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Steam Department Update 11-30-2013 Posted by Nigel Bennett in Steam Department at 12:51

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Steam Department Update 11-30-2013

A sharp but, if the forecast is to be believed, brief improvement in the weather allowed us to do a series of moves of material in and out of the shop this weekend. Spare tubes and flues were moved out of the shop into the boxcar and the fire bricks that make up the arch in 1630’s firebox were brought in from the water supply car. This gives us more room in the shop and jobs that we can continue if we have to hunker down in the shop for a few weeks!.

· Cameron had finished and fitted the stud during the week and we were able to ensure that it is leak free. This enables the boiler to be opened up and thoroughly dried for the Winter and also means that the insulation can be refitted;

· Jane was hard at work much of the day painting many different things including mounting brackets for the equalizing reservoir and a lot of infill sections for the sheet metal. This is one of the jobs that will require quite a bit of work over Winter. Wherever a pipe or bracket projects thru the lagging there must be a hole in the sheet metal. It is rarely possible to simply have a hole in the big sheet metal section to tightly fit around the projection (as the sheets must be moved around to fit them). So smaller sections of sheet metal must be fitted around the projection under the main sheets to stop water getting in and damaging the insulation. The tests indicated a lot of areas where we need to seal small holes;

· Jerry put in a solid day on the insulation. He has refitted all the insulation that was removed to trace the steam leak from the lubricator line and has made substantial progress on the panels each side of the firebox.

The insulation is now back in place

These are an absolute pain as they must be removed annually to inspect the ends of the rigid stays. So there are areas where the insulation blocks are secured to the sheet metal rather than the boiler. To add to the challenge, some of the sheets cover areas where part of the insulation is fixed to the boiler and part to the panel so the insulation must be cut so that the insulation must interlock when the sheet is fitted ………. while maneuvering it around and behind various fittings. My guess is that this is a modern problem. From memory of working with asbestos matting in the early 1970’s (yes I did that that apparently survived !) is that it had much more strength than the modern “safe” insulation, which tends to fall apart very easily;

· Ed worked on cleaning the water glasses which were noted as not showing clearly during the test. (The glasses have a reflective surface that provides a clear indication at night under limited illumination and so need occasional “deep cleaning”);

· Jason and Trevor removed some wash out plugs and the inspection hatch.

Trevor and Jason remove the hatch

The air blower was then fitted so that a constant air flow will be maintained thru the boiler for a week or so to ensure that it is thoroughly dry for the Winter;

· Cameron had painted the equalizing reservoir during the week so Phil and I set out to hydro test this ready for refitting. Set up for pressure testing is always slow as you have to find / make a suitable combination of fittings to link from the pump to whatever fitting happens to be on the tank that you want to test. Having done this and connected the air and water it became clear that the main pressure hose from the pump has developed a leak !!. Ho hum !. That is now a job for next week once the hose has been professionally repaired;

· The fire bricks were moved into the fire box in preparation for another fun task. The arch is built from a number (I currently think 4) differently shaped bricks that fit between arch tubes, from arch tubes to firebox wall etc. We need to plan out exactly how many of each are required and identify any that we are short of so that we can have a suitable supply on hand for next season. It is likely that we do not even have a pattern for one type so will need to make the wooden pattern from which the bricks are cast using one of the existing bricks as a model;

· Jason started removing the blower line in the cab. This had a small leak detected during the test run so is one of a number of the pipes in the cab that we plan to adjust and refit during the Winter.

With 1630 in reasonable shape, Brian, Cameron and Phil did quite a lot of work on #428, where much of the current focus is on the brake gear:

· Brian and Cameron have been working steadily thru the brake shoe holders. These have now all been drilled out for fitting of the mounting pins. As with much of this locomotive, years of wear and limited maintenance meant that holes had become substantially oval. The repair has required filling the hole, by welding in new material, and then re-cutting the holes to the original size. In this case 8 brake shoes , two hole per holder so 16 substantial holes to be filled and re-cut;

Drilling the brake shoe holders

· With this done, focus is now moving to other components of the brake rigging. The second of the main shafts was removed (from the engineer’s side) so that both can be worked on together. This sounds easy but the things weigh more than 100 pounds and had to be extracted from its mounting under the locomotive then rolled / man handled over the track between the wheels to get to the fork lift (no pictures as I was operating the fork lift !);

· Trevor was working on the frame that is required to support the pistons so that the heads can be built up with braze metal.

