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Tank Lifting Eyes |
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1st Job Today was to lift the tank off. These yellow brackets were made as the original ones we made were at Boston Lodge. |
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Cab Side |
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Its got to go too as the front comes back in over the boiler |
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Ready to lift |
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Getting the chains to fit was a bit of a puzzle |
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The lift starts |
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At first it didn't want to come off |
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1st Clue |
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Here's a clue for the forthcoming boiler weight competition. it will be lifted off with this hoist |
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Fetch Hebog |
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With the tank lifted it was time for a shunter |
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Out of the Shed |
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Blanche was pulled out of the shed |
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Down the Yard1 |
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Blanche had to be moved clear to allow a wagon for the tank to be shunted in |
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Down the Yard2 |
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It was pulled right down to the yard |
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Down the Yard3 |
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And was parked by the mainline |
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Meanwhile..... |
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the tank was dangling from the crane |
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Stored |
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and then it was lowered on to the wagon and stored in the big shed |
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Next off is the smokebox top |
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The smokebox is divided into two and the top bit including the chimney has to come off. There is no chance of undoing the bolts so they are burnt off |
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More Burning |
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Bolts inside and out were burnt out of the smokebox |
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Top Clamps |
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the smokebox top is clamped on and seal welded.Here the bolts have gone |
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Patience ran out |
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The blower pipe refused to come quietely so it got torched |
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Chimney Off |
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Eventually the top was freed and lifted off |
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Less of it |
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There is getting to be less of the engine |
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Header |
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With the top off the superheater header is revealed |
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Header |
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The pipes will split at the horizontal joins and the header will stay with the boiler |
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Top Off1 |
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With the smokebox top gone the boiler fixings are revealed |
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Top Off2
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Next off is the boiler just as soon as we get the bolts out |
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Rear End 1 |
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The boiler is bolted to the frames at the back and sits on these angle plates |
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Rear End 2 |
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The holes at this end are slotted and the bolts aren't tight as the boiler slides with expansion |
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Rear End 3 |
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They might not be tight but they are locked and siezed with 10 years of gunge. They wouldn't come undone. Tomorrow they die! |
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