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| 112 as she was in February 2005. The front
end was badly damaged, the paintwork was rotten, scratched and filthy - and
there were some worrying hydraulic leaks. |
The entire passenger rolling stock stands
in the closest location to the old 1948 station, which was actually just beyond
the fence in the background. |
Me doing my impression of the Fat
Controller. It was shortly after this pictre was taken that we realised the
hydraulics were completely shot and would need major surgery. |
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| The good guys at Bredgar gave
us shelter and the free use of the workshop. Here 112 has just arrived and is
put on a spare 7¼" gauge stand so we could work on it. |
The body was removed to reveal
a multitude of problems, not least of which was a split in the hydraulic oil
cooler. |
The body was put to one side
so we could concentrate on the chassis. |
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| Lawrence starts the oily job
of removing the hydraulic motors - the pump has already been removed. All
motors and the pump were going to be sent off to Hydraulic Pumps UK for
assesment. |
The rear bogie drive chain
with one of the worn out Danfoss motors. |
With the motors and pump away
being looked at it was time to start repairs to the damaged front end of the
body. |
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| Bredgar's welder, Paul, is one
of the best and after I had beaten out the damage he welded up the splits in
the seams to try to get some strength back in the body. |
No explanation
needed! |
After the welding there was a
little bit of filling to d before the body was rubbed down, primed and
undercoated. |
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| With the motors out of the way
the severe grooving on the bogie wheels became apparent. |
There was little else we could
do other than to dismantle the bogies and turn the wheels to lose the groove.
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Having fixed the axle between
centres Lawrence gets to grips with the Colchester lathe. |
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| High Speed
turning. |
Once skimmed the wheelsets
were ready to put back into the bogie assembly. There is not really enough meat
left on the wheels to skim them much more without causing the loco to bottom
out. |
The reassembled rear
bogie. |
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| The body receives
the first of three coats of yellow undercoat. |
The first of two top coats is
now applied. |
With the yellow dry the first
of two blue topcoats was now applied. |
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| By carefully
laying the loco on its side it was easier to see the bits I had
missed. |
The diagnosis on the
hydraulics meant we had to have a new set. This is the new pump which fits
fairly snuggly in place! |
The finished loco just waiting
for a couple of finishing touches. |
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| Another view just
before its return to the Strand. |
On shed at the Strand shortly
after its return. |
At Riverside
Station. |
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| Finally one of my
favourite shots taken at the Par 3 crossing. Not technically good as a picture
but it just looks right. |
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