Newsletter 07 November 2020 |
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The
new chimney has been assembled. From the top down is the chimney,
underneath the chimney is the exhaust blow ring which discharges the steam from the vacuum brake ejector, all sitting on the 'petticoat which the exhaust steam from the cylinders passes into. |
The
valve assembly above is the mechanism connected to the drivers
regulator. The external casting has been retained but the internal sliding valve plates have been replaced and newly ground in by a local engineering contractor in Falkirk. The estimated cost of the work is three to four thousand pounds. |
An inside view of both ends of
te boiler, for the uninitated the left hand picture is the firbox end
and the right hand one the smokebox end. All the tubes for the
exhaust gasses are in place and have been expanded except frp
seven. It is anticipated that they will be completed within a few
days. The right hand picture also show the tool used to expand
tbe tube end in the plate to make a leakproof join. The
superheater tubes are still to be fitted.
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The
valve gear piston heads have been cleaned and fitted with new rings and
await reassembly. |
The
flanges on the boiler front are in the process of being made flat to
ensure a steamtight joint with its fittings. This completed by using a small surface plate and engineers blue to identify the high spots. The highspots can then be removed with a surface grinder, file or an engineers scraper depending on the amount of metal to be removed. |
Work
on the final painting of the cab rear and coal bunker is complete on
the left hand side but the right hand side still needs the number adding. |
The
next big job, requiing a crane hire, is the intallation of the left
hand side water tank. The engine will be pulled outside the Romney Hut for this operation. This is to be put into position before the boiler is put on as it has the mechanism for the reversing gear on it. This needs to be fitted to allow the valve gear to be fitted and set. It is expected that the work will be carried before the end of November. |
Pictures taken by Linda Batchelor.
The narrative to accompany them was kindly given by LOG(S) Director Mr
Brian Thomson |
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