The Task in hand!

Work on the overhaul of Austerity No9 started in June 2019. The blog was started in June 2021 so photos and text will be added as the work progressed through that period. Because of the Covid pandemic work was interupted during that time but the intention is to restore Austerity No9 to working condition as an N.C.B locomotive in blue. Work continues.............

4 July 2021

Boiler, firebox and smokebox.

 During late August, September and into November 2020 we got onto the inner workings of No 9. Taking advantage of Ainscough on site for other jobs, her boiler was weighed. 9.2 tons.

 
Ainscough crew checking on boiler weighing. She was 9.2 tons with tubes.


Boiler weighed in at 9.2 tons.


Brick arch half broken up.


Firebox tube plate with tubes burnt out. Still to do the smokebox end!


Nick popping up through thr chimney opening.


Top of dome removed. Regulator valve to be removed to allow access to get access to tubes. Seonagh (L) Benny (R) Allan below!


Steam pipe removed from front tube plate.


Benny cutting out the smokebox end of the tubes. We removed 32 pm.


Allan F cutting the new inner smokebox door using the plasma cutter.


Smokebox tubeplate cleaned of tubes. Benny removed ends from boiler.




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