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Sunday, 30 October 2016

Maintenance Update (regulator, planks, hinges, saddle)

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Tuesday 25th Good news … the boiler inspector is happy to proceed with a thinner tube. It must be hydraulically tested at 10 psi above norm...
Sunday, 23 October 2016

Cutting out the failed tube

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[see main story below] The failed tube had to be removed in short sections at the smokebox end.  Each section was about 4 to 6 inches long...

Maintenance Update (bung, spray, flawed, exam)

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Thursday 20th The tube arrived … Bruce had asked: How’s it getting here?’ “Not on his car’s roof rack”, said I … but guess what? I wish I...
Thursday, 20 October 2016

Maintenance Update (chuck, tube, valve, header)

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Saturday 15th Re. the leaking tube: Remember the tubes being sponsored, back in 2009? The question has been asked: whose tube is it? Well, ...
Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Maintenance Update (tube, leak, header, petticoat)

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Wednesday 5th Bad news from Yorkshire: A boiler tube sprang a leak and 2807 was declared failed. But then a fix was thought of: bung up e...
Thursday, 22 September 2016

Maintenance Update (welder, plant, Grosmont, Pickering)

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Wednesday 21st With 2807 in Yorkshire, you might think that there was very little to do at Toddington. However, boot scraper production h...
Sunday, 18 September 2016

Maintenance Update (Pickering, siphon, Grosmont, chairs)

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Tuesday 13th Brian and Carpo confirmed that 2807 did head north. The Allely’s lorry arrived about 15 mins after Bruce & I left. All was...
Monday, 12 September 2016

Maintenance Update (grease, barn, NYMR, tender)

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Monday 5th I spent a couple of hours in the Container applying primer coat to rail chairs: 3 red; 3 black and 5 green. Hunting for a 1946 c...