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Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Maintenance Update (chairs, clearances, brakes, cladding)

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Thursday 19th The sun shone (but there was a cold northerly wind) and I went for a bike ride up some hills (because I'm training for do...
Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Maintenance Update (injector, weight, first train, freight charter)

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Wednesday 11th Bruce expanded upon the fun he'd had with the vacuum gauge calibration.  From the photo, you can see that the calibratio...
Monday, 9 March 2015

Maintenance Update (warming, vacuum, leak, arch)

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Wednesday 4th Recap: A warming fire was lit by Loco dept chaps. Thursday 5th No pressure on the 'clock' this morning; Carpo lit ...
Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Maintenance Update (cladding, waxing, painting, filling)

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Saturday 28th The last brake rod was fitted by Gil, John T and possibly Bruce and/or David gave them encouragement! John had to grind a bit...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Maintenance Update (damper, tubes, rods, painting, blowdown, tender)

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Thursday 19th Email from Clive re. last report: " Sorry, can't take the credit for the primer on the roof as it was Eleanor our ne...
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Wednesday, 18 February 2015

Maintenance Update (painting, regulator, sand, bolts)

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Friday 13th I managed to squeeze in a couple of hours to paint the buffer beams.  Friday is a good day, as there's hardly anyone about....
Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Maintenance Update (regulator, lapping, ferrules)

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Saturday 7th Maurice, having ably mastered the game of 'hide the food bowl' (i.e. neither I, Bruce or John could find it last Wedne...
Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Maintenance Update (rod, spring, sand, bracket, petticoat)

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Thursday 29th I popped down to feed Maurice.  Cheeky blighter had opened the First Aid kit and taken out a triangular bandage.  No idea w...