smokebox and removing the last of the washout plugs

Matt in Ashington No.5s firebox removing fusible plugs 

Sam cleaning the wheels and rods of Ashington No.5

Richard and Steve block up A.No.5s safety valves cover to allow removal of the valves

401 Update

The frames of Bagnall No.401 are currently blocked up, this is to allow fitters to reinstall the underkeeps in order for the chassis to be shunted into place for the frames being lifted off the axles. 

Pit Cleaning Day

Richard cleaning the workshop floor with the pressure washer

Blasting the pit

Annual Examination Prep

Richard helps Michael remove the whistle and safety valves

Steve dismantling the LHS gauge frame

Richard covers up the steam gauge for storage

Backhead completely stripped

Michael D taking firebars out

Michael W was in the firebox passing the firebars to Richard on the footplate who passed them to Michael D on the ground

Stacking up firebars

Michael climbing out the firebox

Cleaning up removed wash out plugs

Removing foundation ring mud hole doors for washout 

Rear centre foundation ring mud hole door being removed

Michael inbetween the frames and eccentrics removing, the rather tricky, front corner mud hole doors

Slime and scale built up in the boiler over time was washed down to the foundation ring, allowing the team up top to rake it out

Richard installing a new vacuum pipe to the rear of the locomotive 

Throwback Thursday #15

Fireman Andrew Mould (L) and Late Driver Jack Brown on No.401, around 1992