The cylinder block that we worked on last month needs protection and insulation both top and bottom and plated were cut, using the old ones as templates. The top plates were easier than the bottom ones as they already had the tapped holes for the bolts. On the bottom new holes had to be drilled and tapped, a hard job pushing a drill up into cast iron! And 1 tap down - sorry! That done insulation was cut to "size" and held in place while the plate was moved into place. The left hand plate on the bottom still has to be done and heat resistant paint applied on all some surfaces. Brian has continued the painting work on the buffer beams and the frame, making it look very smart! We also started work on the motion by doing some positioning work on the reverser weigh shaft. This for the next blog coming soon!
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| Old as template used for new plate being drilled. |
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| RH plate with steam pipe in place to check fittings. |
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| Top plates in place and painted. |
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| Bottom RH plate - looks awkward but it worked - eventually! Alan & Nick pushing the insulation into place. |
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| Alan tightening a bolt on the bottom RH plate. |
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| Brian applying the midnight blue to the corner of the LH buffer beam. |
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| And a first coat of signal red to the buffers and beam. |
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| Weigh shaft being supported by the gantry. |
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| Reverser weigh shaft lever. Key & pin still to be inserted. Reverser held horizontal on gantry. |
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