With one month already passed in 2020 the team have already cracked on with work on our Urie S15 499. Here’s what has been achieved:
- Both cylinder blocks now mounted on the frames
- Most of the 78 fitted bolts are now in and flogged up
- Buffer beam support angles riveted to the frames
- Gussets riveted up
- Buffer beam riveted to angles and gussets
- Curved angles which support the running plate riveted to the frames
- New platework cut for front platform
- New angles cut for front platform
- Thin lip piece welded to platform
- Angles riveted to platform and completed assembly lifted onto loco
- Assembly riveted to frames
- Draw hook casting riveted to back of buffer beam
- Motion brackets temporarily bolted to frames to allow for drilling
- Palm stays removed from boiler 799
- Continuing with removal of smokebox rivets
- Inside of boiler barrel cleaned up for inspection
- Crossheads machined
- Couplng rods and eccentrics being machined
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