Rotabroach cutting through the bunker plate and the angle iron.
Two clips of the oil being driven out of the bearings.
The first lift!
Benny burning out the weld between the foundation ring and the side wrapper.
A nice even flame on the tyre heating it to 250°c to 300°c
Some persuasion releases the tyre!
Super 8mm film taken by the late Alan Hoggett in 1976 at Backworth.
Applying heat to one of the blast pipe studs. 3 needed a nut welded on top to remove - the 4th we managed to remove with a Stillson.
Alan & I reeming out holes in the frame using the torque wrench & multiplier. Video by Cameron Sweetenham.
Brian Warrender & Nick reeming the springs.
Some videos of N.L. Engineering Ltd boring the cylinder between 3rd & 5th Decenber '24
RH cylinder being bored out.
Hauled out of Engine Shed - video from Brian Thomson.
After the job - from the jacks.
Heading back to ther Engine Shed - Alan French keeping an eye on movement over the points.
A timelapse video of the re-wheeling! Fast workers on No 9.