On the Shay, Jason and Trevor finally managed to remove a wash out plug from the belly of the boiler that we have been fighting with for a long time. We do not know when it was last removed. It is above the front truck and not easy to reach. History suggests that, when the loco was last running, it was impossible to remove as it was far too tight to extract in the confined space above the truck. Having finally extracted it using heat, lots of penetrating oil and very long cheater bars !, we can now understand why. Someone long ago must have put it in wrongly threaded and solved the problem of leakage by tightening with great force. Absolutely what you should not do with a brass wash out plug!. Oh well, it will now be remade and fitted gently.

Bob, Ed and Jane continued work on the planer. This is now just about fully painted and looks really great.

Ed inspects the planer

Much of the effort was directed to pumping degreaser thru the various oil passages to remove as much debris as possible before filling with oil. Much of the effort was directed to trying to see as much as possible of the interior passages to determine how effectively the debris had been removed!. The same oil is used to lubricate the machine and provide the hydraulic power that moves the bed back and forth so removing debris and placing filters is rather important. Most of the shop are now waiting with great anticipation to see the machine work. The team seem to be non- committal about when they will bite the bullet, fill it with oil and see what happens !!.

So a day of steady progress in a number of areas.

Nigel

Sunday, November 24. 2013

Steam Department Update 11-23-2013 Posted by Nigel Bennett in Steam Department at 13:39

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Steam Department Update 11-23-2013

Wow!. The Winter temperatures have certainly arrived with a bang this year. This time last year we were happily moving tubes in from the boxcar. This weekend anything outside was done quickly and in heavy clothing. At 20 degrees with a strong wind most work was done inside.

However, we did manage to ensure that the drop pit pump and anti-frost heating are working and move the Sullair into the shop so that it should start if required.

On 1630:

· Matt and Jim produced new washers for the water connections between the tender and the injectors. The filters baskets were passed to Dennis to work on the brazed surfaces. Hopefully the combination of these two actions will provide a long term fix for these connections that have tended to leak for some years.

· Rick made good progress on fitting the sheet metal screws to secure the radius pieces of the sheet metal on the back head. Once this and a couple of other jobs are done we should be able to paint the firebox in the cab. That promises to be great fun working around all the pipes and fittings!.

· Eric did some hours of laborious needle chipping to remove paint from the driving wheels. Kevin did a lot of this some months ago. Now that the locomotive is in a different position, the rest of the wheels can now be cleaned off ready for painting.

Eric needle chips the drivers

· Ed and Bob remade the copper pipe connection for the steam heat line;

· Matt refitted the reflectors to the gauge lights. These should now be a lot brighter;

· The last of the three air tanks below the walkway was removed for painting. In addition, I worked with Collin and Matt to remove the small equalizing reservoir from under the cab floor so that it can be hammer and hydro tested. This is small but a real pain as it is surrounded by a bunch of pipes that run just below the cab floor. In the photograph below you can just see the end of the reservoir in this view under the cab on the engineer's side.

The reservoir in situ

Here Collin is squeezed between the locomotive and tender working on the nuts that secure the reservoir to the back of the locomotive.

Collin releases the reservoir

Anyway, after much cussing and tricky maneuvering, it was extracted. By end of day, I had successfully hammer tested and primed it.

· Jerry made good the insulation on the fireman's side, that was removed to fix the leaking lubricator line. He then started on the lagging of the firebox side sheets. These are unusual when compared to all the other insulation. As they need to be removed annually to inspected the firebox side stays, the insulation is attached to the sheet metal rather than the boiler;

· Dennis continued work on the sheet metal for the smokebox.

· Cameron and Brian worked with Tom to machine the new stud.

In other areas:

· Phil prepared the bolster of the Shay by removing the last loose spring locator. Once Dennis welds in the new locator we can start planning to put the bolster and springs back into the truck.

· Tom completed machining the first wedge for the axle boxes on #428;

· Brian and Cameron continued drilling the brake hangers for #428;

· Cameron worked on the moulds that are required for the casting of the babbit bearings for the cross heads;

· Bob and Ed worked on preparing the oil system of the planer for filling. The challenge is the best way to get debris out of the system before filling it with the approximately 80 gallons of oil with which it will operate;

· Brian brought in the replacement switch for the forklift and this was fitted.

So it was a successful weekend as we continue to work thru the Winter maintenance tasks. Next weekend will provide a good opportunity to work off the effects of the turkey !.

Happy Thanksgiving

Nigel

Monday, November 18. 2013

Steam Department Update 11-16-2013 Posted by Nigel Bennett in Steam Department at 22:04

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Steam Department Update 11-16-2013

This weekend we started in earnest on the over winter work program, primarily on 1630.

