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Monday, 7 November 2016

Boiler update - tube fitted

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Special update from Roger: "Today we fitted the new boiler tube and swaged it in place.  Carpo is filling the boiler today, and then...
Sunday, 6 November 2016

Maintenance Update (cleaning, swaging, heating, chalk)

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Monday 31st I needed to do a test ride on my bike, so I popped over to Todders and applied a primer coat to the chairs that were black-bott...
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...