Welcome to 2008
10/01/08 22:40 Filed in: News
5199
The saga of the wheels continues with hiccups along the way, these include:
We are all set to finish painting the frames this weekend as the weather forecast is good.
6880
Now the good news!
We have just placed the order for the rear dragbox, with an expected delivery in 5- 6 weeks. The next step on this component will be machining the casting.
The horguide and horntie patterns should be finished by the end of this week. We still await quotes to come in so as to make a decision on where we will get these castings made.
Ian Massey and I are making a trip on the 14th of Jan to Somers forge to discuss forging the extension frames, and at the same time we be dropping into a pattern makers and foundary in Stourbridge to discuss the cylinder pattern.
We have just purchased 4 second-hand buffers and 2 brake hangar brackets.
We are planning a working week in the last week of May, this being the 24th though to the 1st June, though we will be planning a trip to see the Australian Pink Floyd on the Friday night!
Will Naylor
The saga of the wheels continues with hiccups along the way, these include:
- The leading pair has at some point had shims fitted between the wheels and tyre, this would have been to avoid scrapping the wheelset. Fortunately they have trued up on the lathe and they are just within tolerance, this means next time 5199 is retyred she may need a set of new wheels, the good news is it won't be within our lifetime and they are still acceptable for mainline running.
- One of the rear radial wheels had a crack in it which has now been welded.
- It took a week to grind all the welding off that held the tyres in place, delaying the job.
- We are still waiting a rear radial truck tyre to be delivered prior to fitting.
We are all set to finish painting the frames this weekend as the weather forecast is good.
6880
Now the good news!
We have just placed the order for the rear dragbox, with an expected delivery in 5- 6 weeks. The next step on this component will be machining the casting.
The horguide and horntie patterns should be finished by the end of this week. We still await quotes to come in so as to make a decision on where we will get these castings made.
Ian Massey and I are making a trip on the 14th of Jan to Somers forge to discuss forging the extension frames, and at the same time we be dropping into a pattern makers and foundary in Stourbridge to discuss the cylinder pattern.
We have just purchased 4 second-hand buffers and 2 brake hangar brackets.
We are planning a working week in the last week of May, this being the 24th though to the 1st June, though we will be planning a trip to see the Australian Pink Floyd on the Friday night!
Will Naylor