The biggest overall job will be painting the locomotive. Brian and Jane worked on understanding exactly how best to apply the paint that will be used. It is a two part type that we have not previously used and some significant planning and preparation is required. Two of the air tanks were removed and these will be the first items to be painted to provide experience and testing of the best methods of preparation and application.

The first part for painting

Dennis was hard at work on the plate work and mesh screens for the smokebox. These are now approaching completion.

Dennis has nearly completed the platework

We also worked thru the items that we needed to do while we can still pressurize the boiler.

· One key item that worked out well was the tracing of a small steam leak that appeared around the handrail stanchion juts behind the sand dome. Steam appearing from behind the lagging is always troubling as it can indicate all sorts of things, some more troubling than others. We had suspected (and hoped) that it might be as simple as a loose connection on the lubricator steam line. Much to our relief it was found that this was exactly what it was. After removing a good deal of sheet metal and lagging to locate the union, soap solution revealed a very obvious leakage where the union had not been fully tightened when a new pipe was fitted.

The leak is very clear

The bubbles show the leak and we can also see the path that the steam followed thru the insulation to appear around the stanchion. After tightening the union is leak free under 100 psi of air pressure so we are confident that this problem is located and fully corrected.

.. and equally clearly fixed

· Matt, Jerry and others worked on the cab lighting. 3 lights in the cab were not working during the test running. A mixture of defective bulbs and a loose connection were found and by end of day, all lights on the locomotive were fully operational when the generator was run on air. They did also find and correct the issue of "dim" gauge lighting on the engineer's side!. The lights sit in little dishes that direct the light toward the gauges. The dishes have a white enameled surface to direct the light. The years have reduced this thru rust and smoke to a nice matt black!!. Cleaning and repainting have fixed that issue.

Jason, Cameron and Phil spent much of the day winterizing the water supply in the boxcar. This is a tricky job involving a lot of blowing compressed air thru the system to ensure that it is water free and then taking apart the water softening system. The weather did not help with wind and rain making the job more unpleasant than usual. Good job guys!.

So it was a successful day working toward having 1630 in top condition for 2014 operations.

Nigel

Tuesday, November 12. 2013

Steam Department Update 11-09-2013 Posted by Nigel Bennett in Steam Department at 10:34

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Steam Department Update 11-09-2013

It is a rather brief update this week. I made it back to the shop on Sunday after spending Saturday travelling back from New Zealand.

A lot of activity was apparent from Saturday and continued on Sunday. After a week, 1630 no longer looks like an operational locomotive. The main activity on Saturday was to thoroughly drain her and then winterize (primarily running on air to blow any residual water out of the system).

A number of parts have been removed to facilitate work over winter. This is not unexpected. The intent had always been to carry out test running to identify anything that needs to be dealt with as maintenance activity during the winter. The main objective of my trip to Union on Sunday was to work with Brian Davies before he leaves to produce a full list of work identified during the test running. While there is nothing particularly threatening it is a long list that will keep us busy over winter.

The work also needs careful planning as, for example, it is important to deal with everything that may require us to pressurize the boiler to allow testing before we move on to things that require removing items that allow air to escape from the boiler !.

The boiler lagging already looks substantially less complete. The securing bands must all be removed to allow painting of the sheet metal and this was started on Sunday.

Visitors to the shop will notice that the end covers have been removed from the valve chambers. It is not planned that work will be done on the valves this winter but it was apparent during running that the valves are leaking significantly. While this is not essential for 2014 running, we will measure everything up for ring replacement perhaps in the following winter.

On Sunday, Brian was removing the air tanks for painting while I worked on removing sheet metal and insulation to locate a small leakage of steam from the lubricator heater line along the boiler.

In other areas, Tom, Jim and Cameron were working on the brake shoe holders for #428. The first of these was test fitted and looked good. So work started on the remaining 7.

Mike was working on the plumbing for the planer. This is an interesting 3 dimensional jigsaw puzzle with a number of copper pipes, all with the same size connections, coming out of the hydraulic system into the machine. Now is a very good time to reflect upon how nice it would have been if someone had taken some good photographs of the set-up 20 odd years ago when it was taken apart !.

So if, like me, you missed seeing 1630 as a hot steaming machine last weekend, it will be some months before you will be able to see her even looking complete again. However, the feel in the shop is very different. After two years fighting toward the objective of a working steam engine we now have one and must tackle the various winter maintenance tasks to make reliable operation the normal routine in 2014.

One further important piece of information –

SAVE THE DATE - The 2014 Steam Department Benefit at the Sanfilippo Estate will be on Sunday 29^th June 2014.

Nigel

Monday, November 4. 2013

REVISED Steam Update 11-2-2013 a ... Posted by Nigel Bennett in Steam Department at 21:08

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REVISED Steam Update 11-2-2013 a successful season !

