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Thursday, 19 May 2016

Maintenance Update (Winchcombe, doors, guillotine, innards)

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Saturday 14th With 2807 in service, it was not surprising that only John T and myself turned up at Todders. I had sprained my back doing ga...
Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Maintenance Update (stamp, thread, align, action)

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Wednesday 4th Having made the special spanner for the top clack nuts, Bruce decided to stamp the size on it: ¾ AF. Not a problem, you would...
Monday, 2 May 2016

Maintenance Update (bolt, nuts, spanner)

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Wednesday 27th I decided to have another go at the centre left drain cock, which continues to let steam pass even when it is closed. I chec...
Thursday, 21 April 2016

Maintenance Update (clack, scraper, klinger)

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Sunday  17th  I took my grandson for a ride on the train on Sunday and on the way back from Cheltenham, 2807 ground to a halt … twice … out...
Sunday, 17 April 2016

Maintenance Update (snow, TPO, BSP, AWS)

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Wednesday 13th With 2807 still in service, there was little to do but boot scrapers (again). There was only Bruce, Gilbert and myself here,...
Saturday, 9 April 2016

Maintenance Update (heating, conduit, block)

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Wednesday 6th With 2807 still in service, there was little to do but boot scrapers. But Bruce did take advantage of the lunch-time lay-over...
Saturday, 2 April 2016

Maintenance Update (valves, damper, hum)

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Wednesday 30th Graham B [Loco Dept] volunteered to raise & tend 2807’s fire. I thought it was to be a warming fire, but Carpo wanted to...
Saturday, 26 March 2016

Maintenance Update (blow down, AWS, flange, paint)

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Wednesday 23rd Not a lot to do today. Gil has made a short list of things to look at when we’re over a pit … which we were not. The more im...