This page features several sets of recent photos.
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May & June 2008
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Battery box suspended from the crane
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Battery box being positioned
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Battery box in place
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40118 before the roof sections were replaced
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Control cubicle section being moved into position
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Control cubicle section being moved into position
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Boiler roof section being positioned
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Boiler roof section being positioned
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One of the water tanks under cover ready for re-building work to start
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Corrosion inside the water tanks
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Corrosion inside the water tanks
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40118 cab detail in its new undercover storage facility
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The little end press during construction
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The little end press during welding
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The battery box showing how tight working conditions are
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The top brackets are re-welded
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The bottom brackets are re-welded
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February & March 2008
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Whilst cleaning the underside, the name of the steelworks producing the main loco frames becomes apparent
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Loco underside after the first coat of undercoat
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New electrical conduit being fitted adjacent to the boiler
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The inside of the new boiler hatch showing the hinge arrangement which reduces water ingress
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Con rods during cleaning and checking
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The boiler before any renovation work
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The control cubicle after blue gloss applied
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New load regulator wiring loom
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Loco underside after its first gloss coat
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November & December 2007 & January 2008
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The complex conduit run from the resistor frame to the load regulator. The middle of the orange conduits was replaced in October
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A fully re-wired resistor frame
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Loco underside after de-greasing but before re-painting
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New parts for the Air/Vacuum control valve
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three removed piston con rods
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A worn out 'little end'
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A new little end bearing, compared witha worn bearing aside
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View down a cylinder following piston removal
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New wiring to the load regulator
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Underside work continues
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Water pipe showing the 'kinked' elbow before main pipe run was corrected
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New main bearing nuts - made specially to order
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A con rod during crack detection work
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Loco underside in primer
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Loco underside in primer
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September & October 2007
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Main steam supply pipe after re-fitting
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Completed turbo-charger pressure gauge frame
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Loco underside, after the air tanks have been removed before cleaning
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Main 2 inch vaccum pipe being cleaned and re-painted
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Second cab heater during spraying
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General view of the second resistor frame after wiring had commenced
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Close up of the resistors being wired, showing the numerous wiring clamps
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Main crank shaft with two of the piston big ends removed
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Piston Conrods during the preparation for bearing replacement
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A sample of the wiring being replaced in the main load regulator resistors
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Loco underside during continued cleaning operation
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Cylinder head showing valves before removal
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Front view of cylinder head, showing rusty exhause port valves
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A carbon coated air valve
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Valves and springs after cleaning before re-assembly
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Main resistor bank showing near completed wiring
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July & August 2007
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The damaged wiring tree of the load regulator resistors
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Suited & booted, during cleaning
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A primed section of the loco underside
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Loco underside during cleaning
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More underside work - this is the water tank mounting
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Section of underside waiting to be cleaned, showing the water tank connection port
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Brake system AV2 valve - which syncronises Air and vacuum
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A cab heater during rebuilding
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Cab heater after re-spraying
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Scrap Load Regulator wiring after removal from the engine
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Water strainer after re-fitting
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Water strainer during re-construction work
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Cubicle doors during undercoating
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One of the main steam pipes after re-lagging
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Turbo charger pressure gauges during re-assembly
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After re-fitting the air/vacuum control valve, and water supply pipe
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Turbocharger pressure gauges and their new mounting frame
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Loco bodyside window during final painting
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The three removed air tanks
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Loco underside after three tanks have been removed
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May & June 2007
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Exhauster Speed Switch during re-fitting - note the new wiring to control the contactor
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Number 2 cab wiring juction box after overhaul
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The cab showing the XSS contact being re-fitted and the conduit arrangement under the floor
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Bodyside area adjacent to control cubicle
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The cubicle bodyside area after re-painting
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Control cubicle cable tray
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Load Regulator contact tip after repair to the silver contact face
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After re-silvering, the contact tips are machined to the correct profile
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A finished tip
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One of the Air-Vacumm control valves
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A cab heater during initial strip down, with faulty element identified
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Drivers seat during fabrication
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Turbo charger pressure gauge schematic drawing
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Turbo charger pressure gauge frame during fabrication
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Water strainer lid after cleaning and painting
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Vacuum control valve after re-fitting
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Close up of resistor wiring for load regulator
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A merged photo of the load regulator resistor bank after re-fitting, during wiring
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Bodyside bulkhead light after fitting
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Cab heater conductor straps after overhaul
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New floor plate adjacent to the cubicle
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Resistor variable tapping connection system
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Two turbo pressure gauges during spray painting
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Underside of 40118, showing the water tank area being cleaned
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March & April 2007
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Cylinder head removal hoist
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Cylinder head A1 during removal
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Piston A1 during removal
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Piston A1 on the bench
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Resister frame after re-fitting
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Asbestos stripping notice after a bit of 'spit and polish'
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Loco side in undercoat awaiting its blue coat
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Piston crown in situ before removal from the locomotive, showing carbon and debris
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A bearing extractor tool during manufacture
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Cooker area after fire pipe fitting
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Load regulator mounting board after varnishing
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Load regulator gearbox after overhaul
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Load regulator backing board having fixed contacts replaced
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Load Regulator fixed contact ring after overhaul
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40118 during cleaning operations
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40118 after being cleaned
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Boiler air inlet after blanking off
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Re-fitted foot step adjacent to the main generator
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Oil Priming pump after re-fitting, during touching up of paint
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The boiler inspection hatch frame after painting
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Control cubicle with all doors fitted
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The completed resister bank
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January & February 2007
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One of the failed main bearings clearly showing the copper inner shell
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2nd resistor frame after cleaning and painting
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Detail of reverser K before fitting of air cylinder
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Montage of the re-fitted reversers
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Nearing completion - the reversers after the re-fitting of the air rams.
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Reversers after re-connecting the air supply (note the coiled pipes)
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Load regulator cover in primer
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The floor area below the cooker - before de-greasing work has started.
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Cooker floor area - after cleaning
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Engine room bodyside after removal of the water filter - to allow for cleaning and painting
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Bodyside after removal of air/vacuum brake equipment
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Bodyside after priming
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A1 cylinder hear during stripping work prior to removal
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Battery box during external painting
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Resistor frame after re-fitting of all the separate resisters
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