Thanks to Phil and Cameron we now have some good photographs of the test running on Sunday. Good to see the weather was a LOT better than the evening of the steam test.

Based upon input from Brian Davies, it sounds like a pretty successful week in the steam shop with the major objectives on 1630 for the year now achieved. This is both good and bad from my perspective. I might have hoped for a few problems to fix and test next weekend when I will be back!!.

It had been the target to do a little running before the winter to ensure that we were able to identify potential issues to be addressed over winter. That was achieved over the weekend.

After the steam test on Wednesday, Brian and others spent the next couple of days adding items such as the petticoat, that were the minimum needed for significant running.

There was some disappointment on Saturday when the planned running had to be abandoned when a leak was detected in a steam union in the cab. The rest of the day was spent replacing the unions and, to ensure no further issues, the whole pipe involved. This may have been “over kill” as close inspection of the pipe suggested that it was sound and the leak affected only the threads at the end. However, with a steam engine you cannot be too careful and the objective is to locate and fully correct any issues before next season.

With the leak fixed, the locomotive was successfully steamed again on Sunday. Much of the most important testing was around the rear driving axle. It was the work on the axle boxes here that caused her to be stopped in 2005 and she has not run since this was done. The results were good. There had been some concerns about the reduced flexibility when running around the “Y” but, while she is noticeably tighter than in the past, this was not a serious problem.

Pause to check around

Tom and Cameron inspect the bearings

A number of runs were made up and down the main line. This allowed accessories and controls that have not been in routine use for nearly ten years to be exercised normally. The results were good and it also enabled a lot of the team, who have put in so much work, to experience a ride on the result of their efforts.

Moving on the main line at last

Forging ahead

The new rear axle bearings run warmer than the existing ones but not excessively so. It looks as if these are good and should settle in as more grease works into them with additional running. There are probably a few minor items for the over winter work list but it does not seem that anything major was detected. So, I rather suspect that this will be the last run for 2013 as it is coming time when it would be safer to have the locomotive and water system winterized.

Basking in the Fall sunshine

The view that we have all been working toward

The testing was done with some work not completed. Various missing lagging and bare metal is apparent in the photograph but it is a great relief to see her operational on the main line and looking good in the Fall sunshine. Only the essentials for test running were completed in the last few days so, for example, the brick arch and smokebox sheet work and spark arrestor mesh are not yet in place. This is no problem for a few test runs but required before the season. Then of course there is the big job for the winter – the application of a whole lot of paint!!. It looks like a busy winter but the clear expectation that she will be fully ready for the 2014 season.

So I am looking forward to getting back to Union and seeing what she looks like after a spectacular month of effort – great work guys!.

Nigel

Tuesday, October 29. 2013

Steam Department Update 10-26-2013 Posted by Nigel Bennett in Steam Department at 00:49

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Steam Department Update 10-26-2013

A great deal of work was done in the steam shop during the week and over the weekend. Unfortunately, on Saturday, we hit a snag that may hold us up significantly.

The information this week is provided by Phil and Brian as I am far away on vacation. Thanks guys.

On 1630, Brian Davies is now working full time and, with JD, Jerry, Cameron, Jeff, Jason and others all spending time working with him during the week the locomotive has seen a lot of changes:

· The air system was all back together with the exception of the compressor by Friday. After a few fits, the brakes work!

· Mike was working to finish that on Saturday ready for testing. Later in the day the house air was hooked up and the air pump was tested. At first the high pressure steam side moved once and then it froze up. The stuffing boxes were loosened and oil was put on the pistons. A second attempt was made. It worked beautifully. So, it was good to see that something be confirmed as done and working on the locomotive.

Mike puts finishing touched to the air pump

· All of the sheet metal in the cab is on. Some screws still need to be added. With the exception of attaching and plumbing the stoker jet manifold, the cab is basically complete!! Even the electric is hooked back up pending testing.

The cab is now largely complete

· Cylinder cocks have been cleaned and inspected, and a new pipe nipple installed after one broke. They should be good to go.

· Jim and Brian are added the last little bits of insulation around about the last foot of flexible stays on either side of the wrapper sheet.

· Sheet metal, minus the bands, was completed across the barrel.

· On Saturday much of the banding was fitted.

· The final normal hydro was performed yesterday to hammer stay bolts. This proved good so no issues with these.

· The blow down muffler was installed.

· Preparations have been made for the steam test including:

o Setting up a large steam valve on the pipe coming off of the auxiliary dome lid to allow a gauge to be fitted for testing the safety valves; and

o Making two gags that will allow individual valves to be held closed to allow the others to be tested.

Gags ready for steam testing

· Unfortunately the key objective on Saturday, which was to apply hydro pressure to the front end to test the sealing of the super heater elements into the header, ran in to significant problems. This relies upon pressurizing the whole front end (cylinders, valve chambers, exhaust passages etc. with water to about 50 psi). This involves minimizing water leakage thru a whole lot of areas, such as the piston glands, that are not wholly tight under steam and are a lot more problematic using water.

· A large team spent the morning preparing for the test and the first filling was carried out in the afternoon. This indicated a lot of leakage around the piston and valve glands as well as the junction where the exhaust steam from the air compressor and stoker enter the cylinder casting.

· Water was them lowered so fixes could be made to seal the water better. While some progress was made on the glands it was found that the exhaust steam connection, which is in a really awkward place under the boiler, could not be sealed in a way that allowed a pressure of anything like 50 psi to be achieved. This is a complex threaded assembly on which the threads proved to be damaged.

· To progress the test it will now be necessary to machine a replacement part. At the same time further work will be done on the packing glands of the piston and valve rods. After this we can again try to pressurize the front end and test the sealing of the super heater elements.

On 428:

· Tom has finished most of the machining on the wedges. All that is left to do is to drill several hole in them so that they can be adjusted when they are put on the locomotive. Brian and Cameron made a mount that will align for the drilling of these holes.

Brian and Cameron work on the template

· The mounting brackets for 428's air compressor received a coat of paint.

In other areas:

· Stu, Bob, and Jane worked on painting the planer. It looks quite remarkable now that it has green paint on it. Bob also worked on assembly of some more small pipes.

Stu works on the planer

Jane paints what now looks much more like a working machine

So a lot was accomplished during this week. If we can successfully test pressure test the front end, we are just about ready to steam test.

Sitting here in Australia!!, I will wait with bated breath for updates on progress with the front end testing.

Nigel

Tuesday, October 22. 2013

Steam Department Update 10-19-2013 Posted by Nigel Bennett in Steam Department at 04:28

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Steam Department Update 10-19-2013

This week we have an extremely second hand report put together in a hotel room in Australia based upon the input from Phil, Eric, Collin and the guys.

On 1630 a lot of progress was made in small key steps. It didn't seem like much but a lot of the work done will allow for major steps to be accomplished next week. The effort is focused on getting everything into place to pressure test the super heater elements and test the air system (under house air initially to ensure we have integrity before we run the air pump).

· In the cab:

A team consisting of Collin, Ed, Jason and the two Brians discovered that a piece of the sheet metal covering the lagging around the radius of the firebox had a small alignment problem. The piece had a hole for the steam chest pressure gauge pipe to pass through. This pipe was rotten and was replaced during the winter. The pipe was replaced in a slightly higher location that originally located and thus did not fit through the sheet metallic as planned. The sheet metal was modified and the cab sheet metal is now almost complete.

Ed works on fitting piping

The throttle was adjusted. Jason and Brian Davies worked on this project, which is ongoing. This is proving to be tricky as minor variations in the setting of the throttle lever cause it to foul other equipment.

Brian struggles with the throttle

The fire hole doors were reassembled and a lot of the key piping was figured out. Several more pieces of the cab jacketing were put on.

· Cameron and David worked on reassembling the blast pipe in the smoke box. The contact surfaces were cleaned and the blast pipe and blanking plate were installed and tightened down. So this is now sealed and ready for the pressure test.

Blast pipe in place and sealed for testing

· The fireman’s side main air tank was installed. It took a lot of fussing around trying to get the air tank installed but after a lot of back and forth we were able to get the air tank in and the “U” bolts on it.

· Work continued the jacketing. As the old jacketing is being assembled several small places between the jacketing have exposed insulation. So, several new pieces of jacketing have been made. These new pieces will go in as filler over the small gaps. Eric with help from Philip worked on making the new pieces of sheet metal.

· Jerry and Jim worked on putting the insulation on the fire box. A long and slow process as many little pieces must be made in order to be fit between the flexible stay bolts.

Lagging of firebox in process

· Mike worked on the air compressor. Just the top valve is left to go on it. Mike says it is in good shape as the picture shows.

View into valve seat of air pump

It now just needs to be cleaned up and then it can be reassembled and the air compressor can be tested.

In other areas:

· Phil finished drilling the hole in the bolster of the Shay to the proper size. It is now ready for the bushing to be pressed in.

· Bob continued to assemble small pieces of piping to the planer. It is slowly getting closer to operational condition.

So, overall there was a lot of progress toward the critical testing. Hopefully there will be a lot more to report next week.

Nigel

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